Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antonio Jacobsen’s “The RADNORSHIRE”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antonio Jacobsen’s “The RADNORSHIRE”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – Antonio Jacobsen’s “The RADNORSHIRE”

The RADNORSHIRE.  Here is a really nice (early) ship portrait by the 19th century American artist Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921) that we sold in the late 1980s … more than 100 years after it was created.      

Oakville woman lands $3 stack of colonial documents at Buffalo yard sale
Oakville woman lands $3 stack of colonial documents at Buffalo yard sale

Oakville woman lands $3 stack of colonial documents at Buffalo yard sale

Oakville woman lands $3 stack of colonial documents at Buffalo yard sale – here is an interesting story about a woman who supposedly bought a small collection of documents relating to 18th century New Jersey at a yard sale in Buffalo. … More…

Baltimore 2013 – Photos During Set-up
Baltimore 2013 – Photos During Set-up

Baltimore 2013 – Photos During Set-up

Here are a few images of the booth during set-up … should be finished tomorrow.    

Baltimore 2013 – Before Shots of the Booth
Baltimore 2013 – Before Shots of the Booth

Baltimore 2013 – Before Shots of the Booth

Here are a few images of our booth before starting to hang the paintings.  

Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Blue Diamond
Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Blue Diamond

Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Blue Diamond

Sotheby’s has decided Hong Kong will be the best location to auction an incredibly rare 7.59 carat vivid blue diamond. With an estimate of $19 million, the stone could set a per-carat record for any diamond. The decision to sell … More…

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”
Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”

Painting of the Day (SOLD ARCHIVES) Holly Hope Banks’s “Dianthus and Roses”

Dianthus and Roses.

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case
Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Art dealer is believed to be co-operating with federal authorities in fakes case

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home
Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home

Pre-Raphaelite wall mural found hidden in William Morris’s London home – Hidden for decades under a bedroom’s wallpaper, the mural is slowly emerging.  

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”
Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”

Painting of the Day (SOLD archives) – William Gosling’s “A Hot Day in the Harvest Field”

A Hot Day in the Harvest Field.  Here is a beautiful 19th century British Victorian landscape by William Gosling (1824-1883) that was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1877.  The gallery sold this painting more than a decade ago.