A pair of 20ct gold wedding boxes dating from the late Qing period is on offer (one shown […]
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Harry Austin trained as an artist from a young age. He won many medals for his drawings at this time. He started his career at Royal Worcester in 1910. Harry developed into a very skilled artist with a wide range of subjects. Birds were the most predominant feature of his many talents. He produced a series of amazing birds for the Australian market. He also made paintings of fruit, flowers and plants for the export market. So realistic were the paintings that one could almost reach out a hand to pick them. Harry retired in 1955 and left a legacy of a truly beautiful bird and fruit ceramic art.
NASA videotape recordings of the Apollo 11 mission topped Sotheby’s Space Exploration Sale held on the 50th anniversary […]
A collection of rare colour photographs from a ‘lost’ Dr Who episode proved the enduring appeal of the […]
Newcastle-upon-Tyne auction house Anderson & Garland will begin the sale of a vast number of vintage comics this […]
An auction record for a Star Wars toy was established when Hake’s Auctions of York, Pennsylvania, sold a […]
Martin Ritchie Sharp did not have a close relationship with either of his parents, but his mother still encouraged his early leanings towards art. Martin attended his first art exhibition at age nine. His art teacher recognised his talent and recommended that he study at the National Art School in East Sydney. Sharp’s first solo exhibition was held in 1965 at the Clune Galleries in Sydney and was hugely successful, being almost a sell-out on the first night. Sharp also produced posters for musicians including Bob Dylan and Donovan. Having never married or had children, his will specified that his home Wirian become ‘a hub for art education and that it should foster awareness of his work’.
A ‘photo gun’ inspired by an African explorer has been snapped up for a hammer price of £138,000 […]
Beneath the famous anchor and dolphin device that denotes a product of the Aldine presses in Venice, the […]
An unusual entry to the latest Silver & Objects of Vertu sale at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury […]
These two posters which will be offered for sale by Swann Auction Galleries in New York on August […]
Associations including Queen Victoria’s daughter help to boost 17th century manuscript. Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette | Ian McKay […]
No record exists of any signed, autograph letter in the hand of Mao Zedong being previously sold on […]
A 17th century oak panel marking the rebuilding of one of the best-known dwellings on the Chester Rows […]
Jackson’s of Cedar Falls, Iowa, has a reputation for selling Russian works of art. Its sale on July […]
Top lot in a June 6 sale of maps, natural history and other colour plate books held in […]
The Hammerhead shark plate shown below is not as colourful as many of the other 432 featured in […]
Raphael, also known as Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, was a renowned Italian painter and architect of High Renaissance. He was popularly called The Divine One (‘Il Divino). He was renowned for the spatial geometry and perfect grace of his High Renaissance drawing and painting. He formed the traditional trinity of great masters of that era with Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Quite a lot of his works are deposited in the Vatican Palace. Despite his short life, he contributed immensely to the development of art in Italy and the whole world. Raphael’s works are available and can be seen in the best art museums all over the world.