Stand-out lot in a recent Irish sale was one of the 100 special copies of Ulysses printed on […]
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Pleased as the vendors were to be told by Gloucestershire auctioneer Martin Lambert that a 1920s trunk from […]
The auction of sporting memorabilia seized from Boris Becker has finally taken place with some extraordinary prices bid […]
Racing along to a double-estimate £2400, this tinplate clockwork Tri-ang Magic Midget made by Line Bros in 1933, […]
At a €2.7m (£2.45m) hammer price, a 17th century Flemish flower painting was the toast of the Old […]
The Patriotic War of 1812 stirred up powerful feelings of national pride in Russia. Extracted from Antiques Trade […]
As a reminder of the days when a piece of quality furniture could be expected to top a […]
The story of Cornish care worker Jordan Rogers, who proved he was the illegitimate son and legitimate heir […]
Leonardo da Vinci was an excellent Italian painter and polymath. He was considered to be one of the three great originators of High Renaissance art in Italy. Leonardo was also distinguished as a master of oil painting such as the painterly methods of using shadow to make a 3-D effect (chiaroscuro) and using glazes in slightly different tones of colour, making an almost imperceptible transition from light to dark (sfumato). These two methods are noticeable in the Mona Lisa. Aside from being one of the greatest painters of all time, he is respected and appreciated for his technological cleverness and resourcefulness. Even to this day, the interest in Leonardo and his work has never reduced.
On December 27, 1851, the architect Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) wrote to Augustus Pugin (1812-52) with a progress […]
Two musical boxes catching the eye and ear among the small vertu sections at summer silver sales. Extracted […]
A complete set of the Metellus ‘Speculum orbis terrae’ publications that featured in ATG No 2399 was not […]
Saved at the last minute from a skip, a collection of Aboriginal weapons drew worldwide interest at Martel […]
Schulim Krimper was an Australian furniture designer and cabinetmaker who took the local Melbourne furniture market by storm during the 1960s and 70s with his modernist pieces. His furniture and cabinets during that time had exceptional materials and artistry making them instant collector’s items. His cabinets usually had simple designs, with a focus on clean, smooth lines and ergonomically curved edges. He was also quite partial to low profiles. So in awe were the clients of his work that they afforded him the kind of respect that was usually reserved for artists such as sculptors and painters. His pieces are still highly sought after today and often fetch high prices in auctions and sales.
Decades after its journey to the moon, the Apollo 11 Timeline Book is going under the hammer at […]
The recent sale of a single-owner collection of Moorcroft pottery by Kingham & Orme in Evesham demonstrated two […]
In market terms, ecclesiastical gates are not the subject of mass appeal but examples by major 19th century […]
Scantily catalogued as a Georgian/Victorian micro-mosaic plaque depicting a dove, a classic example of the pieces produced by […]