NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce the sales of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design and Important Tiffany, both including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky. The sales will take place on Wednesday December 15. The auctions imm…
After Decades in Storage, George Armstrong Custer Flag Sells for $2.2 Million
BILLINGS, MONT. (AP).- The only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in southeastern Montana sold at auction Friday for $2.2 million. The buyer was identified by the auction house So…
Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design Works Shine at Christie’s New York
NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s announce the sales of Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design and Important Tiffany, both including Property from the Collection of Max Palevsky. The sales will take place on Wednesday December 15. The auctions imm…
After Decades in Storage, George Armstrong Custer Flag Hits Auction at Sotheby’s Today
BILLINGS, MONT (AP).- Frayed, torn and maybe even a little bloodstained, the only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer’s “Last Stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn sold for $54 when it first surfaced in the 1890s. On Friday, …
Burgeoning Interest in Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs to Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…
Burgeoning Interest in Design, Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs to Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…
Burgeoning Interest in Design, Collecting Push 19th Century Oriental Rugs To Forefront in Art World
OAKLAND, CA.- Highlighted by a world record-price for an Oriental carpet sold at auction and the remarkable interest in rug-based interior design projects, the year 2010 has pushed the level of interest in art-level Oriental rugs to unprecedented heigh…
Audubon’s "Birds of America" Fetches $10 Million Establishing a New World Record
LONDON (AP).- It’s quite a nest egg. John James Audubon’s “Birds of America,” a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, fetched more than $10 million at auction on Tuesday, making it the world’s most expensive published book. With its 43…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Receives Important Collection from Mollie Gowing
SYDNEY.- Edmund Capon, Director Art Gallery of New South Wales announced that Mollie Gowing, a great supporter of the gallery and of Indigenous art in particular has left an important collection of 142 works plus a very generous legacy of $5 million to…
Art Gallery of New South Wales Receives Important Collection from Mollie Gowing
SYDNEY.- Edmund Capon, Director Art Gallery of New South Wales announced that Mollie Gowing, a great supporter of the gallery and of Indigenous art in particular has left an important collection of 142 works plus a very generous legacy of $5 million to…