Tuckerbox: New kids on the Auction Block

One thing about auctioneering in Sydney, New South Wales:  you never know who's in, who's out, who's hot, who's not - the ma...

Outta Space

Seems like I've been blogging an awful lot about Sotheby's recently.  Well, they're always in the news, so one can hardly help i...

So, is there room at the top? (of the Sydney art market)

The Australian reported that Bonham's is throwing its hat into the ring of the already crowded Sydney art market.  You will recall that...

Unnoticed Audubon at Indiana University

Here's a little tidbit:  you remember I blogged about John J. Audubon 's Birds of America , which was estimated to go for a cool $8 ...

When opulence becomes decadence

I've been crazy busy, as is usual of late, so I suppose that by now everyone has seen last week's spate of  articles regarding prote...

Sotheby's did what?! That's no way to treat a gentleman.

Those of us who run modest antiques establishments take some small comfort when antiques professionals of note make mistakes.  It's not...

Fine Art doing well

So Fine Art and Antiques dealers keep talking about how well things are doing at the 'top end' of the market.  Paintings have been ...

Moore may be less: Possible fake sculpture at Melboure Auction House

The Age reports this morning that Mother and Child, a sculpture purportedly by the late  Henry Moore, a famous 20th Century British artist,...

English Excursions

All sorts of fun happenings at English societies this spring.  The French Porcelain Society is going to Copenhagen the first week in May, wi...