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The Face of American Art | November 9, 2023

George Washington is without a doubt the best known face in the history of American Art. He is a powerful symbol of our country, known the world over. He is also the reason for the...

New York, Once New Amsterdam: The Flow of Dutch Influence Over the Atlantic | November 6, 2023

Present-day Lower Manhattan proudly carries the historic legacy of the early Dutch settlement established in 1624. For 40 years, New Amsterdam served as the foothold for the Dutch in the...

The Historical Allure of Gold | Novmber 2, 2023

Lot 526(Two) Half-Ounce Austrian Philharmonic Gold CoinsThroughout the ages, the yellow metal has been prized for its symbolic and ceremonial usage in different cultures around the world....

Ferdinand Pettrich, Portrait of Henry Clay | October 23, 2023

Max Loehr: Renowned Asian Art Scholar | October 11, 2023

Max Loehr spent his life working with Asian works of art. A respected art historian and noted authority on Chinese art, Max Loehr would eventually accept the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Chair...

Line — Circle ○ Dot ● The Paintings of Gordon Onslow-Ford | September 29, 2023

Lot 172Early Gordon Onslow-Ford PaintingBorn in 1912, Gordon Max Onslow-Ford came from an artistic family. By 1937, Onslow-Ford was dedicated to a career as a painter. In the fall of that...

The Irascibles | September 28, 2023

iras·ci·bles: artists marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger fiery petulant prickly quick-tempered snappish testy waspish creative ...

Watherston & Brogden Goldsmith Manufacture | September 16, 2023

Lot 12662kt. Victorian Era Garnet and Pearl Necklace, with Original Custom BoxWorld-Class Consignments and Exceptional ResultsSign Up For Brunk UpdatesCONNECT WITH...

Americans Painting Abroad | September 14-16, 2023

Lot 1050William Thompson Russel SmithAmerican artists have always been drawn to the inspirations of Great Britain and the Continent. Completely different from our own, the history,...

William E. Hughes: Mexican Jade | September 14, 2023

The collection of over 200 Mesoamerican Jade Beads, Effigies, Bowls, and Pendants coming to auction this September in our Premier & Emporium auctions represents just a portion of the...