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DALLAS, TX--The online for finding and listing antiques and art events, The Calendar of Antiques announced this week that soon it will meet the 1,000th event mark. Antiques shows, vintage markets, auctions and art galleries list events on the calendar at no charge. Site Co-Founder Eric Miller says the site is providing a alternate view of the industry as a whole. "There isn't a lot of hard data collected, particularly on the antiques industry," Miller says. "The calendar listings may be breaking some long-held assumptions." First, Miller says, it has been somewhat assumed the industry is ...

“Olympia is the apogee of exhibitions, for it embraces all aspects and epochs in the interior design business. This is the first season we are showing, and delighted to be associated with a very exciting and eclectic group of exhibitors.” - Nicholas Haslam The much-acclaimed destination for stylish buyers searching for one-off pieces this June will be the Olympia International Fine Art & Antiques Fair, which celebrates its 40th year. Influential trend-setters and buyers in the know attend the fair for inspiration and to create the zeitgeist look: a mixture of eclectic and high ...

    In January the Musée du Louvre in Paris opened “New Frontier: Thomas Cole and the Birth of Landscape Painting in America.” The exhibition is the first of a four-year collaboration devoted to American Art, with the Louvre, the High Museum of Art (Atlanta), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Arkansas), and the Terra Foundation for American Art. On Sunday, March 11 the Thomas Cole National Historic Site will welcome Guillaume Faroult, curator of the Department of Paintings, Musée du Louvre, and Dr. Bourguignon, associate curator from the Terra Foundation for American ...

  Boston, Massachusetts - Martha Richardson Fine Art of Boston will present a retrospective of works by African American Boston artist John Wilson (b. 1922) at the fifth annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries, March 15-18, 2012 at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's South End.  Martha Richardson, already known for her previous exhibition of John Wilson's prints and drawings now represents the artist in New England.  Wilson, a skilled painter, sculptor and printmaker, was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts ...

On Sunday, February 19, 2012, Clars Auction Gallery offered a very rare, one-of-a-kind Tiffany “Aztec” Presentation Dagger designed in the early 1900s by G. Paulding Farnham, as part of their February Antiques and Fine Art Auction. International presale interest by both investment level collectors and museums confirmed both the importance and rarity of this piece. Conservatively estimated to sell for $10,000 to $20,000 and without reserve, President of Clars, Redge Martin, opened the bidding at $5,000. High level collectors present both on the floor, phones and Internet, quickly drove ...

  The splendor of the moon, the beauty of cherry blossoms; lovely courtesans, bulky Sumo wrestlers, young lovers; bustling street scenes, idyllic lakes and Spring showers – all were the subject matter of an art form hundreds of years old, rich in tradition and exquisite in its accomplishment.  This year, the Spring Pier Show, March 17 & 18 on Pier 94, will kick off Asia Week in New York City with a special exhibit and sale of wood block prints by Western artists living and working in Asia.  Brought together by TOJ Gallery, many of these woodblocks were featured in ...

Philadelphia, PA– The publishers of the popular destination website PhiladelphiaAntiquesWeek.com, which targets cultural travelers and antiques collectors planning to take in the events of Philadelphia Antiques Week, March 27 – April 1, offer five ways to maximize enjoyment of the week’s events. Scheduled activities include the Philadelphia Antiques Show and the 23 Street Armory Antiques Show, plus a host of gallery openings and museum exhibits. “This year there are more reasons than ever to come to Philadelphia Antiques Weeks,” says Eric Miller, Co-Founder of Antiques Weeks Media, ...

Eddie Rehm : "The Belligerent Plasticity of Duality in He, Himself." Reception February 22, 2012 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Dino Eli Gallery 81 Hester St. New York, NY, 10002 (917) 995 -1001 http://www.dinoeligallery.com/ Exhibition Dates February 11, 2012 - February 24, 2012 Tuesday to Sunday: 11 am - 6 pm This event is free and open to the public The Dino Eli Gallery is proud to announce its first exhibition of cutting-edge, "Instant Gratification Abstract", contemporary art, hosting works by celebrated New York artist, Eddie Rehm. " The Belligerent Plasticity of Duality in He , ...

Aspire Auctions, Inc., is offering a lovely box with tooled silver and enameled decoration by French artist Théophile Soyer and a miniature painting after British portraitist Francis Cotes of one if the famed 18th Century Gunning sisters, known for their beauty and successful marriages. The box is inscribed Tiffany & Co., France and was probably sold in the shop of Charles Lewis Tiffany, the father of Louis Comfort Tiffany.               Aspire Auctions’ February online auction catalogue will be posted for viewing ...

Julien's Auctions, the world's premier entertainment and celebrity auction house, announced an auction of epic Hollywood proportions featuring legendary costumes, memorabilia, props and celebrity figures from historical Hollywood museum in Belgium. The prized Hollywood Museum collection features an exclusive selection of memorabilia and effects from some of Hollywood's most legendary stars. From the Golden Age of Hollywood to Superman, Julien's Auctions Hollywood Legends sale covers a remarkable history of film and television along with personal stories of the world's most loved ...