New York — Following Christie’s record breaking year in 2007 with worldwide sales for watches of
$88 million dollars, including the two most successful sales for this category in the United States to
date, the Important Watch auction in New York on April 24 will offer 264 exceptional timepieces.
Many of the items are not only exceedingly rare […]
Boston – International Poster Gallery on Newbury Street presents “Rare Modernist Posters”, an exhibition featuring outstanding selections from the gallery’s extensive holdings of modernist graphic design. Representing a wide variety of subject and countries, the exhibition will be on view March 20 to April 25, 2008. The show is free and open to the public. […]
In the April issue of Kovels On Antiques and Collectibles, stories include: Head Vases, Disney Toys, Post-1930 Wedgewood, Bookcases & File Cabinets and German Snow Babies.
Cleveland, Ohio - March 25, 2008 – Spring is here! The flowers are blooming. Leaves are popping out from bare branches.Yard & garage sale signs are sprouting up everywhere and […]
Tinkers to Evers to Chance 1906-1908 Chicago Cubs Rare Memorabilia – to take the field at Upcoming Premier Collectible Conference & Exhibition
The year 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the last time the Chicago Cubs laid claim to a World Championship. One can only speculate as to whether this year will be the year that […]
If eBay might be any indicator of the U.S. election results, it looks like Barack Obama is way ahead of the game. At least he is in campaign memorabilia. As the primaries continue, thousands of buyers are gobbling up campaign memorabilia in hopes of ending up with some historic and valuable items, while sellers are […]
If you love to eat and you love to shop for antiques than you will have a blast dining at the Kess Café on Main Street says C Dianne Zweig author of “Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, 50s” and the soon to be released “Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes.”
Zweig […]
This is a great original advertising movie of the 1940s: “In this picture we present a thrilling array of new fashion for active sport, for informal afternoon and for gala evening wear. You will see georgette chiffons, sheers and numerous creations, all made from Bemberg rayon, the aristocrat of man-made yarn!” Have fun!
Cambridge Glass made an extensive line of high quality crystal and colored glass from 1901 until they went out of business and sold their molds to Imperial Glass in 1960. Their stemware includes some of the most popular patterns ever, such as the beautiful Portia, Rose Point or Rosalie. This article will show a few […]
New York – In the sale of Japanese and Korean Art, a newly discovered wood sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai, the supreme Buddha, attributed to the sculptor Unkei achieved $14,377,000, exceeding its presale estimate of $1,500,000-2,500,000. It set new world auction records including record for Japanese art, and any Asian work of art sold in New York. […]
A foot-long aluminum scoop used by astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell to pick up moon dust on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission is estimated to sell for a quarter-million dollars in a public auction to be conducted by Heritage Auction Galleries ( www.HA.com) in Dallas, Texas and online on March 25, 2008. The air […]
