Category Archives: Auctions
Mixed results at Heritage’s Illustration Art Auction, August 17-18, 2010
Heritage Auctions of Dallas, TX, held an Illustration Art Auction on August 17-18, 2010, with mixed results. Prices were strong for the best known artists and fairly weak for lesser known artists. The top lot of the sale was #78330, … Continue reading
You can buy some of Lee Marvin’s personal items at Julia’s Auction on August 27, 2010
Remember Lee Marvin, winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for Cat Ballou in 1965? Marvin was the tough guy in many movies, of which “The Dirty Dozen” is probably his most famous. His widow, Pamela Marvin, has decided to … Continue reading
Remember Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger? Well, you just missed buying him!
I’m old enough to remember the Roy Rogers Show on Saturday mornings in the 1950s. It was a great show for kids. I enjoyed listening to Roy and Dale (Evans) singing “Happy Trails To You” to end their show each … Continue reading
Some extraordinary results for French cameo glass at Christie’s Interior sale, July 22, 2010
Christie’s New York held another of their Interior sales on July 22, 2010, with some noteworthy results for French cameo glass. The French cameo glass section of the sale began with lot 204 and ended with lot 236. A nice … Continue reading
You could have bought a piece of history at Sotheby’s New York sale of the Mark Twain Collection, June 17, 2010
Sotheby’s New York sold the Mark Twain Collection of original letters, manuscripts and photographs, as part of a larger sale of the James S. Copley Library, June 17, 2010. The Mark Twain Collection consisted of about 200 items, valued pre-sale … Continue reading
Tiffany Studios items do well at Julia’s Important Lamp and Glass auction, June 22-23, 2010
James D. Julia, Inc. held their annual June Important Lamps and Glass Auction on June 22-23, 2010. I asked Jim to write some comments about his sale. His response appears in its entirety at the end of this blog post. … Continue reading
Good results at Christie’s Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design sale in New York, June 17, 2010
June is 20th Century Decorative Arts Month, or so I’ve named it. Every June (and December), it seems every major (and minor) auction house has a 20th Century Decorative Arts sale. The June sales usually don’t have as powerful a … Continue reading
Very strong results for Tiffany Studios lamps at Sotheby’s New York 20th Century sale, June 16, 2010
Sotheby’s New York held its early summer 20th Century Design sale on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. The sale began with 22 lots by Tiffany Studios, including several important lamps. The results continue a trend that has lasted decades — good … Continue reading
A day in the life of an antiques dealer
I exhibit at shows around the country and one question that is often asked of me is “How do you get these things?” Well, here’s one day in my life that will partially answer the question. Yesterday, Saturday, was planned … Continue reading
Solid results at Christie’s sale of Lalique, South Kensington, London, May 26, 2010
Christie’s held an all Lalique sale at it’s South Kensington location in London on May 26, 2010. The results were solid, with a few exceptional ones. Interest in Lalique seems to be good worldwide, but always a little better in … Continue reading