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The Hot Bid: Wedgwood First Day’s Vase sold for record price
NEW YORK – On occasion, The Hot Bid revisits remarkable antique and vintage collectibles that have sold. Today’s subject is a rare Wedgwood covered vase. What you see: A Wedgwood “First Day’s Vase” dating to 1769. Estimated at £120,000 to £180,000 ($151,000 to $226,000), it sold for £482,500 ($607,000) at Christie’s in 2016, setting a record for […]
Quinn’s presents definitive Wedgwood ceramics collection in April 14 auction
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – In 1759, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons founded a family-owned and operated company whose distinctive wares became synonymous with fine English pottery and decorative accessories. On April 14, an important representation of 18th- to 20th-century Wedgwood blue jasperware will be offered on American shores, at Quinn’s Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia, […]
Campaign in Britain saves Wedgwood pottery collection
LONDON – Seven thousand private donations have helped save a historic collection of Wedgwood pottery in Britain by raising £2.74 million (3.50 million euros, $4.38 million), with a third of the money coming from the celebrated company’s home region. The Wedgwood Collection, which includes 80,000 works of art, ceramics and photographs spanning more than 250 […]
Anna snake jug, Wedgwood bonanza to highlight Skinner sale Jan. 7-8
BOSTON – Skinner Inc. will host an auction of European Furniture and Decorative Arts in two sessions on Friday, Jan. 7, and Saturday, Jan. 8, in its Boston gallery. The first of four European Furniture and Decorative Arts sales Skinner will host in 2011, this sale will offer more than 1,000 lots. LiveAuctioneers will provide […]