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New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. is pleased to announce their Two-Day Estates Auction, taking place Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2012. This sale features over 1400 lots from a variety of private collections and estates. The first session begins at 10:00 A.M. CST on Saturday and includes lots 1-813. The Sunday session starts at 11:00 A.M. CST and includes lots 814-1444. Guests are welcome to preview daily from 9-5 for two weeks in advance of the auction, excluding Sundays. And a late evening preview party will be held on Thursday, May 17 from 5:30 – 8:00 P.M. The exhibition ...

  The Grolier Club will present a major exhibition that explores the legacy of Aaron Burr.  Opening to the public on May 16 through July 28, 2012, Aaron Burr Returns to New York: An Exhibition on Burr and His Contemporaries marks the 200th anniversary of Burr's return to New York, ending a self-imposed exile to Europe following his trial for treason and tragic duel with Alexander Hamilton.  This exhibit of rare items of “Burriana” ranks as the first such comprehensive portrayal and illuminates not only his political disputes, but also his less ...

Aspire's May 2012 online auction has 1495 lots with special categories pertaining to lifetime collections of Nautical Instruments, Snuff Bottles and Tobacciana. Another special category of thirty-five Clyde Singer paintings are being offered from a private Youngstown Ohio collection. Some highlights of the auction include five pieces of Wedgwood Fairyland luster, a pictorial frieze of sixteen Grueby tiles estimated $20,000/30,000, three sculptures by Arthur Putnam, a watch category including a Breguet 18k Chronograph, a circa 1920's rare Movado 41701 Jump Hour 14k gold ...

The “Father Of Pop Art”, Andy Warhol is undoubtedly best known for his iconic Campbell’s soup can illustrations of the 1960s; and for those now-legendary colorized photo images of Liz Taylor, Jackie Onassis, Marilyn Monroe and other social luminaries of the day. These and other works by Warhol consistently rank among the most highly-prized items on the worldwide art market. In recent years, serious collectors have also been gravitating toward a very different category of his work.   Beginning in 1949, and right up into the 1980s, Warhol designed many record album ...

  TALK - TALK MOLLY BARNES with Sam Clayberger & others in the Animated Film Industry Saturday, May 26, 2012 3:00 to 6:00 pm SPACE IS LIMITED - RESERVATIONS REQUESTED   Molly Barnes is a New York and Los Angeles art gallery owner, radio personality, author, art dealer and critic.  She is credited with discovering John Baldessari, Gronk, Mark Kostabi, Robert Cottingham, and many others.  As a pioneering art dealer who owned a gallery on Los Angeles' famed La Cienega Gallery Row in the 1960s, Barnes helped build renowned art collections for producer ...

Picking has been great this month for the Clarke appraisal team. They have managed once again to put together what -- in the humble opinion of Irish owner and founder, Ronan Clarke – is one of the most diverse and exciting auction offerings in the New York area this month.   While Sotheby’s, Doyle’s, Christy’s, etc. all have great art sales this month, Clarke not only has great art but also a diverse and eclectic mix of midcentury modern, silver, porcelain, rugs, continental furniture and collectibles.   As always, Clarke has its usual gathering of furniture and even ...

One of the great dinosaurs of the Cretaceous era, an eight-foot tall, 24-foot long, 75% complete Tyrannosaurus bataar – the slightly smaller Asian counterpart to the legendary North American T-Rex – will be the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions May 20 Natural History Signature® auction, taking place at Center 548 (548 W. 22nd Street, between 10th Ave. and West Street). The stupendous, impeccably preserved museum-quality specimen is expected to bring $950,000+.   The Tyrannosaurs, along with the rest of the rare and valuable specimens in the auction will be on public display May ...

  [Washington, D.C.] Weschler's Capital Collections Estate Auction held Friday, March 30, showcased an impressive selection of American and European fine art and Asian Works of Art, enticing many determined bidders in the gallery and from around the world. The sale offered 384 lots, with over 81% of the property selling and totaling $995,022. The top lot of the day was a Chinese gilt-bronze enamel and celadon hardstone mounted cloisonné vase. The vase exceeded its estimate of $1,500-$2,500 amongst a sea of competitive phone and floor bidding and was hammered down at $81,850. ...

Three times a year, the rolling fields of Brimfield, MA that lie just outside the historic village of Sturbridge, turn into the Northeast's largest antiques market.  With twenty-three show promoters in as many fields hosting more than 6,000 dealers, the crowds swell to the hundreds of thousands.  To ease the confusion of how to go, what to do, where to stay - and how to stay longer and enjoy more, Antiques Weeks Media, LLC has launched a travel site named BrimfieldAntiquesWeek.com. The new site follows the same format as Antiques Weeks Media's other travel sites, among ...

 Rago Arts and Auction Center’s 2300+ lot three-day weekend marathon auction on April 20, 21 and 22 brought home a whopping $1,833,325 for the auction house and its consignors. The top lot was a figural bronze by Leonid Vladimirovich Posen, “The Jewish Carter”, part of a group of Russian bronzes, which provoked competitive bidding from the U.S. and Russia. The three day sale included a Great Estates auction of 764 lots, a no-reserve Discovery sale and an unreserved Jewelry and Silver sale. “The interest level was high and strong prices were achieved in all areas of collecting,” said ...

Cleveland, OH - Gray's Auctioneers' Fine Furniture, Paintings and Decorations auction takes place on May 3rd at 11am in Cleveland, Ohio. Live online bidding for this auction is provided by Live Auctioneers. Comprising of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, as well as fine furniture, jewelry, rugs, and decorative collectibles, Gray's May auction promises exceptional treasure for every taste. Auction highlights include a number of artworks by modern masters. Lot 22, Snake in a Landscape, is a fantastic, late-career Surrealist drawing by Salvador Dali done on stationary from Hotel ...

When the venerable Philadelphia Antiques Show opens it doors in the Convention Center in Philadelphia on Friday, April 27, and the 23rd Street Armory Show takes up residence in the armory of the same name, it will mark another running of Philadelphia Antiques Week. This year, for the first time, visitors will be able to get all the information they need about the shows, museums, and attractions at one website, PhiladelphiaAntiquesWeek.com    The fourth in a series of travel sites designed to serve consumers and collectors shopping the named market weeks, ...

During a visit to a Garrison, New York estate, Clarke Auction appraisers looked around and liked what they saw. While the eclectic mix of furniture and art was suitable for auction, it was only after they stood under a gorgeous and rare Tiffany Studios chandelier that the light bulb went on. Clarke Auction acquired the estimated $60,000 to $80,000 Tiffany Studios masterpiece. The rarity of the chandelier is derived from its large size, and its masterfully crafted "turtleback" top half. Turtleback glass is pressed from iron molds while it is still extremely hot, then typically cut into ...

Benefit Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale, Thursday, April 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. From Friday, April 27 to Sunday, April 29, 2012, The New York Botanical Garden will host its Antique Garden Furniture Show and Sale, now in its 20th year. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. As the country’s original and most important venue for authentic garden antiques, the show is a must for leading collectors and designers as well as buyers seeking expert advice. The show opens with a Benefit Preview Party and Collectors’ Plant Sale on Thursday, April 26, from 6 to 8 p.m., sponsored by ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA– When it comes to making the most of your time at an event-filled week such as Philadelphia Antiques Week, there is no better resource than www.PhiladelphiaAntiquesWeek.com . The special-interest travel website from Antiques Weeks Media gives you instant access to the shows, galleries, museum attractions, discount parking, and discount tickets to the shows. Philadelphia Antiques Week, April 27 – May 1, is a celebration of fine Americana, furniture and art, and the social history that brought it to prominence. Two leading antiques and vintage shows anchor ...