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After the Masters: Understanding and Collecting Old Master Copies
After the Masters: Understanding and Collecting Old Master Copies Lot 23: Frans Wouters, After Sir Peter Paul Rubens, “The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant,” oil on oak panel. Sotheby’s (October 30) Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes • Last updated: 10.24.17 Copies of famous 16th, 17th and 18th century works are part of the history of influence […]
Handbag found in Denbigh garage valued at £3,800
A handbag found during a garage tidy-up which was thought to be “junk” is set to be sold for thousands of pounds. When sisters Linda and Margaret Pritchard from Denbigh found the damp bag during a clear-out they earmarked it for the tip. However, it turned out to be a […]
Lalique mirror saved from dustbin
The bronze pieces produced by Rene Lalique are perhaps less well-known than the master’s jewellery and glass but seldom so under-rated that they are consigned to the dustbin, as was the case with this c.1910 hand mirror, below. In 1971 it was rescued by a dustman on his rounds and […]
Designer Spotlight: One-on-One with Jayne Design Studio
Designer Spotlight: One-on-One with Jayne Design Studio Living room designed by Jayne Design Studio. Courtesy of Jayne Design Studio. Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes • Last updated: 10.03.17 For Manhattan-based interior designer Thomas Jayne, who was named to ELLE DECOR’s A-List for the second year in a row this June, historical architecture and antiques have […]
Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art
Cabinet of Curiosities: Oddities of Victorian Decorative Art Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes • Last updated: 10.24.17 A cabinet of curiosities, also known as a wunderkammer or “kunstkammer,” is the equivalent of a zoo full of exotic animals in the world of antiquing. A practice that began in the 13th century, a kunstkammer was […]
Cockerel Vane Crows To $17,000 At Stair Galleries
HUDSON, N.Y. — A gilt-zinc and copper cockerel weathervane, J. Howard & Co., Bridgewater, Mass., 25 by 26 inches topped Stair Galleries’ March 11 Americana auction when it fetched $17,000, well above its $4/6,000 estimate. With provenance to American Hurrah Antiques, New York, the vane came out of the collection [...]What To Collect: Pocket Watches
As Sotheby's announces a sale of timepieces by England's greatest watchmaker, Joanne Lewis explains how to buy your own. In today’s age of technology, we are surrounded by devices that tell the time from our computers to our phones. So why are people still interested in collecting timepieces? Demand for [...]London to Brighton classic cars cruise into auction at Bonhams
Fancy owning one of the earliest vehicles on the road and racing it down to Brighton? Now’s your chance as more than 20 vintage cars, many restored and fit to compete in the 120-year old veteran run, are to be sold in early November. A collection of cars dating from […]
Rare Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet Claims RM Sotheby’s Top Sale At $7.7 Million
AMELIA ISLAND, FLA. — One-of-three Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolets claimed top sale of the week at $7.7 million in RM Sotheby’s Concours D’elegance sale on March 10 and 11. The firm reinforced its market leadership over the weekend by generating $70.9 million in sales with 90 percent of all lots [...]Viennese fancies: £440,000 for gold-mounted Du Paquier tureen
A lavish Viennese gold-mounted porcelain tureen and stand – the epitome of Habsburg court luxury during the reign of the Holy Roman emperor Charles VI – topped Bonhams’ Fine European Ceramics sale in London on December 6. Estimated at £150,000- 200,000, it took £440,000 (£ 536,700 including 25/20/12% buyer’s premium). […]