by Admin | Aug 17, 2021 | Featured Stories
Home Joan B. and James L. Loeb Estates Joan B. and James L. Loeb Estates Historic preservation was a central part of the lives of Joan and James Loeb, and the collecting of fine American antiques was a natural extension of that passion. Among their many...
by Admin | Aug 5, 2021 | Featured Stories
Home Collecting from the Inside Out–The Ann and Joel Finn Collection Collecting from the Inside Out–The Ann and Joel Finn Collection Some things are hard to square about Joel E. Finn. He loved speed, but collected with infinite patience. Solitary by nature, he was...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Press
In the 1970s, Clarence L. Adams, Jr., experienced a heart attack at his home in Raleigh, NC. The medical scare required quiet and calm recovery. During that time he began reading and researching Chinese history and art, which led him into studying porcelain and the...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2021 | Press
… the Swedish couple began collecting all kinds of Chinese porcelain beginning in the 1970s, purchasing from antique stores during their travels, and from auction houses—namely, Sotheby Parke Bernet in New York—evidenced by the stacks of sales catalogues and...
by Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Press
Asheville, North Carolina, October 5, 2020 — Brunk Auctions sustains impressive hammer prices and sell through rates in their second sale of the Fall season. The October 2-3 Premier Auctions attracted national and international buyers across many categories with...
by Admin | Sep 30, 2020 | Press
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 …October 2nd and 3rd, an auction of a fabulous collection of historical needlework is available online, and I want you to know about it. You might not be able to participate, but you can certainly take a peek at the items being auctioned and...
by Admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Press
Richard Manson, Jr. grew up loving the sounds and smells of the ballpark. At a young age he was a tiny spectator at the grandest of stages – Yankee Stadium. It was there he looked on as “Big Cat” Mize, “Whitey” Ford, and some fresh faced kid from Oklahoma named...
by Admin | Sep 24, 2020 | Press
Collectors Compete Vigorously in Market-Affirming Landmark Sale Of Late Connoisseur’s American Furniture And Paintings ASHEVILLE, N.C. – For immediate release, September 18, 2020: “BEACON ROCK, NEWPORT,” by John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872) led Brunk Auctions’...