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U.S. returns stolen Peter the Great pendant to Russia
Seattle Times / March 4th, 2010
U.S. authorities seized a silver medallion with an engraved image of Peter the Great from a Seattle antiques dealer for repatriation to Russia. The piece had been stolen from the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in 2006. Later, it was sold online. In 2007, a Hermitage curator's ...
The best of the best lures collectors to Maastricht
Financial Times / March 2nd, 2010
From a newly discovered “Winter Landscape with Skaters” (1611) by Adam van Breen – one of the earliest winter landscapes by any Dutch painter - offered by exhibitor John Mitchell, to a stunning Cycladic marble head from 2500-2400BC from dealer Rupert Wace, word is getting out about the treasures ...
British antiques dealers confident about upcoming London show season
Financial Times / February 28th, 2010
Operating below the billionaire-level of masterpiece buying is the traditional antique business which relies on venues such as the upcoming British Antiques Dealers Assoc. annual fair in Chelsea to showcase fresh goods. With the loss of the Grosvenor House fair, BADA, set for March 17 to ...
TEFAF aggregates the world's best art for sale
Hello Magazine / February 25th, 2010
Over 30,000 works of art, from antiquities to modern paintings, much of it desirable for pedigree, rarity, and beauty, will descend upon the Dutch town of Maastricht from March 12 to 21. With 263 top-tier exhibitors bringing the best of their blue-chip art, plus special sections for design, works ...
Some antiques seen as 'safe haven' investments with aesthetic appeal
Financial Times / February 21st, 2010
According to antiques valuers in the U.K., auction prices have been climbing steadily for leading English silversmiths of the 18th and 19th centuries, including works by Paul de Lamerie, Hester Bateman and Paul Storr. Other strong categories include antique armor and jewellery, which increased 37 ...
Signs of Rebound in Antiques Market
New York Times Art / February 17th, 2010
After 12 months in which antiques sales were down and prices fell, collectors and dealers again flocked to major antique shows last month in New York. Red dots were plentiful, but according to some of the shows' exhibitors, there are still good buys to be had in certain categories, such as ...
London antiques dealer closing shop
Luxist / January 20th, 2010
One of London's major antiques dealerships, Sampson and Horne Antiques has announced that they are closing and their entire trading stock will be sold at Bonhams on April 28. The company is closing because one of the founders, Jonathan Horne, is ill and the other partner, Christopher Banks, has ...
A Bavarian Throne and Other Must-haves: Monumental furniture stars at Red Baron's Nov. auction
Luxist / November 2nd, 2009
This magnificent black walnut two-seated throne with pierce-carved armrests was once installed in a Bavarian castle. The piece was chosen to go in what would have been the most expensive residence in the United States, the Pinnacle, a 53,000-sq.-ft. home to be built in the Yellowstone Club in ...
Style-Mixing Guru: Designer Suzanne Tucker will speak at SF Fall Antiques Show
San Francisco Chronicle / October 25th, 2009
At this year's San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, which will be held Thursday through Nov. 1, interior designer Suzanne Tucker will reveal her creative insights in a lecture based on her new book "Rooms to Remember: The Classic Interiors of Suzanne Tucker." Tucker is known as especially adept at ...
Gilt-y Lot: Christie's offers $6.4 million "Cucci Cabinet"
Reuters / October 8th, 2009
LONDON - Christie's will offer for auction one of only three cabinets by Domenico Cucci known to survive, and expects the rare work to fetch around four million pounds ($6.4 million). The ornate Louis XIV cabinet, dated 1665 to 1675, is being sold by the March family, described by the auctioneer ...
Napoleonic Tendencies: Cherie Blair buys a pile of antique furniture
Daily Mail / September 13th, 2009
When her husband was Prime Minister she famously shopped for 99p bargains on eBay. But now Cherie Blair has discovered a taste for classic furniture, especially Napoleonic period pieces. She has recently spent more than £250,000 on antiques from Christie's and Sotheby's to furnish the family's ...
Upscale & Upbeat: Baltimore Antiques Show expects high turn-out, strong sales
Maryland Daily Record / September 3rd, 2009
Expectations are high for this weekend's 29th annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, the largest indoor antiques shows in the world, featuring 550 top-tier dealers. "The industry overall has been soft but nobody’s giving anything away — prices haven’t fallen,” said Kris Charamonde of the Palm ...
Frenzy for fresh-to-the-market: Rare and early Derby ceramics smash auction records
Derby Telegraph / August 25th, 2009
Lichfield, U.K. - A huge private collection of rare Derby ceramics estimated to fetch up to £80,000 at auction was hammered down for a record-breaking £250,000 on Aug. 20. Around 250 figurines, vases and tableware, some dating back to the 1750s, were sold by Richard Winterton Auctioneers, in ...