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McCormick painting, Gold Rush items highlight Witherell’s Premier Western Design Auction
- April 28, 2017
A large McCormick painting and items relating to the Gold Rush era highlight Witherell’s Premier Western Design auction May 2 to 16, 2017. One of the first women to embrace Impressionism, M. ...
Auction of Legendary Dealer Norm Flayderman Brings $1.1M and Achieves Record Prices
- Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
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- February 24, 2017
Antique firearms, Bowie knives, Civil War broadsides and imprints, folk art soldier-carved pipes, and manuscript archives from the famed dealer spark robust bidding setting records in the ...
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Board Approves $40 Million Expansion of its Art Museums
- November 21, 2016
The first large-scale expansion and upgrade to the building that houses the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum and the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum since its opening in 1985 is ...
WORLD’S FAIR: THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION 1893 AT GRAY’S
- November 8, 2016
Cleveland, Ohio – (November 8, 2016) Gray’s Auction on November 21st features a vast collection of memorabilia from the World’s Fair Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893, as well as a selection of ...
'Erik Desmazières: Imaginary Places' on exhibit at Childs Gallery
- July 14, 2016
Erik Desmazières’ prints and drawings are fascinating explorations of places both real and unreal. In the artist’s hand, cities, battles, libraries, and various curiosities are all rendered with ...
Musical double-upright slot machine hits the high note at Witherell’s Western Design Auction
- June 2, 2016
At $75,000, a 1905 Caille Brothers double-upright slot machine with music hit the high note at Witherell’s Western Design Auction that ran from April 27 to May 11, 2016. Containing a 25-cent ...
Sword of First Union Officer Killed in the Civil War to Hit the Auction Block
- Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
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- June 1, 2016
CINCINNATI -- Having objects of great significance from events that still resonate around the world, the American History sale at Cowan's Auctions on June 10 offers an intriguing selection of ...
Single-action Colt revolver tops the bill at Witherell's Old West Show
- May 24, 2016
Despite the newly discovered Billy the Kid tintype debuting at Witherell’s Old West Show in Grass Valley, Calif., May 6 and 7, 2016, the talk of the show was a single-action Colt revolver that sold ...
625x549.jpg "The Magnificent Sword of Wu Peifu - estimate $500,000/1,000,000")
Historical Chinese National Military Treasure Surfaces and Hits the Auction Block on June 5th
- Cowan's Auctions
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- May 19, 2016
ORANGE, Calif. -- A historical rarity, the dress sword of Wu Peifu (1874-1939), noted Chinese warlord during the early 20th century and one of the country's beloved figures, will be sold by Cowan’s ...
Pook & Pook, Inc. Presents May 21st Firearms Auction
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- May 4, 2016
Pook & Pook, Inc.’s next firearms auction takes place on Saturday, May 21st, at 9:00am. May’s sale solidifies the company’s commitment to bi-annual gun and militaria sales. The upcoming auction ...
Artworks by Zhan Wang, Adolf Gebens, Purvis Young, Harold Newton will be part of Louis J. Dianni's May 15th auction
- Louis J. Dianni, LLC
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- April 25, 2016
SUNRISE, Fla. – An internet, phone and absentee bid auction featuring around 750 lots of ancient to modern antiques, arms and art will be held on Sunday, May 15th, by Louis J. Dianni, LLC ...
Witherell's holds best items for Western Design Auction
- April 20, 2016
A Bohlin saddle, 1901 “Indian Maiden on Buffalo” calendar, zinc Demuth Cigar Store Indian, “Chief Joseph” stained glass and part of an 1852 presentation goblet have been held back for Witherell’s ...
RARE CESARE ROCCHEGGIANI MICRO-MOSAIC PANEL BRINGS $32,400 AT ELDRED’S SPRING AUCTION
- Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc.
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- April 14, 2016
A rare micro-mosaic panel depicting Castel Sant’ Angelo by Vatican artisan Cesare Roccheggiani sold to a phone bidder for a sale price of $32,400, making it one of the top sellers at Eldred’s ...
The Walters Appoints Kate Burgin Deputy Director for Museum Advancement
- Walters Art Museum
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- April 7, 2016
April 7, 2016 – Julia Marciari-Alexander, the Andrea B. and John H. Laporte Director of the Walters Art Museum, today announced that Kate Burgin has been named the institution’s new Deputy Director ...
Newly discovered Bramley, 18th century Chinese helmet exceed estimates at Witherell's
- Witherell's
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- April 4, 2016
A newly discovered Frank Bramley, ARA, (1857-1915) and an 18th century Chinese military helmet exceeded expectations at Witherell's auction March 2 to 16. The Newlyn school painting—discovered ...