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Category: Kitchenware, Cookware and Houseware
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Martin Guillaume Biennais' Empire
Napoleon I's goldsmith created this vermeil ewer and basin for Joachim Murat, based on a design by Charles Percier. Martin Guillaume Biennais, first Empire, c. 1809, ewer and basin in vermeil with the arms of Joachim Murat, King of Naples, standard mark 950 Coq 1, medium guarantee, Biennais goldsmith's mark…
Auction Industry
Auction Review: Elegant Dinnerware Leads Hindman’s Dining at Home Event
Hindman’s Dining at Home auction of fine dinnerware and table settings saw strong results this November. The online event included a broad selection of vintage and contemporary items. Bidders showed particular interest in pieces from industry giants such as Herend, Royal Copenhagen, and Lalique. A Herend porcelain Rothschild Bird dinner…
Auction Industry
Art From the Edges: Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana With Toomey & Co.’s Aron Packer
Toomey & Co. will present its inaugural Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana auction on August 12th, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT. The sale signals a growing industry awareness of Outsider Art and its place in the broader artistic canon. Auction Daily recently sat down with Aron Packer, Toomey…
Auction Industry
A Heavy Metal Favorite: Hartzell's Auction Gallery's The William Carson Iron Collection Sale
Feeling a little rumpled this summer? Then press forward and check out Hartzell's Auction Gallery's The William Carson Iron Collection sale, to be held on July 29th at the company's gallery in Bangor, PA. This sale features pressing irons, trivets, mangling boards, hand-carved seamers, and smoothing implements, as well as…
Auction House
Inside the Auction House: Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook, Inc. started as a small family business but eventually grew into a customer and consignor base of over 40,000 individuals and organizations. This growth is thanks in no small part to the auction house’s status as an early adopter and champion of online sales. Auction Daily spoke…
Auction Result, Press Release
Rare And Important Black Cat Shoe Dressing Clock Rings Up $11,210 (Canadian) In Miller & Miller’s Advertising & Breweriana Auction
The online-only sale, held June 19th, also featured an early 20th century Peabody’s Overalls single-sided porcelain sign that made $8,850. Overall, the 650-lot auction grossed $389,164. Important Black Cat Shoe Dressing clock (known to collectors as “The Black Cat Clock”), one of the most significant examples of Canadian advertising ever…
Auction Result, Press Release
1884 Winchester Cartridge Display Board Rings Up $100,300 In Miller & Miller’s Online-only Canadiana & Sporting Auction Held On June 5th
The auction was headlined by the lifetime collections of Don and Joyce Blyth – an astounding assemblage of stoneware, sporting advertising, decoys, powder tins, bottles, Canadiana & more Winchester 1884 cartridge board, certainly the rarest of all of the cartridge boards issued by Winchester, measuring 28 inches by 38 inches…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Miller & Miller’s June 19th Advertising & Breweriana Auction, June 19th, Features Beer Trays And Signs, Railroadiana, General Store & More
Internet bidding for the 650-lot auction will be facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com plus the Miller & Miller website: www.MillerandMillerAuctions.com. The auction will start at 9 am Eastern. Important Black Cat Shoe Polish clock (known to collectors as “The Black Cat Clock”), one of the most significant examples of Canadian advertising ever…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Miller & Miller’s June 5th Online-only Canadiana & Sporting Auction Will Feature The Outstanding Collections Of Don And Joyce Blyth
It’s an astounding assemblage of stoneware, sporting advertising, decoys, powder tins, bottles in several categories, Canadiana and more, 289 lots in all, starting promptly at 9 am Eastern time. First quarter 20th century Burlington Bay canvasback decoy by Ivar Gustav Fernlund (Hamilton, Ont., 1881-1933), hollow, structurally excellent (est. CA$4,500-$5,500). NEW…
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Andrew Clemens
Skinner Brings Bottle of Sand Art from 19th-Century Master Craftsman Andrew Clemens, a self-taught folk artist, did not live long enough to enjoy fame. His works were executed in sand and contained in small apothecary bottles. Despite their delicate craftsmanship, the mid-19th-century public would have considered them curiosities, not monumental…
Auction Industry
Holabird's five-day 'Spooktacular' auction, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, will feature over 3,600 lots in many collecting categories
Included is original artwork for the very first psychedelic rock poster – created in 1965 for the grand opening of the Red Dog Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada. Original artwork for what is widely regarded as the very first psychedelic rock poster – created in 1965 for the grand opening…
Auction Result
Rare bitters and Midwestern bottles from two major collections bring high dollars in Glass Works Auctions' online sale
The Sept. 21-28 auction was headlined by the Paul and Mary Ballentine bitters bottle collection and the Don Spangler Midwestern bottles and glass collection. The auction’s top lot was this American Life Bitters bottle (P.E. Iler, Mfg., Tiffin, Ohio), circa 1865-1875, 9 ¼ inches tall, in a light to medium…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Rare Picasso Ceramics Come to Heritage Auctions
Array in Oct. 22 Prints & Multiples Auction includes Le déjeuner sur l'herbe plaque estimated at $40,000+ Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, 1964. Terre de faïence plaque DALLAS, Texas (October 6, 2020) – Among the top lots in Heritage Auctions’ Oct. 22 Prints and Multiples Auction is Le déjeuner sur l'herbe by Pablo Picasso. Anticipated…
