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(Washington, DC) Separated by fewer than 100 miles, England and Ireland have had a closely intertwined history with profound political and cultural significance for both islands. In a new exhibition at the Folger, the deep connections between these two cultures—at times uneasy allies, at…
DALLAS - An abridged early 1920s Abraham Lincoln biopic, "The Life of Abraham Lincoln," one in the long line of cinematic interpretations of Lincoln's life leading up to Steven Spielberg's recently released "Lincoln" - a film receiving critical accolades across the board - and one long thought lost…
New York—Swann Galleries’ December 6 auction of Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Historical Prints, Ephemera featured an outstanding collection of mappings of Asia, and buyers bid enthusiastically for the best and rarest examples of these.
(Boston, Massachusetts) Exhibitions scheduled for 2013 and beyond in the Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery of the Boston Athenæum feature “Brilliant Beginnings: The Athenæum and the Museum in Boston,” on the extraordinarily close collaboration that helped establish one of the world’s great art museums.
NEW YORK—The top lot at Swann Galleries’ November 29 auction of Autographs was a postcard from Pablo Picasso to conductor Henri Defossé sending New Year’s greetings from Paris in December 1919. The card, signed “Olga et Picasso,” included a small ink drawings of a holiday feast set out on a table,…
New York—The top lots at Swann Galleries’ November 20 auction of 19th & 20th Century Literature were first editions of Pulitzer price winners—and two of them set auction records. Booth Tarkington’s The Magnificent Ambersons, inscribed first edition with dust jacket, 1918, and Edith Wharton’s…
Woburn, Massachusetts - January 2013 - James D. Julia auctioneers will present a special showing of the John F. Gale Collection of Outstanding New England Paintings at the Rockport Art Association. The exhibit on January 12, 2013 will feature over 120 paintings and a talk by "Antiques Roadshow"…
Matthew Haley has been appointed Head of Books, Maps and Manuscripts UK by Bonhams, the international fine art and antiques auction house.He has been based in New York for the past four years as a specialist in fine books but will now move back to the UK to take over the running of the London…
(Palm Beach, FL) - The Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show returns to the Palm Beach County Convention Center February 15-19, 2013. Presented by the Palm Beach Show Group, this important event will feature more than 180 international exhibitors, an engaging lecture series and an expanded…
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Even Scrooge might have eked out a curmudgeonly smile on December 6th at Waverly Rare Books, as the hammer fell on a collection of 30 leather-bound books comprising the “Works of Charles Dickens.” The 1861-63 Library Edition containing such classics as Oliver Twist, A Tale of…
