• Q&A: Tylee Abbott

    When a Christie’s press release advertising “the most valuable Western American art auction in history” crossed our desk, our interest was piqued. Tylee Abbott, Christie’s head of the American art department, was kind enough to give us a few insights into this superlative-worthy collection of William I. Koch, who is, among other things, an industrialist, scientist and winner of the America’s Cup. Titled Visions of the West, the sale will be crossing the block in the
  • Butterscotch’s Silver Reflects A Solid Market

    BEDFORD, N.Y. — “It was a great sale. We had the highest number of registered bidders than for any of our other sales this year. We also had an enormous amount of silver with many people wanting to consign silver — probably because the price of silver is so high now — and we had 15 flatware services, which is the most we’ve ever had in a sale, but the silver didn’t disappoint.”The post Butterscotch’s Silver Reflects A Solid Market first appeared on
  • Diverse Tastes Drive Pook’s December Decorative Arts Event

    DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Pook & Pook’s Online Only Decorative Arts auction on December 3 presented nearly 824 lots in a wide range of collecting categories, including timepieces, Native American and ethnographic artifacts, textiles, furniture, books, folk art, militaria, material history and more. Deirdre Pook Magarelli, the firm’s president, reported 1,108 bidders on the company’s platform with an additional 225 signed up on Bidsquare. Having a 96 percent sell-through ra
  • In Time For The Holidays, Glass & Gold Glisten At Morphy’s

    DENVER, PENN. — Morphy Auctions’ annual Winter Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, December 10-11, showcased more than 1,150 lots from all categories, including 37 leaded- and stained-glass lamps, fine art, general antiques, glassware, jewelry, musical instruments, pottery, firearms and more. When the two-day sale closed, it had amassed more than $1.8 million in total. President Dan Morphy noted, “Interest remained steady throughout, and online participation contributed to stro
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  • At Doyle Boston’s Vendome — Sinskey Estate Inaugurates Single-Owner Sales

    BOSTON — Live from The Vendrome, Doyle’s new Boston location, the firm’s 281-lot Property from a Commonwealth Avenue Mansion: The Estate of Anthony J. Sinskey sale was conducted on December 12 — the first single-owner sale presented at The Vendrome since its opening in early September.The post At Doyle Boston’s Vendome — Sinskey Estate Inaugurates Single-Owner Sales first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  • Marion Doubles Online Bidders For Holiday Classic

    MARION, MASS. — “The sale started at 10 am and we didn’t finish until around 6:30 pm. We had a very nice group of new bidders: more than 50 percent of our online bidders were new,” Nick Taradash reported following Marion Antique Auctions’ Holiday Classic Sale II on December 6. “I think it was because we had a very diverse group of quality things that attracted a broad range.” He confirmed the auction tallied $705,000, with more than 95 percent of lots fi
  • BOOK REVIEW: American Furniture 2024

    The 2024 issue of the Chipstone Foundation’s American Furniture journal is hot off the press; it’s the first issue solely edited by Martha Willoughby, who assumed the editorial torch from emeritus editor Luke Beckerdite in 2024. The end papers to the 2024 issue feature the covers of all 30 issues Beckerdite edited himself, and Willoughby pays tribute to his decades-long contributions in her introduction, noting, among other things, 17 articles he authored or co-authored.
     The po
  • Fortuny Is Fortuitous At Augusta Auctions

    BELLOWS FALLS, VT. — Augusta Auctions closed out the calendar year with a bang, conducting its Holiday Vintage Spectacular sale with 250 lots of garments and textiles. The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City and the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection in Northampton, Mass., joined Augusta’s roster of prominent institutional consignors and select private collectors.The post Fortuny Is Fortuitous At Augusta Auctions first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Week
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  • Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas

    It’s no coincidence that Christmas is close to the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. For many of us, it’s the time we need light, joy, and celebration the most. But some might like to lean into the darkness. Here are a few antique and vintage decorations for those who think ghosts and ghouls aren’t just for Halloween.Automated doll of “The Second Ghost” from A Christmas Carol, composition, used in a department store window di
  • Last US Cents Sold At Auction For $16.76 Million Were Worth A Pretty Penny

    By Olivia Diaz
    NEW YORK CITY (AP) — To those who argue that the US penny had no value: some coin collectors beg to differ.
    In fact, they doled out millions for the final pennies circulated in the US before the government ended the cent’s production back in November.
    The US Mint sold 232 three-cent sets for a whopping sum of $16.76 million at an auction last Thursday, December 11, hosted by Stack’s Bowers Galleries.
    The 232nd set — containing the last three pennies ever ma
  • Rococo Steinway Piano Was Music To Roland Bidders’ Ears

    GLEN COVE, N.Y. — Of the 651 lots offered at Roland NY’s December 2025 Holiday Estates Sale conducted on the 13th, a Steinway & Sons Dutch Rococo parquetry inlaid and carved piano with bench took the highest price at $19,500, including premium. Made circa 1948, the piano was a Model O and, despite some small condition issues, sold well above its $10/15,000 estimate. Additional highlights from this sale will be featured in an upcoming issue.
  • Life Ring, Lifeboat Piece From Edmund Fitzgerald Shipwreck Sell At Auction For $150,000

    DETROIT (AP) — A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday, December 19, for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship’s sinking in Lake Superior with 29 men aboard.
    The relics were discovered by a carpenter in 1975 along the shore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There were no survivors when the ore carrier perished in a tremendous storm and plunged 535 feet (163 meters) to the lake bottom.
    “I’m d
  • Grigoriev Dominates Heritage’s Superlative Russian Objects Sales

    DALLAS — Russia was the center of the world at Heritage Auctions on December 16 and 17, with 165 lots from the collection of A La Vieille Russie, the landmark New York City-based Russian antiques firm proving to be just the warm up for nearly 200 lots of Imperial Fabergé & Russian Works of Art on the second day. With nearly 84 percent of all lots offered lots gaveling down successfully, the sale totaled just over $4 million. Three paintings by Boris Grigoriev (Russian, 1886-1939
  • Haring Sculpture Dances To $80K At Winter Associates

    PLAINVILLE, CONN. — December 15 saw 288 lots cross the block in Winter Associates’ Chihuly & Other Important Glass auction. Dancing its way to top-lot status at $80,640 with premium, more than eight times its $5/10,000 estimate, was “Dancing Red Dog,” a white metal Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) sculpture. The work was made in the 1990s by Upscale Welding and has provenance to the owner of the business, Bob Giza, who worked with artist Andre Emmerich to create Har
  • ‘Exceptional’ Auction Brings Exceptional Results For WAG

    EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — On December 3, World Auction Gallery conducted their Exceptional Fine Art & Antiques Auction. With just more than 350 lots of art and antiques, including a substantial collection of French art nouveau glass vases, high quality paintings, a large collection of rare silver items, bronzes, assorted antiques from various countries and more, the auction was packed with items that attracted all types of bidders — from established collectors to first-time auction buy
  • Yes, Virginia, This Letter Is Worth a Small Fortune

    An Antiques Roadshow guest’s Santa Claus letter inspired a famous editorial. Image courtesy: PBS/Holiday magic met American history on a recent episode of Antiques Roadshow, when a guest presented an unassuming handwritten letter that turned out to be one of the most beloved documents in Christmas lore.The letter was written in 1897 by eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, who asked a simple but profound question: Is there a Santa Claus? Addressed to the editors of the New York Sun, the
  • Robert Mnuchin, NYC Art Dealer, 92

    BRIDGEWATER, CONN. — Investment banker turned Modern and Postwar art dealer Robert Mnuchin died Friday, December 19; his death was confirmed by Michael McGinnis, a partner at Mnuchin Gallery in New York City.
    Mnuchin was a major force at the top tier of the art market, exhibiting works by Willem de Kooning, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and Franz Kline. He was also known as an advisor to billionaires like Steve A. Cohen and Mitchell Rales.
    Born in 1933 in Manhattan, Mnuchin grew up in a Jewish
  • Folksy and Festive Christmas Trees

    For many of us, holidays and folk art go hand in hand. Handmade decorations (or at least a handmade look) evoke nostalgia, cherished memories, and beloved traditions. But “traditional” doesn’t have to mean “conventional,” and a look at a few folk art Christmas trees confirms that.American folk art “Twelve Days of Christmas” candle tree, rotating tiers, painted figures, iron, 20th century, 81 in. h, $4,445An enormous 81-inch-tall iron candelabra shaped li
  • Friday Favorite Flea Finds: Mercury Glass Memories

    This bowl of mercury glass ornaments represents years of small, joyful finds, picked up one by one at flea markets, estate sales, and thrift stores across the country. Each ornament has its own personality, from bright mid-century colors to softly silvered spheres that show their age in their best possible speckled way. While I still have more tucked away, downsizing to an apartment and a MUCH smaller tree means not every piece can come out to play these days.For this photo, I used a fabulous mi
  • Popular 1969 Milton Bradley Baseball board game gives vintage card collectors neat options, fond memories

    This article originally appeared on the Sports Collectors Digest website and is reposted here with permission.If you painted the 1969 Major League Baseball season with a one-word brush, it would be: “color.”Examples include: MLB expanding by four teams; the first season with four divisions, two each in the American and National Leagues; the lowering of the height of the pitcher’s mound to promote more offense; and the usually lowly New York Mets shocking the baseball world by w
  • Q&A: Dr. Lisa Brody

    Recently-announced new hires included that of Dr Lisa Brody, who was appointed by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) as its new Jack and Mary Ann Frable curator of ancient art. Brody’s posting follows a two-decade tenure at the Yale University Art Gallery, so we were curious as to why she made the move and what she hopes to do in her new role.The post Q&A: Dr. Lisa Brody first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.
  • Tiffany Leaded Lamp Lights Up Auction with New Record

    With the winter solstice approaching, days in the Northern Hemisphere grow shorter and colder, and nights get longer and darker. We could all use a little more light in our lives. This time of the year, a lot of that light comes in the form of Hanukkah menorahs, Christmas light displays, and Kwanzaa candles. But holiday lights don’t entirely replace electric lamps, especially when those lamps have the beauty and craftsmanship that comes from Louis Comfort Tiffany’s workshop.One of Ti
  • Modern Menorahs at Uniques and Antiques

    Small DAVID PALUMBO Wrought Iron Octopus Menorah. Twisted wrought metal arms support natural Jerusalem Stone bobeche and iron candle spikes. Image: Uniques and AntiquesJust in time for Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on December 14 this year, a selection of mid-century modern menorahs sold at Uniques and Antiques Auction Sales. Their 3 Day Modern and Decorative Auction, held from December 2 to 4, featured 20th-century decorative arts sourced from local estates and consigners. Menorahs in the B
  • Sports Memorabilia Scores Big At Lelands

    The top lot in the sale was this 2000 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket #144 Tom Brady Autograph card, #70/100, BGS EX-MT+ 6.5, Auto 10, which scored $163,593.
    NEW YORK CITY — NFL Hall of Famer and Packers great Forrest Gregg’s Super Bowl I ring sold for $160,225 and a 2000 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket #144 Tom Brady Autograph card netted $163,593 in the Lelands Fall Classic Auction, which ended December 6.
    Gregg’s Super Bowl I ring headlined a trove of 19 items from the per
  • Clarke’s Holiday Auction Proves To Be A Good Time

    Achieving $150,000 on an estimate of $20/30,000 was this 1974 Rolex Cosmograph Daytona in 14K gold, 37-millimeter case. It sold with its Rolex boxes and booklets.
    LARCHMONT, N.Y. — Clarke Auction’s Christmas/Holiday Extravaganza auction, held December 7, brought more than 40 watches to the block, spanning generations of craftsmanship and some of the most respected makers in the world.
    There were notable highlights across the board: a vintage Cartier Santos Carrée or Massif, in
  • Dell Collection Continues To Heat Up At Schillaci & Shultis

    The sale’s highest price of $3,510 was achieved by this example of The Criterion music box by J. M. Paillard, New York. Its oak case measured 11½ inches high by 22½ inches wide by 20½ inches deep and it rested atop a 34-inch-tall oak stand that housed 66 Criterion discs ($2,5/4,500).
    Review by Carly Timpson
    EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y. — Session three of the Arthur J. Dell, Jr, collection was auctioned by Schillaci & Shultis (Two Feathers Antiques & Auctions Serv
  • Single-Owner Prehistoric Collection Unearths $1.24 Million For Heritage

    A phone bidder paid $93,750, the highest price of the sale, for this Steneosaurus bollensis fossil from the Lower Jurassic period, 119 by 69 inches, which was discovered in the Posidonienschiefer Formation.
    Review by Kiersten Busch
    DALLAS — On December 2, Heritage Auctions offered 334 lots of museum-caliber specimens and decorative offerings from the collection of a distinguished Southern California collector. “The sale was great overall with excellent results from both a pure standp
  • At Nye & Company — Eighteenth Century Furniture & Sharples Portraits Lead Stein Collection

    The highest price of the sale was achieved by this Queen Anne cherrywood tray-top tea table, probably Connecticut, circa 1750-70, 26 inches high with a 27¾-by-19-inch top; it went out at $16,250 ($5/10,000).
    Review by Carly Timpson
    BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — “Nye & Company was both honored and thrilled to work with and handle the collection of Nancy and Bob Stein. It was a treat to work with New Jersey collectors that have such a deep passion for the objects that they collected an
  • Carlsen Celebrates The Holidays With $500K Auction

    Top lot status was awarded to this oil on panel of an Elizabethan noblewoman, 42 by 30 inches framed, which crossed the block for $28,125 ($1/2,000).
    Review by Kiersten Busch
    FREEHOLD, N.Y. — More than 360 lots from a New England collection, as well as estates in Cooperstown, N.Y., and Guilderland, N.Y., made up the contents of Carlsen Gallery’s Pre-Holiday Antique Auction on December 7. The sale was an opportunity for bidders to “find the perfect one-of-a-kind holiday gift&rdq
  • Giving Thanks For Gurley Holiday Antiques Traditions

    Ten rows of dealers, most back-to-back, loaded into the cavernous Royal Plaza Trade Center for the annual Gurley Thanksgiving Sunday Antiques Show. Though this photo was taken a few moments before the floor opened up to buyers, it was busy until well after noon.
    Review & Onsite Photos by Madelia Hickman Ring
    MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — For longer than Rachel Gurley can remember, her Thanksgiving weekends have included the annual Gurley Thanksgiving Sunday Antique Show, which her mother Nan st
  • Q&A: Lisa Brody

    Photo by Sandra Sellars © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
    Recently-announced new hires included that of Dr Lisa Brody, who was appointed by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) as its new Jack and Mary Ann Frable curator of ancient art. Brody’s posting follows a two-decade tenure at the Yale University Art Gallery, so we were curious as to why she made the move and what she hopes to do in her new role.
    Congratulations on your new posting. After nearly 20 years as an associate curator
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  • Pokémon Reigns Supreme: What eBay’s 2025 Search Trends Say About Collecting Today

    Image courtesy of eBayWhen it comes to the collectibles that defined 2025, Pokémon reigned supreme again. According to eBay’s Collected report, three of the top ten most-searched collectibles were Pokémon-related. For a franchise that first sparked worldwide obsession in the late 1990s, it’s a powerful reminder that Pokémon’s staying power has moved beyond childhood obsession into a dominant market force.Pokémon Charizard 4 1st Edition Base Set PSA T
  • Good Fortuny At Augusta Auctions

    BELLOWS FALLS, VT. —Augusta Auctions’ Holiday Vintage Spectacular on December 10 was worthy of its name, presenting a selection of 250 haute couture, vintage and antique garments and textiles. The apotheosis of these was a 1930s Fortuny Delphos gown that sold for $18,750, including premium, more than doubling its $6/8,000 estimate. Its shimmering pleated silk was accented with Murano glass beads, and the original gold stenciled belt was intact. More on this and other top lots to fol
  • Musical Carousel Is A Joyride For Bertoia

    VINELAND, N.J. — The more than 60-year collection of the late Martin “Marty” Maloy and his wife, Deborah, was the sole focus of Bertoia Auctions’ December 13 auction, which garnered over $1.6 million in sales, with only two lots of the 400 offered going unsold. The top lot was a Märklin hand-painted musical carousel, purchased by Marty from the personal shelves of Bill Bertoia. The 24½-inch-high piece featured ornate railings, decorative lamp bulbs and its or
  • Man Ray Drawing Tops Three-Day Sale At Millea Bros

    BOONTON, N.J. — Millea Bros closed out its 2025 season with its three-day Select Auction, December 10-12, featuring more than 900 lots of art, antiquities and other curious finds. The highest price of the sale came on the last day: a pen and ink drawing by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), which achieved $121,875 with premium. Titled “Observatory Time – The Lovers,” the 1934 work was signed and dated lower right and had several labels on its reverse, including one for an exh
  • Red Baron Antiques Rocks Around The Jukebox

    ROSWELL, GA. — The December 13 Holiday Rock n’ Roll auction at Red Baron Antiques was led by a Wurlitzer 110 jukebox, complete with a classic rock collection from Rhino Records, at $6,563. It was offered in fine working condition, showing a burl wood finish and colorful rotating cylinders. Price quoted with buyer’s premium as provided by the auction house; more on this eclectic sale to follow.The post Red Baron Antiques Rocks Around The Jukebox first appeared on Antiques And T
  • Meiji Urn Earns Palatial Price For Marion

    MARION, MASS. — More than 625 lots comprised Marion Antique Auctions’ Holiday Classic Sale II on December 6, but emerging as the Most Valuable Lot was a 30-inch-tall Meiji bronze or doki inlaid palace urn made in the late Nineteenth Century by Kanamori Soshichi (Japanese, 1821-1892), who the catalog said won a prize at the 1873 Viennese exhibition. Featuring raised naturalist tree and branch design and exhibiting both gold and silver inlay, the 117-pound urn realized $47,000, includ
  • Chinese Censer Smokes Butterscotch Expectations

    BEDFORD, N.Y. — Nearly 575 lots, sourced from local estates and collections, were the bill of fare in Butterscotch Auction’s December 7 Reflections of the Season sale. Earning top-lot status was an 11⅛-inch-tall Chinese doucai Eight Buddhist Emblems censer that had period Qianlong reign marks (1736-1795) and an old label inscribed “Nath’l L. Frear III.” Estimated at $15/25,000, the catalog noted provenance to a New York City family and comparisons to a simila
  • King Edward Serves Hot Result For Pook

    DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Pook & Pook’s Online Only Decorative Arts auction on December 3 presented nearly 825 lots in a wide range of collecting categories. Earning the sale-high price was a sterling silver Gorham tea and coffee service in the King Edward pattern. Complete with a Dutch strainer and stand and a plated tray, the set weighed around 133 troy ounces and was bid to $6,000, including buyer’s premium, selling to a trade buyer ($4,4/4,800). Additional results from the
  • Tiffany’s Daffodils Bloom For Morphy

    DENVER, PENN. — Morphy’s annual Winter Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, December 10-11, showcased more than 1,150 lots from all categories, including 37 leaded- and stained-glass lamps, fine art, general antiques, glassware, jewelry, musical instruments, pottery, firearms and more. One of 17 offered lamps from Tiffany Studios became the sale’s highest-achieving lot, selling for $73,800, including buyer’s premium. The Daffodil leaded glass table lamp had a 20-inch diam
  • Parisian Tea & Coffee Service Serves Winning Price At Doyle

    BOSTON — Live from Doyle’s new Boston location on December 12, the firm’s Property from a Commonwealth Avenue Mansion: The Estate of Anthony J. Sinskey sale featured 281 lots from the single-owner collection. Sinskey, ScD, was a “renowned MIT professor and pioneering figure in metabolic engineering, biotechnology and biomanufacturing.” The top price of the sale — $14,630, with premium — went to a French sterling silver tea and coffee service by Charles-
  • Frankenmuth Christmas

    Image: Getty ImagesThe Bavarian Glow of Main StreetWhen you step out of the car, you hear the steady sound of Christmas music drifting from a loudspeaker somewhere up the block. The crisp winter air smells of snow and cedar. Storefronts glow with soft light. The sidewalks are busy but calm. Couples stop for photos while families wait for hot chocolate. Nobody hurries. This is Frankenmuth Christmas, where the holiday season feels less like an event and more like the town’s natural rhythm.Th
  • Lighting the Way: The Artistic Symbolism of the Menorah

    Erté menorah. Image courtesy of World Auction Gallery.This year, Hanukkah begins on December 14. When the sun sets that evening, it’s time to light the first candle (or sometimes oil wick) of the menorah. The Hanukkah menorah is one of the most famous Jewish symbols and one of the most beautiful examples of Judaica, the collector’s term for Jewish memorabilia and ceremonial art.Unlike the seven-armed temple menorah, the Hanukkah menorah has few requirements for its appearance
  • Friday Favorite Flea Finds: December 12, 2025

    I stumbled upon this vintage Artmark porcelain angel back in October 2021 while wandering through an antique mall in Las Vegas, where I’d gone for (of course) an eBay-related conference. You never quite know what treasures will turn up in Las Vegas, where thrift stores and antique malls are legendary. However, this little blonde angel felt a bit like a mini jackpot win. She stood out in a glass case full of glittering ornaments and glitzy mid-century décor, and to me, it was her exp
  • 2025 Holiday Vintage and Antique Markets

    Image: AdobeStockVintage and antique markets are among the best places to discover unique holiday decor and gifts. Unlike major retailers stocked with the same mass-produced merchandise, these markets bring together an eclectic mix of vendors offering one-of-a-kind pieces and nostalgic finds that evoke holidays past. Here are several noteworthy fairs taking place across the country that deserve a spot on your holiday shopping itinerary.East CoastCourtesy of the Union Square Holiday MarketThe Uni
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  • 1919 Kentucky Derby Ticket is Still a Winner

    1919 KENTUCKY DERBY Admission Ticket. Image: eBay seller bigred1917.Equestrian enthusiasts recently had a chance to bid on an incredibly rare piece of Kentucky Derby memorabilia. One of the few remaining admission tickets to the 1919 race turned up for sale on the online auction site. When the sale closed on December 3, the ticket sold for an impressive $35,000.Any paper ticket from over 100 years ago is a rarity. The seller noted in the description, “I have been collecting horse racing me
  • Bidders Feast On Fresh Finds At Amelia Jeffers’ Thanksgiving Weekend Auction

    DELAWARE, OHIO — Black Friday shopping looked a little different for some in Central Ohio who fought leftover tryptophan drowsiness to raise their paddles with gusto. Amelia Jeffers’ Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Americana Auction at the historical Garth’s Auction Barn featured three lifetime collections on November 28-29. Day one featured the first installment of the collections of the late Deborah Fisher of Lebanon, Ohio, and Peggy McClard & Randy Segotta (McClard-Segotta A

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