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Results from the Grove Park Inn Antiques Show
Friday: The antiques portion of the show opened at 3 PM and lasted until 6 PM. The main ballroom is small and holds about 50 antiques dealers. The crowd was large for this small room, so it was packed and … Continue reading
Results from the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antiques Show
It’s Tuesday, 5 PM, and the show is winding down. It’s hard work sitting for so many hours, talking to hundreds of people, but it’s gratifying when the show goes well, and this one went well. I personally talked to … Continue reading
Setting up at the Miami National Antiques Show
At this point, setup is finished and the show opens to the public today at noon. We’ve exhibited at this show for more than 25 years and have seen the show change over this time. Unfortunately most of the changes … Continue reading
Good results for Tiffany Studios objects at Sotheby’s New York, December 17, 2009
Sotheby’s New York held their “Important Tiffany” auction on December 17, 2009, with good results. 30 of the 39 lots sold, for total sales of $3,038,250. The top lot of the sale was #434, a Tiffany Studios Laburnum table lamp … Continue reading
Generally poor results at Heritage’s first New York 20th Century Decorative Arts auction, December 10, 2009
Heritage Auctions, the major Dallas, TX auction house, held their first auction of 20th Century Decorative Arts in New York on December 10, 2009. Results were generally poor in the lamp and glass sections of the auction, with many lots … Continue reading
Tiffany Studios lamps soar at Christie’s New York 20th Century Decorative Arts auction
To say the least, the results of the December 8, 2009 Christie’s Magnificent Tiffany auction were interesting. There was real strength in the high end of the market and apathy in the low end. The best examples brought extraordinary prices, … Continue reading
Some treasures I’ve owned, part V, Gallé blownout vases
Emile Gallé died in 1904, but the company he founded continued in business until the Great Depression. Production stopped during WWI, but then continued after the war. It was during that time that blownout vases were created. Sometimes they are … Continue reading
French cameo and Tiffany Studios Favrile glass do well at Julia’s Lamp & Glass auction, November 20, 2009
Session 2 of James D. Julia’s Lamp & Glass auction was held on Friday, November 20. The session began with art glass shades, with rare and unusual examples holding up well, while common shades did not. The Tiffany Studios section … Continue reading
Some treasures I’ve owned, part IV, Tiffany Studios desk items
Tiffany Studios desk sets have become quite popular in the last few years. I think publication of the Kemeny book on Tiffany desk sets galvanized public interest. Since the publication of the book, prices have gone up 10-fold on many … Continue reading
Tiffany Studios lamps soar at Skinner’s sale of the Richard Wright Collection
On October 24, 2009, Skinner, Inc. sold part II of the Richard Wright Collection. Overall, the sale was a barnburner, but today I’ll only discuss the Tiffany Studios lamps and glass. Yesterday, I reviewed a few of the results and … Continue reading