Antiques

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“SO-CALLED” PALLADIUM DOLLAR COIN PRODUCED FOR THE WORLD’S FAIR IN NEW YORK IN 1939 COMMANDS $6,353 AT HOLABIRD’S APRIL 28-30 SALE IN RENO

The 3-day, 1,790-lot auction event was held online and at Holabird’s Reno, Nevada showroom. RENO, Nev. – A palladium commemorative coin produced for the 1939 World’s Fair in New York – about the size of a silver dollar and known as a “so-called” dollar in collecting circles for that reason, since it [Read More]

WOODY AUCTION WILL PRESENT THE OUTSTANDING R.S. PRUSSIA COLLECTION OF MARVIN AND LAURA HEARD, PLUS SMALLER COLLECTIONS, ON SATURDAY, JULY 22

The 250+-lot auction will be held during the R.S. Prussia Convention at the Cedar Rapids Marriott. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa– Collectors of R.S. Prussia need to mark their calendars for Saturday, July 22nd. That’s when Woody Auction will offer the outstanding lifetime collection of Marvin and Laura Heard, plus a few smaller private [Read More]

Classical Antiquities, Ancient and Ethnographic Art in the Spotlight at Artemis Gallery May 18 Sale

BOULDER, CO – On May 18, the Old World will reveal its fascinating treasures in Artemis Gallery’s 351-lot auction of important classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art. Each piece has been scrupulously authenticated and described in expert detail in the online catalog, so bidders can confidently choose from an unparalleled selection of [Read More]

LOVELY FRENCH CLOCKS WILL DOMINATE THE LIST OF EXPECTED TOP LOTS AT FONTAINE’S MAY 20th AUCTION, BUT THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE ON THE MENU

The Antiques & Fine Art Auction will be held at Fontaine’s gallery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Gorgeous French-made clocks will command center stage at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery on Saturday, May 20th, when the firm conducts an Antiques & Fine Art Auction where seven of the top 20 high-estimate lots are [Read More]

OVER 400 LOTS OF CHINESE, JAPANESE, INDIAN AND OTHER SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART AND OBJECTS FROM A SINGLE OWNER COLLECTION WILL BE SOLD MAY 6th

The auction will be held by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers at the firm’s gallery in Cranston, R.I. CRANSTON, R.I. – A large and impressive Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) bronze censer and a large Japanese mid-20th century gilt over red lacquer carved wood Kannon Buddha are expected top lots in the auction of [Read More]

MINING COLLECTIBLES, ANTIQUE BOTTLES, GOLD, SILVER, COINS, CURRENCY, TOYS, DOCUMENTS, FIREARMS, MORE AT HOLABIRD’S RENO SALE, APRIL 28-30

The three-day, 1,790-lot auction event will be held online and at Holabird’s Reno showroom. RENO, Nev. – A big three-day auction comprising nearly 1,800 lots in a wide range of collecting categories – to include mining collectibles, old bottles, postal history, Wells Fargo Express, gold and jewelry, coins and currency, toys, cowboy [Read More]

A MONUMENTAL CHINESE PORCELAIN PALACE VASE AND THREE EARLY 17th C. MINIATURE PERSIAN PAINTINGS TO BE SOLD BY TREMONT AUCTIONS, APRIL 23rd

Around 600 premier Asian lots will come up for bid, online and in the firm’s Newton gallery. NEWTON, Mass. – A monumental Chinese porcelain palace vase made around 1870 with lovely pate-sur-pate pagoda decoration, and three miniature Persian paintings executed in the early 17th century during the Safavid period, are expected top [Read More]

RARE AND BEAUTIFUL CHINESE OBJECTS, ANTIQUE CLOCKS AND MORE WILL BE SOLD IN CONVERSE AUCTIONS’ ONLINE-ONLY AUCTION,SLATED FOR NOV. 4th – 5th

Previews will be held November 1-3 in the firm’s gallery at 57 Lancaster Ave., in Malvern, Pa. MALVERN, Pa. – Over 600 lots – many of them rare, highly collectible Chinese objects and antiques from other Asian countries – will be sold in a two-day, online-only auction planned for November 4th and [Read More]

THE LIVING ESTATE OF TERRY AND KAREN KELLEY – A TROVE OF OLD BOOKS, CERAMICS, GLASS, ART, COLLECTIBLES AND MORE – WILL BE SOLD ON OCT. 29th

The sale will be conducted by The Specialists of the South, in the firm’s Panama City gallery. PANAMA CITY, Fla. – The living estate of Terry and Karen Kelley – an astounding trove of old and rare books (many of them first-editions and/or author-signed), glass and ceramics by many top manufacturers, original [Read More]

EXCEPTIONAL SET OF EIGHT GLASS WINDOWS, EXECUTED IN 1913 BY TIFFANY STUDIOS AND DEPICTING THE 8 BEATUTUDES OF JESUS, GAVELS FOR $356,950

They were the top lot at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s Sept. 10 auction, held in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – An exceptional set of eight multi-layered glass windows, executed by the Tiffany Studios in New York in 1913 and depicting The 8 Beatitudes of Jesus (from Matthew 5: 3-10), sold for $356,950 to [Read More]

ANTIQUE CHINESE ANIMATED TRIPLE FUSEE BRACKET CLOCK EXPECTED TO CHIME ON TIME FOR $500,000-$750,000 AT FONTAINE’S NEXT AUCTION

It’s a cataloged antique and clock auction, being held at Fontaine’s gallery, in Pittsfield, Mass. PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A rare antique Chinese animated triple fusee bracket clock, running and striking with all animated mechanisms working, is expected to sell for between $500,000 and $750,000 at a cataloged antique auction planned for Saturday, [Read More]