
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
It's Halloween Time Again

Here are some ideas from Better Homes & Gardens to inspire your Halloween Weekend party decorating using vintage items.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Search the V&A Collection Online

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
World Record Price For Flag

Friday, October 23, 2009
Nefertiti Back On Show - But Not All Are Happy

Thursday, October 22, 2009
New Objectspace Exhibition Highlights Collections

'To Have and To Hold: Making Collections' is a new exhibition on at Objectspace, Ponsonby which explores the motivation behind collecting objects. 18 different collections are on display in the gallery including; Royal Copenhagen figurines, sunglasses, Winston Churchill memorabilia and contraceptive devices. Read review from the NZ Herald here.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A Deaccession Exhibition in England

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Alberton Almost Ready to Show Off New Facelift

Friday, October 16, 2009
Tales From Te Papa

(image from Te Papa Blog: Riria Hotere and Simon Morton - your guides to NZ's cultural treasures in Tales from Te Papa)
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A Roman Cameo Vase to Rival The Portland Uncovered


"These very rare vessels were highly artistic, luxury items, produced by the Roman Empire’s most skilled craftsmen. They are formed from two layers of glass – cobalt blue with a layer of white on top – which is cut down after cooling to create the cameo-style decoration.
Items of this kind were produced, it is thought, within a period of only two generations. They would have been owned by distinguished Roman families." There are only 15 known to exist.
Items of this kind were produced, it is thought, within a period of only two generations. They would have been owned by distinguished Roman families." There are only 15 known to exist.
Bonhams claim the vase it in better condition and with superior decoration to the Portland vase housed in the British Museum collection. (Portland left,Bonhams right). Read ATG article here.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
$19,000 Portrait May be a £100m Leonardo

This portrait, sold as "German, early 19th Century" at Sotheby's in 1990 may in fact be a lost work by Leonardo Da Vinci. Using new scientific techniques a fingerprint that is "highly comparable" to a fingerprint on a Vatican work was found. Read ATG article here.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Another Artist More Famous After Death

This reminds me of a great story on America's Antique Roadshow about this Poe daguerreotype (illustrated) that came in for appraisal on the show. Purchased for $96 in Walnut, Iowa it was appraised at $30,000 - $50,000. However, it was a find too good to be true and became more complicated once the FBI became involved. Read the story on the Roadshow website here.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Antique Dealer Sick of Appraising Smurf Collections

I hope you are aware of The Onion - there is always truth in satire. I am sure I have seen Smurfs at auction here in New Zealand.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
More Crazy Toy Prices!

Fewer than five examples toy are known to exist of this live-steam fire engine, considered by many to be the ultimate in Märklin craftsmanship. (Antiques Trade Gazette)
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Merchant Ivory Collection To Sell

Mr. Merchant collected antiques obsessively and eclectically for 40 years. The items were kept in apartments in Mumbai, London, Paris and New York in addition to a country house in upstate New York. Some items were used on their movie sets.
Items include Indian furniture, paintings and ceramic pieces. The sale is catalogued online on Christie's website here.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Samson The T-Rex Fails to Sell in Vegas

The T-Rex skeleton offered for auction in a Las Vegas fossil sale did not make the $6 million mark. Bonhams & Butterfields are negotiating with buyers as many institutions found it hard to come up with the large amount of money needed to buy it. The rest of the sale sold well. Read full Herald article here.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Here is Some of His Work





Further to the introduction yesterday here are a few examples of Mr Karch's work featuring; rolling pins, vintage cake moulds, linen, greeting cards and bakelite.(via Apartment Therapy)
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