I have 2 very old art pieces that I am interested at selling (one is an antique pastel painting by famous artist LEON AUGUSTIN LHERMITTE). I have been thinking of using an auction house and was wondering if anyone can offer any tips. Thank you in advance!
You will want an appraisal by a reputable service, [...]

If you are an unknown artist you can probably forget about any well known and respectable auction house wanting to handle and sell your paintings. With just a few rare exceptions, auction houses will only offer paintings by better known artists whose works have created a public demand.
However, there are artist reps who will take [...]

The automotive world is not just an arena where auto manufacturers and its minions of vehicles would battle it out to get the most amount of share. Plus, it is also not just a place where these contenders try to defeat everybody else by being the most popular, the most spectacular, or the most sought [...]

I enjoy antiques roadshow. I have watched the canadien, british and american versions.
I’ve always been curious about which group tends to sell their appraised items more often,canadiens, the british or americans.
As a percentage of each group, I’d say the Canadians. The British would more likely possess things of value so would tend to keep their [...]

We are having a fundraising cocktail party for our Millennium Art Gallery and would like a funky interesting name for the cocktail party to encourage people to attend. We also have art works and lifestyle packages up for auction on the evening.
In my town we have an annual fund raising event called The [...]

I am arranging a two week exhibition for my kindergarten, it is to be held at a local gallery which is open 4-5 days a week. We were thinking of having a silent auction, but is that feasable over such a long period of time??
Would we be better off putting a price tag on [...]

As the month of April approaches its final days, monthly sales for the month are expected to be posted by car manufacturers. But before the selling days for the month are over, analysts in the auto industry have already predicted that the U.S. auto sales figures for this month will show a reduction as [...]

As a charity organization the International Child Art Foundation must occasionally auction spectacular works by children to fund the Foundation’s global arts programs such as the Arts Olympiad. This week we re-listed the works that did not sell two weeks back. Do you know what we should do to promote the auction? The [...]

..Some of my art prints will be auctioned. What is an appropriate percentage to donate? 10% ? 20% ?
Wow I had no idea, the 100% is not a problem at all. I was just wondering because I am also doing a Holiday Boutique for the booster club at a local elementary school, and they request [...]