Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Chinese archaistic vase, $1.445 million, Christie’s Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A celadon-glazed relief-decorated archaistic vase carrying the Qianlong seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period (circa 1736-1795) sold for…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall Russian icon of Jesus, $19,520, Crescent City A circa-1910 Russian icon of Jesus by Khlebnikov, with enameled silver riza and the imperial double-headed eagle mark for Moscow,…
Jackson Pollock painting, $58.36 million, Christie’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auctions from Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil and enamel on paper mounted on canvas by Jackson Pollock, painted in 1948 and titled Number 19, sold for $58.36…
Ken’s Korner: New record price paid for colorless diamond News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall A new world auction record for a colorless diamond was set in May when a pear-shaped, 101.73-carat stone…
Ken’s Korner: Francis Crick lots bring $8 million+ News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Remember Watson and Crick from high school science class? They were the two guys who (along with Dr. Maurice…
The Princie Diamond, $39.3 million, Christie’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall The Princie Diamond – a cushion-cut fancy intense pink Golconda diamond of 34.65 carats – sold for $39.323 million at a…
Edward Hicks painting, $2.55 million, Christie’s Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by Edward Hicks (American, 1780-1849), titled Penn’s Treaty, sold for $2.55 million at a sale of…
Paul Revere tea pot, $230,500, Christie’s Gavels n Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall A rare silver tea pot made by Paul Revere, Jr., in Boston, Massachusetts (circa 1782) sold for $230,500 at a sale…
Ken’s Korner: $50 lidded vessel sells for $26,550 News & Views From the World of Antiques & Collectibles By Ken Hall Not long ago a couple was browsing a small antiques shop in Fresno, Calif., when they spotted an Asian…
Edward Hopper painting, $9.6 million, Christie’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An original oil on canvas painting by Edward Hopper (Am., 1882-1967), titled October on Cape Cod, sold for $9.6 million at…
Claude Monet painting, $43,8 million, Christie’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet, titled Nympheas (1905) sold for $43.76 million at an Impressionist…
Peter Beard triptych, $662,500, Christie’s Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results From Near & Far A 1968 gelatin silver print triptych with ink, blood handwork, snakeskin and collage elements by Peter Beard, titled Orphan Cheetah Triptych, sold for $662,500 at…
