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Sam Singer: A Wide-Angle View of Oceanian, Indonesian and Himalayan Art
Sam Singer is this year’s honorary president of Parcours des mondes, the must-see Paris exhibition of traditional non-European arts. He and his wife Sharon are major collectors of Oceanian, Indonesian and Himalayan art. Sam and Sharon Singer in front of a rare Faiwolmin shield (Papua New Guinea) at their San…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Apollo Art Auctions presents connoisseur’s selection of expertly vetted ancient and Islamic art, August 28
Featured: Stellar circa 500-300 BC Chalcidian tin bronze helmet with nearly 100% of original tin plating intact LONDON – An extraordinary selection of ancient and oriental art, including early Islamic treasures, will be offered by Apollo Art Auctions on Sunday, August 28, starting at 12 noon BST (7 a.m. US…
Auction Industry
T for Tapestry: The 19th Century, Volume 3
The 19th century certainly witnessed a notable dichotomy in the sphere of tapestries. After a period devoid of genius, which confined the woven creations to academic cartoons, the second half of the century saw new interest by artists in an art disregarded for far too long. 19th century, tapestry depicting The Coronation…
Art Fairs
PAD: The French Art of Living is Back in Paris
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the Pavillon des Arts et du Design is back in the Tuileries Gardens in the heart of Paris. Despite the international context, the event seems eagerly awaited. Wahgi Valley, Papuasia-New Guinea, second half of the 20th century. Large Phantom warrior’s shield, carved wood, pigments…
Auction Industry
T is for Tapestry: Volume 2
The creation of the royal tapestry workshops under Louis XIV broke with the mural approach specific to medieval and Renaissance tapestries. In these spaces dedicated to the service of power, the loom established roots as an art of the multiple, which was also dependent on painting. Royal Factory of Beauvais, after…
Auction Industry
T is for Tapestry
In the late Middle Ages, tapestry production, whose origins lay in the East and classical antiquity, was one of the most prominent crafts in Western Europe. Numerous widely-scattered workshops in France already foreshadowed the royal factories of the future. Flanders, c. 1600. Attributed to the workshop of Jan Raes in…
Artists, Auction Industry
Artist to Know: Ramona Sakiestewa
Hindman Offers Two Weavings by Leading Contemporary Artist Hopi weaver and artist Ramona Sakiestewa knew her career path by the age of seven. At the time, she didn’t know that she would one day evolve ancient Pueblo weaving techniques, launch a homeware brand, and help design the Smithsonian’s National Museum…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Fine Art, Silver, Art Pottery & Art Glass Go Up For Bid On Saturday, April 24
Turner Auctions + Appraisals Offers 260 Lots of Fine and Decorative Art Decorated with a band of flower heads. Incised mark on bottom with date mark XXI and incised mark for Lorinda Epply. Estimate $300 - $500. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 12, 2021 – Turner Auctions + Appraisals is pleased…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Converse Auctions’ Online-only Armchair Adventurer Auction On April 24th Features Wild & Wonderful Items From Around The World
There’s something for just about everybody in the 470-lot auction, starting at 12 noon EDT. PAOLI, Pa. – Converse Auctions is inviting everyone to chill out, pull up a seat and bid on something wild and wonderful in its upcoming Armchair Adventurer Auction scheduled for Saturday, April 24th, beginning promptly…
Auction Result, Press Release
Gorgeous Chinese Qing Dynasty Or Earlier Embroidered Tapestry In A Frame Knocks Down For $12,500 In A Bruneau & Co. Auction Held Jan. 28th
The Estate Fine Art & Antiques auction was online-only. No live gallery bidding due to COVID. Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier embroidered tapestry depicting three Buddha figures seated on lotus thrones, nicely housed in a 37 ¾ inch by 25 ½ inch frame ($12,500). CRANSTON, R.I. – A beautiful…
Auction Industry
Andrew Jones Auctions has two online-only auctions planned for December (the 6th and the 8th), in time for the holidays
The Design for the Home and Garden auction will feature nearly 300 lots from private collections and estates, highlighted by property from a Montecito residence Red ochre blown glass chandelier by Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) (est. $40,000-$60,000). LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, November 20, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Andrew Jones…
Auction Result
A French Atmos perpetual time clock and a Wettlaufer child's wagon lead the way in Miller & Miller's Oct. 24th auction
The auction was highlighted by the outstanding lifetime collections of Dick Withington (rare clocks) and Brian Stead (Canadian furniture and pottery). French Atmos perpetual time clock from the 1940s, 9 ½ inches tall, with metal chrome plated and glass case and painted metal dial with Arabic numerals (CA$6,490). NEW HAMBURG,…
Auction Industry
Five For Friday: Exploring Luxury Interior Design with Stair Galleries’ Muffie Cunningham
Drawing of Muffie Cunningham, Director, Decorative Arts at Stair Galleries. Photo courtesy of Stair. Ever look at a breathtaking apartment building and wonder who lives there... and how? Stair Galleries is offering collectors the opportunity to vicariously experience the living space and lifestyle of a legendary New York City power…
Art Industry
Minted and The Metropolitan Museum of Art Launch Design Collaboration Supporting the Arts and Independent Artists
Classic Works of Art Are Reimagined as Contemporary Holiday Card and Greeting Card Designs by Minted’s Global Community of Independent Artists SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Minted, the design marketplace that brings unique design from the best independent artists to consumers everywhere, today announced a collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Eleven of…
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American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts: Session II
1981 represents an important period in the career of Helen LaFrance, an often-overlooked African American painter of the late 20th century. Her work shows the influence of the disappearing lifestyle and culture of the rural American South. Beyond themes of rural life, she paints many religious concepts and floral studies…
Auction Result
Lyon & Turnbull announces results of 'Five Centuries' auction in Edinburgh
A rare 17th century Indo-Portuguese embroidered coverlet worked in chain-stitched yellow silk on a cotton ground with a central profile portrait of a ruler within bands of musicians, hunters, boats, fish and animals sold for £18,750. EDINBURGH.-Lyon & Turnbull’s Five Centuries auction in Edinburgh on September 2-3 was hugely successful…
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American & Euro Ceramics/Early 20th C. Design
After completing college, Arthur Eugene Baggs joined Dr. Herbert James Hall in teaching patients pottery for occupational therapy at a Massachusetts sanatorium. After running the program, called Marblehead Pottery, for many years, Baggs converted it into a company in 1915. It continued to operate under his direction until its closure…
Auction Industry
Three centuries of European furniture and works of art from historic Scottish country house to be offered at auction
Flemish Mythological Tapestry of Dido and Aenaes. Estimate: £6000 - 8000 + fees. Photo: Lyon & Turnbull. EDINBURGH.- This September Lyon & Turnbull’s Five Centuries auction in Edinburgh will include a selection of furniture and works of art from Balcarres House, Fife, home of the Earls of Crawford and Balcarres. Balcarres House,…
Auction Industry, Press Release
Stair to Offer the Collection of the late Sir John Richardson
John Richardson: A Scholar Collects Stair is pleased to offer the contents of Sir John Richardson’s lower Fifth Avenue loft on September 16 & 17, 2020 in what will certainly be one of our most interesting ‘lifestyle’ sales to date. With every room in his lushly decorated loft painted a…
Auction Preview
Dining In | New York
Mario Buccellati was one of the first Italian goldsmiths to establish a shop on Fifth Avenue in New York. He was often called the “Prince of Goldsmiths” for his popularity among the royalty of Europe. He was greatly influenced by the motifs of the Renaissance period, which ultimately became his…
