Urban Art and Antiques

A Visit to the Plano Antique Mall

Geo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:08:38 +0000

The Plano Antique Mall was on the agenda for the day. For some odd reason the GPS found what seemed like a very round-a-bout way to get there and a much shorter way to get back. I had high hopes for this mall, hopes which for the most part failed to be met. The percentage [...]

Into the Dallas Museum of Art

ewmiller — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:41:36 +0000

One of the things I’ve been looking forward to in the Dallas Fort Worth area is visiting the museums. The first of these was the Dallas Museum of Art. I didn’t quite know what to expect, of the museums in the region the one I had heard the most about was the Kimbell Museum in [...]

What’s Selling on 1stDibs

Sophie Fuller — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:19:47 +0000

I recently wandered over to 1stDibs, to see how antique forms are fairing these days on the site. While still looking heavily mid-20th Century modern, antiques are fairing a bit better than in previous months. Antique forms which are selling are classic, with clean simple lines which mix well with more modern forms. Clean lines [...]

Titian’s Monumental “Diana” Paintings to Travel to U.S. for First Time for Exhibition at High Museum of Art

Geo — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:45:13 +0000

The High Museum of Art, in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS), will present an exhibition of 25 masterpieces of the Venetian Renaissance—12 paintings and 13 drawings—that will include two of the greatest paintings of the Italian Renaissance, Titian’s “Diana and Actaeon” and “Diana and Callisto” (1556–1559). The two monumental paintings have never [...]

Blue Glass – Azure to Cobalt Glassware of the Depression Era

UAA Team — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:31:38 +0000

Beautiful blue depression era glass came in every shade from deepest cobalt to transparent azure and it remains one of the most popular colors. Let’s look at the glassware you can enjoy in your home. Hazel Atlas made deep cobalt blue glass in several depression patterns, notably Moderntone, Aurora, Royal Lace, Newport and New Century. The gorgeous [...]

A Gaggle of Interests, February 28, 2010

UAA Team — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:23:43 +0000

In this series, the UAA team will list some of the interesting items that we have found in auctions, antique shops, shows or eBay. We neither own the items or, in some cases, have the capability of examining the items in person. It mainly serves as an inventory record of what interests us (not necessarily [...]

Victorian Furniture at Mid Cities and Grapevine Antique Malls

ewmiller — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:44:45 +0000

Two more antique malls in the north Dallas suburbs were on the agenda today. One constant theme running through them both seemed to be an abundance of Victorian-era furniture. Victorian of course isn’t technically a style, but a time period, yet if there was a style that could be most associated with the Victorian era, [...]

A Visit to the Trinity Antiques District in Dallas

Geo — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:30:35 +0000

I know of several cities that have “antique districts,” but none seem to have the mass of the Trinity Antiques District in Dallas. A map handed to us at the first stop, a higher-end mall called Lost…antiques, lists more than thirty shops and more than forty points of interest, including UPS and several restaurants. [...]

First Superman Comic Brings $1 Million

Geo — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:15:09 +0000

It may be a bird or a plane, but it’s no longer pie in the sky. The first Superman comic book has fetched $1 million at auction. ComicConnect.com sold an extremely rare, top-condition copy of the world’s most coveted comic book for exactly $1,000,000. That figure is more than three times higher than the prior record-holder, [...]

Watching Concept Auction: The Guy with the Fly

UAA Team — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:29:02 +0000

Would you like to see a fly resting on your shirt? Probably not. Think again. Americana continues to perform well at auctions, and today was no exception. Estimated at $300 to $600, we had a hunch this portrait of a young man with a fly on his shirt would bring much more. It closed at $4,000 [...]