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Following the media-frenzy associated with the Michael Jackson auction that never happenend, Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions once again offers up a dazzling celebrity cache. Fine and decorative arts from award-winning star Barbra Streisand’s New York, Beverly Hills, and Malibu residences will be auctioned on October 17 and 18 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. Proceeds will benefit Streisand's humanitarian foundation. The 400-lot selection features 19th-century American furnishings, Art Deco fixtures, Oriental rugs, Native American baskets, and Barbra's personal ...

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September 24th –  Iconic Objects  Including Original Items from Legends Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Albert Einstein and Elizabeth Taylor, among others;  September 25 – Antique Carousel Auction Featuring Rare Carousel Animals. Guernsey’s Auction House will host two unique auctions at New York City’s Park Avenue Armory on September 24th and 25th. The auction powerhouse has amassed two mutually exclusive collections, which will be made available to the public. On September 24, Guernsey’s will host an Iconic Objects Auction. Each of the lots in this unique sale will contain a significant item (or collection of items) that relate to a person or event that impacted our nation's culture or history.  The auction will include the only known recordings of 26 speeches presented by Martin Luther King, formerly top secret plans for the D-Day invasion, and the Maltese Falcon statuette from the movie of that name. Also included ...

The Columbus Museum of Art introduces an extraordinary and distinctive event featuring traditional and mid-century antiques, contemporary art, and design. More than thirty national and local dealers will set up shop in the Museum and offer antique furniture, decorative arts, clothing, jewelry, and toys – to name just a few. Join us September 23 – 26, to explore the connections between exquisite antiques from the past, well-designed products for everyday use, and the art of creating wonderful living environments through a variety of events. Mark your calendar and reserve your tickets today! Proceeds will support the CMA and the Museum’s new Center for Creativity, a hub that will engage visitors of all ages in experiences and encourage them to explore, imagine, and create.   Pre-Show Events     Art Escapes Antique Tours Wednesday, September 22 9:30 am - 4:30 pm   Choose one of two tours:  1.Columbus Visit the spectacular German ...

On September 15, when the doors of the Grand Palais open in Paris for the 25th edition of the Biennale des Antiquaires, six prominent New York galleries will be among the eighty-seven international exhibitors offering a wide array of treasures from antiquities to the twentieth century. First time participants include: Jason Jacques (19th and early 20th European pottery), J J Lally & Co. (antique Chinese works of art), L & M Arts (post-war and contemporary art), and the Marlborough Gallery (post-war and contemporary art). Returning to the fair are: Adam Williams Fine Art Ltd. (15th to mid-19th century European Old Master paintings) and Ariadne Galleries (antiquities). For his Biennale debut, Jason Jacques will collaborate with the renowned French designer Francois-Joseph Graf to recreate the George Hoentschel stand from the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900. Hoentschel was an architect, interior decorator, art collector, and ceramist whose designs for the 1900 fair were ...

  (New York – NY)  Art Miami LLC has announced plans to host the first Florida International Fine Art Fair (FIFAF) from February 3 – 13, 2011, in the burgeoning, Midtown Miami Arts District.  FIFAF is a “new generation” fair that is lining up to be the single most impressive destination fair for fine art in all of America.  FIFAF will present the most prestigious international fine and decorative art dealers offering rare European and American paintings, contemporary & modern art, sculpture, photography, high-style European furniture, lighting, couture and estate jewelry, and decorative arts from the 18th to the 20th centuries, with an emphasis on early to mid 20th century design.   FIFAF will be staged in a newly designed 100,000 square foot pavilion where Art Miami attracted over 35,000 attendees during Art Week in December 2009.  The ten-day fair will commence on Thursday, February 3rd with a glittering Opening Night ...

  The Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) have set the date for their new Spring Show, which will open to the public on April 28 to May 2, 2011 at the Park Avenue Armory, it was announced by Clinton Howell, President of the AADLA.  The opening night invitation-only preview will take place the preceding evening. The League has selected The Art Fair Company to produce and manage the fair.  “We look forward to working with the Art Fair Company,” said Howell.  “Their reputation as fair organizers is excellent.” According to Howell, approximately sixty American dealers will participate. “With seventy-five per cent of the show booked, we are encouraged by our members’ enthusiastic response to their debut fair at the Park Avenue Armory." “Our intent is to create a high-quality, rigorously vetted fair with a diverse mix of specialties from all disciplines ranging from antiquities to the ...

  New York and London, June 28, 2010  Haughton International Fairs have announced a superb roster of 62 world-class exhibitors -- with an unprecedented dealer return rate– for the 2010 edition at the Park Avenue Armory.  The prestigious “International Show” – the flagship fair organized by Anna and Brian Haughton, has retained its position as the premier platform in America for top dealers from Europe and the United States for the past twenty-two years.  It is a must for collectors, connoisseurs, museum curators and interior designers the world over.   The International Show is world-famous for its sumptuous, stylish décor, its extraordinary variety and its museum-quality offerings, which are rigorously vetted by teams of specialists.    It serves as an essential forum in the field of decorative arts-- an exciting blend of culture, academia and commerce that aims to energize future generations of collectors and ...

Clear as Mud: Early 20th Century Kentucky Art Pottery, a modest but ground-breaking look at art pottery produced in Kentucky in the first half of the 20th century, has just been published. It deals with such potteries as Cornelison Bybee, Waco, the Bybee Pottery Co. of Lexington (Selden-Bybee, Genuine Bybee), Louisville Pottery Co. (Cherokee), Kenton Hills Porcelains and Hadley. Such other ceramics as art tile, drain-tile premiums and Western Kentucky's "pinch pots" are included.    The book places what was going on in the commonwealth with what was happening in the rest of the South, especially North Carolina, and touches on the influences brought onto the regional scene. These influences include mass-market magazines, such as Gustav Stickley’s The Craftsman, which showcased the Arts & Crafts potteries of the Northeast and Midwest; tourists, who sought pots that reminded them of classic Asian and Greco-Roman forms; and the itinerant ...

This June, Kensington Gardens will provide the stunning backdrop to Art Antiques London, which runs from June 10-16, 2010, a new art and antiques fair aimed at both the seasoned connoisseur and those who admire and value beauty and timelessness. Art Antiques London will incorporate the International Ceramics Fair and Seminar, which has been a fixture in the London calendar for almost thirty years. This highly anticipated new Haughton fair will be held in a beautiful custom-built pavilion opposite the Royal Albert Hall, adjacent to the site of the Great Exhibition of 1851.  The Fair’s participants are leading specialists in a wide range of disciplines, including furniture, paintings, jewellery, clocks, textiles, silver and ceramics, as well as rare books and modern and contemporary objet d’art.  Every object exhibited at the Fair is rigorously examined and vetted for quality and authenticity, so collectors can be assured they can buy with confidence.  The ...

Recognized as the largest indoor antiques show in the United States, the 30th Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show will return to the Baltimore Convention Center Labor Day weekend, September 2-5, 2010. Art and antique aficionados from across the country and around the world will have the opportunity to view and purchase from the diverse collections of more than 550 international dealers drawn from the United States, Canada, France, Italy, England, China and Japan. Guests will be dazzled by aisle after aisle of fine art, furniture, Asian art, American and European silver, jewelry, porcelain, glass, textiles, American folk art and more, ranging from the antiquities to the 20th century.  The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show was acquired in October 2005 by the Palm Beach Show Group – owners and operators of the prestigious Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show, February 18-22, 2011; Fort Lauderdale Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, January 7-10, 2011; and the Dallas ...

After 40 years of operating one of New York City’s finest antique lighting shops, Ned Kell and Buddy McCarthy, the venerable owners of Treasures and Trifles, have retired.  On Monday evening, April 26th, Grogan and Company Fine Art Auctioneers and Appraisers will conduct the Treasures and Trifles Auction, featuring the entire contents of the Bleecker Street, New York Gallery.  The auction, to be held at Grogan & Company’s Dedham Gallery,  will be comprised of over 300 lots including an extensive selection of Porcelain, Bronze and Glass Lamps, Chandeliers, Candelabras, Bronzes, Decorative Works of Art, Mirrors and Furniture.              Highlights include a Continental Bronze Figural Two Light Chandelier, estimated at $2,000-3,000,  a Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Prunus Decorated Ginger Jars, estimated at $2,000-3,000 and a Bronze Figure of Apollo, after Leochares, estimated ...

Since 2002, Matthew’s Galleries has presented at least two fine arts auctions each year, specializing in 19th & 20th century paintings, watercolors, prints and sculpture. The auctions are in addition to operating its retail gallery for the last 41 years. While the gallery is still the only American Northwest fine arts auction house, preparation is being made for a June 1, 2010 antiques and decorative arts auction. The gallery’s clientele has long urged Matthew W. Gerber, owner/director, to return to antiques and decorative arts sales, which the gallery concluded in 1992. Consequently, the gallery is seeking a broad range of quality consignments for the June sale: ceramics, glass, fine jewelry, silver, watches, Oriental rugs, textiles, furniture, lamps, clocks, primitives, books, photography, memorabilia, collectibles, objects of art, and of course paintings, fine prints and sculpture.

Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce the spring auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on April 20, 2010.  The 430 lot sale will offer a diverse group of high quality works spanning the evolution of 20th century design by well-known figures of the period.  The sale will feature strong examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists.  Auction highlights will also include property from the Estate of renowned Los Angeles philanthropist, Nancy M. Daly.   Leading the Arts & Crafts offerings is a strong selection of property from the Estate of Los Angeles philanthropist Nancy M. Daly.  Included within the offering are pieces of Fairyland Lustre, silver and works by Tiffany Studios as well as one of the largest collections of the first truly American art pottery, Rookwood, to be featured at auction in recent years.  Highlights from the Estate include a full ...

  Contemporary decorative art and design in all its unique forms and manifestations takes front and center stage at the annual Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair (SOFA NEW YORK) on Friday, April 16 - Monday, April 19 at the Park Avenue Armory, between 66th and 67th Streets in Manhattan. The fair opens with a public preview the evening of Thursday, April 15. Now in its 13th year, SOFA NEW YORK continues to present artists who push the boundaries of "art" through the use of innovative forms, materials and processes.  It compels the viewer to confront the age-old adage of 'what is art?' Here are some of the dealer's personal picks of artists to watch: browngrotta arts, (Wilton, Connecticut) will present two recent works by art textile pioneer Ritzi Jacobi. Since the late 1960s, Jacobi's work, first created with Peter Jacobi, and since the 80s alone, has produced large tapestry reliefs that underscore the sculptural ...

  The overall results at TEFAF Maastricht 2010 confirms the belief that the art market has remained robust during the economic crisis. The Fair’s importance to the market cannot be underestimated.  This year’s TEFAF Art Market Report states that in 2009 just over 50% of all sales in the global marketplace took place in the EU and that 55% of all sales are generated by dealers.  TEFAF Maastricht provides a dynamic forum attracting 263 dealers from 17 countries and collectors from around the world.  The visitor figures for the 2010 Fair will be around 72,500, representing an increase of circa 7%. TEFAF Maastricht took place in the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre) Maastricht between March 12-21, 2010.   Many international collectors travelled to the fair by private jet. Maastricht/Aachen Airport reported 171 private aircraft landing during the course of the Fair with 82 planes arriving in time for the Private View on ...

  As the 7th Annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show came to a close, the show floor was buzzing about the remarkable number of sales that took place during this year’s event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Throughout its five-day run Feb. 12-16, the show boasted record attendance as its impressive array of 180 international dealers attracted more than 50,000 art enthusiasts, high-profile collectors and industry experts that were eager to admire the nearly 200,000 items on display.  Exhibited items included fine art, sculpture, furniture, silver, textiles, bronze, jewelry, objets d’art, porcelain, ceramics, pottery, watches, clocks, Asian art and antiques, Persian carpets, glass and more ranging in date from the antiquities to the 20th century. After only seven years, the show has quickly established itself as the most anticipated winter event in South Florida and according to Bill Rau of the prestigious, New Orleans-based ...

  Presidents' Day at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show attracted thousands of enthusiastic collectors eager to admire the more than 200,000 items on display, including fine art, sculpture, Americana, furniture, silver, textiles, bronze, jewelry, objets d'art, porcelain, ceramics, pottery, watches, clocks, Asian art and antiques, Persian carpets, glass and more ranging in date from the antiquities to the 20th century. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and his wife, Judith S. Giuliani, returned to the show for the second time after their visit on Saturday and commented, "We enjoyed the show very much. There is an excellent group of art and antique dealers that exhibit here each year. We found something for our new apartment." Notable guests at Monday's show also included antiques industry icon Ronald Bourgeault, and collectors John and Marjorie McGraw. "This show is a winter reunion for all of us in the collecting field ...

After the most successful opening night Preview Evening in the event's history, the 7th Annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show opened its doors on Saturday, Feb. 13 to thousands of enthusiastic art connoisseurs, private collectors, museum curators and high-end interior designers. The show, which is held each year at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, features more than 180 international exhibitors showcasing extraordinary collections of fine art, jewelry, silver, textiles, porcelain, Asian art, and more, ranging in date from the antiquities to the 20th century.  Notable guests at Saturday's show included Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.  "This year's opening night was the best we have ever seen," said Ken Leach of Gallery 47. "People were smart, knew exactly what they were looking for and were eager to buy. The aisles never looked so packed and there was certain energy that could be felt throughout the entire show floor." ...

 The 14th Annual San Francisco Arts of Pacific Asia Show (SFAPA) returns to the Fort Mason Center February 5-7, 2010. One of the top Asian Art Shows in North America, the upcoming 2010 show will bring 85 vetted private and international galleries to the Bay City. In recent years the SFAPA has been growing a following of Asian Contemporary galleries and collectors in addition to the existing roster of museum-quality antiques. The SFAPA is a once-a-year opportunity to view collections from private galleries that are predominantly by-appointment-only.   Echoing a trend towards contemporary Asian works the SFAPA is one of the only art fairs that visually demonstrate the roots of modern Asian art and the evolution of art in Asia. Due to the breadth and quality of items on display from Mainland and Pacific Asia, the SFAPA is an ideal opportunity for collectors, art investors, museum and arts professionals to purchase new items on the marketplace, spot trends and evaluate ...

International auctioneers Bonhams & Butterfields, is pleased to announce the January 17, 2010 Sunset Estate Auction in Los Angeles.  Named for the famed Boulevard on which the auctioneer's Los Angeles galleries reside, the monthly Sunset Estate Auctions have become a reliable resource - delivering great design, diverse style and inspiration.  Style on Sunset offers buyers an affordable avenue to a chic lifestyle while featuring pieces from the 16th Century, Spanish Baroque, Georgian and Louis XIV to 20th century modern periods and the present day.  The January auction will highlight property from a variety of estates and private collections including Doris Duke and spiritual leader JZ Knight as well as an exciting selection of cutting edge contemporary art from the Collection of Monica Bain, Los Angeles, California.  Monica Bain was an artist and avid connoisseur who possessed a discerning collecting eye and often purchased works directly from noted ...

The 15th Annual Los Angeles Art Show announces 2010 Show programming. Presented by the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) and KR Martindale Show Management, the Los Angeles Art Show programming is a forum for exchange, engagement and enjoyment of art.  Programming will take place January 21-24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will feature art discussions led by notable curators, architects, a film screening, curated exhibitions and children’s art activities. The Los Angeles Art Show will debut its first annual Guest Country Program.  Beginning in 2010, the Guest Country Program will showcase an individual country’s arts and highlight selected works in a Special Exhibition at the Los Angeles Art Show.  This year, the Los Angeles Art Show  welcomes the country of Uruguay.  Under the direction of the Dirección Nacional de Cultura and the Ministero de Educaión y Cultura, a special exhibition of Uruguay’s top ...

(December, 2009—Los Angeles, CA)  The 15th Annual Los Angeles Art Show returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center January 20-24, 2010.  Presented by the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) and KR Martindale Show Management this encyclopedic art event will feature more than 100 international exhibitors, an engaging lecture series and special events program, a sculpture garden, and special exhibit spaces.  The 2010 Los Angeles Art Show debuts a Guest Country Program and welcomes Uruguay.   By invitation-only and launching in 2010, the Los Angeles Art Show welcomes Uruguay, as its first Guest Country.  The Guest Country Program is comprised of specially curated exhibitions, lecture programming and special project space and has a goal to showcase nations with strong visual arts traditions that demonstrate a keen understanding of the international climate. Under the direction of the Dirección Nacional de Cultura and the Ministero de ...

(December, 2009—Los Angeles, CA) The Los Angeles Art Show’s new Guest Country Program highlights major contributions to contemporary art across the world.  By invitation-only and launching in 2010, the Los Angeles Art Show welcomes Uruguay, as its first Guest Country.  The Guest Country Program is comprised of specially curated exhibitions, lecture programming and special project space and has a goal to showcase nations with strong visual arts traditions that demonstrate a keen understanding of the international climate. The second smallest country in the world, Uruguay has a population of 3.3 million people.  Yet, the country’s rich heritage, steeped in a diaspora and mixing of cultures, has led to a unique visual arts tradition.  Born of many ethnicities, the Uruguayan arts reflect the global melting pot of its people. The inaugural Guest Country exhibit, 34° 53’ 0” S - 56° 10’ 0” W will showcase contemporary ...

  TEFAF Design, the stylish newcomer to TEFAF Maastricht in 2009, will exhibit works by some of the greatest names in the history of design when the world’s most influential art and antiques fair opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from March 12-21, 2010. They will include a suite by Frank Lloyd Wright, a unique sculpture by Gio Ponti, a rare chair by Le Corbusier and furniture that Otto Wagner made for his own apartment. TEFAF Design will also move to a new location within the Fair. The nine specialist dealers will exhibit next to but be entirely separate from the TEFAF Modern section of The European Fine Art Fair. In their new home on the ground floor they will keep the special atmosphere created for their 2009 debut in the upstairs hall with a sushi bar in the center of the section. Their ranks will be reinforced by the Gallery Fancsaly from Milan, one of the world’s leading dealers in 20th ...

TEFAF Maastricht, the world’s most influential art and antiques fair, will have a record number of 260 exhibitors from 17 countries when the 23rd edition opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from  March 12-21, 2010. The European Fine Art Fair will reinforce its reputation for quality with exhibitors bringing only the very finest art and antiques all of which will be rigorously vetted by teams of experts. It will expand by introducing TEFAF on Paper, a new section devoted entirely to works on paper. The latest in a series of groundbreaking reports specially prepared for TEFAF will examine how the international art market has fared during the economic recession. Magnificent Works of Art Exhibitors at TEFAF will show some 30,000 works of art and antiques, including paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, furniture, classical antiquities, illuminated manuscripts, jewelry, textiles, porcelain, glass, silver, design and ...

A number of rare pieces and notable collections mark Bonhams' upcoming 20th Century auction. Taking place on December 9th the sale will offer a diverse and meticulously chosen selection of furniture and decorative arts representing all styles of 20th Century design. Cause for excitement is the offer of the renowned Matt Wyse Collection of cold-painted Vienna Bronzes. Consisting of twenty-five pieces, it is one of the largest of its type to come to market. The well-documented collection includes several pieces from the renowned Franz Bergman foundry as well as work by Chotka and Titze. Estimated at $30/40,000, Bergman's "Prince & Mandolin Player" lamp (c. 1900) is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the collection. Also certain to garner much attention is the Davidson Collection of Contemporary Ceramics. The remarkable collection features over fifty pieces of work by legendary ceramic artists such as Adrian Saxe, Phillip Mayberry, Michael Lucero, and Steve ...

Bonhams & Butterfields held its Fall auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on September 29, 2009.  The 400 lot sale offered a diverse group of high quality pieces spanning a century of design by well-known figures of the period.  Featured works included strong examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists.  The successful Los Angeles auction brought over $950,000. The firm was pleased to offer a selection of works by California craftsman Sam Maloof in celebration of his life and career.  Among the highlights was a 1970-71 circular walnut dining table and eight chairs.  Estimated to bring $18,000 - 25,000, the set, brought $39,650 to become the top lot of the auction.   Other objects represented in the sale included a selection of early 20th century items such as an oak and copper tall case clock by Gustav Stickley (est. $5,000 - 7,000, sold for $20,740); a pair ...

Bonhams & Butterfields was honored to present The JZ Knight Collection on September 27, 2009.  Amassed over a decade, the Collection featured eclectic and unique examples of period furniture, decorative arts, carpets and paintings from the 17th through 20th centuries with a particular focus on European and American elegance. Each item offered during the 500-lot sale was personally selected by Knight to reflect her passion for rare and unique items.  Featured works from the auction included a discerning selection of 20th Century design as well as a diverse array of European furnishings, decorative arts, carpets and paintings.  The Los Angeles sale brought over $1-million dollars and attracted an array of celebrity clientele.  "Bonhams & Butterfields was pleased to offer the Collection of JZ Knight.  Knight's passion for beauty and quality were represented throughout the offering, in all facets of the auction.  ...

Design of the Century & the Art of Cool - Neon Signage and Works of Art from Award Winning Film and Television on the Auction Block Bonhams & Butterfields will hold its fall auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on September 29, 2009.  The 400 lot sale will offer a diverse group of high quality works spanning a century of design by well-known figures of the period.  The sale will feature strong examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and works by Contemporary Studio artists with a focus on California and Western designers. Leading the California offerings are items by Dirk Van Erp, Nicolai Remisoff, Arthur Court, Tony Duquette and John Nyquist.  Among the highlights is a hammered copper and mica lamp, circa 1911 by Dirk van Erp (est. $12,000-18,000); a brass, plastic and mirror sculpture titled Primal Sun, circa 1974 by Tony Duquette (est. $5,000 - 7,000); six pieces from the Personal Collection of John Nyquist ...

Bonhams & Butterfields will hold its Fall auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts on September 29, 2009. The Los Angeles sale will feature a diverse group of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern, with a focus on Contemporary Studio artists and early California design. Highlights will include an important collection of furnishings from the personal collection of California Studio Craftsman, John Nyquist. Bonhams is pleased to celebrate the esteemed career of Nyquist in his 50th year as a designer by offering six pieces from his Long Beach, California home that date back half a century. All items on offer bear the designer’s signature brand, a hieroglyphic chair created by a "J" stacked on top of an "N". As a designer, Nyquist favors exotic materials and richly colored wool fabrics for each of his handcrafted pieces creating a human connection between the materials and the user which does not typically occur in mass produced ...