The old saying goes, buy something foremost because you like it. That's because appreciation is rarely a sure thing. A look back at episodes of Antiques Roadshow since 1997 in fact show that since then lots of classic antiques have only lost value. The look back reveals that in some episode instances over the past … Continue reading Antiques Roadshow Vintage Shows Declining Values
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Wormser Brothers bottle hits $18,480 at American Bottle Auctions
A Wormser Brothers barrel bitters bottle, made between 1867 and 1871 and quite possibly the only green example in existence (most are amber in color), soared to $18,480 in an Internet and catalog auction that began Aug. 29 and ended Sept. 8 by American Bottle Auctions. It was the top lot of the 146 bottles … Continue reading Wormser Brothers bottle hits $18,480 at American Bottle Auctions
The Haight-Ashbury Collection of original hand-crafted psychedelic art at Heritage Auctions
The Haight-Ashbury Collection of original hand-crafted psychedelic art, original 1960s rock posters, including original work by the biggest names in the genre – artists Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, David Singer and Victor Moscoso, among the many – will be offered as part of Heritage Auctions’ July 29 Signature Music & Entertainment Memorabilia Auction … Continue reading The Haight-Ashbury Collection of original hand-crafted psychedelic art at Heritage Auctions
Major Picasso Exhibit Coming to San Francisco’s de Young
One renovation has Hudson River Masterpeices from the New York Historical Society at the Amon Carter in Fort Worth and another will bring a large number of works by Picasso to San Francisco's de Young. More than 100 masterpieces by Pablo Picasso from the permanent collection of Paris’ world-renowned Musée National Picasso will travel to … Continue reading Major Picasso Exhibit Coming to San Francisco’s de Young
Antique City Maps Gaining Ground in the Vintage Map Market
Once dismissed as merely an afterthought, antique city maps are now the hottest segment of the collectible antique map market. Antique city maps provide a window into the past, illustrating detailed layouts of cities from hundreds of years ago that are often entirely different than what they have become today. Often hand-colored, the maps themselves … Continue reading Antique City Maps Gaining Ground in the Vintage Map Market
What’s selling on 1stDibs?
Now that the traditional antique buying season has commenced, I wandered over to 1st Dibs to see what was selling via the designer trade this season. As I had somewhat suspected, this Fall still appears to be about fun modern accessories and interesting smaller scale contemporary pieces. Side tables, lighting, interesting seating and unique decorative … Continue reading What’s selling on 1stDibs?
Hope, Art, Harvey Milk and a New Exhibit on the Meaning of San Francisco
The first time I ever consciously thought about Harvey Milk was at a party in San Francisco. I was talking with someone old enough to remember Milk and mentioned that I was from Altoona. It turns out my hometown was mentioned by Milk in a speech to be played in the event of his death. … Continue reading Hope, Art, Harvey Milk and a New Exhibit on the Meaning of San Francisco
Tonalism In Northwest
But once the seed fell on the fertile ground, it grew rich and fast like fruits in California. The many moods of the clouds and lights, the forceful ocean yet gentle hills and the harmonies of contrast of the nature, all serve to be the integral elements of paradise for tonalism painters. [Read More...]
Collecting U.S. World’s Fair Memorabilia
(Photo: On display in Philadelphia in 1876 was George Pullman's Corliss engine, later used to run a factory in Pullman, Il)The "Beaux-Arts boys," as Burnham called them, remained in Chicago for a week and then returned in a private car at the end of February with their completed sketches. Unrolling them on the walls of … Continue reading Collecting U.S. World’s Fair Memorabilia
Urban Art & Antiques 