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Over 400 lots of antique clocks, Asian objects, fine art, toys and toy trains, period furniture, Native American and African objects, decorative accessories and porcelain will be sold at auction Thursday, May 24, by Gordon S. Converse & Company.

High Tech traveling exhibition is making its debout in Budapest of the famous CaMau shipwreck porcelain ( 1725 -1732), including almost 500 pieces of artifacts.

Stephen L. Flood could never be referred to as a "low key" person. He was a man that lived life "large". On Feb. 15-16, the Alderfer Auction Center in Hatfield, Pa., will conduct an auction of many fabulous items from Mr. Flood's estate.

Helped along by hectic bidding from the other side of the world, a damaged Chinese porcelain piece was sold for a staggering 40-fold increase on its estimated price at The Penzance Auction House.

Schiffman’s Jewelers Winston-Salem to host an exclusive Herend “Queen Victoria” Anniversary Artist event on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29

Front of the House® (FOH®) introduces the best and most inclusive porcelain edge chip warranty in the hospitality industry. The warranty, Lifetime Plus by FOH®, covers every porcelain item designed, manufactured or sold by Front of the House® .

Over 400 lots of antique clocks, Asian objects, fine art, toys and toy trains, period furniture, Native American and African objects, decorative accessories and porcelain will be sold at auction Thursday, May 24, by Gordon S. Converse & Company.

The beauty of porcelain is carried over perfectly in Porcelight designs.

High Tech traveling exhibition is making its debout in Budapest of the famous CaMau shipwreck porcelain ( 1725 -1732), including almost 500 pieces of artifacts.

The one-of-a-kind treasures include a Turkish sultan’s private photo album, mysterious tapestry and a Roman micromosaic.

Stephen L. Flood could never be referred to as a "low key" person. He was a man that lived life "large". On Feb. 15-16, the Alderfer Auction Center in Hatfield, Pa., will conduct an auction of many fabulous items from Mr. Flood's estate.

Helped along by hectic bidding from the other side of the world, a damaged Chinese porcelain piece was sold for a staggering 40-fold increase on its estimated price at The Penzance Auction House.

Get A Grip, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has moved up the rankings in Entrepreneur®’s Franchise 500® list of franchise companies in the United States and Canada.

Featuring items from the Estate of Maurice John Jurkiewicz, Norcross, Georgia; along with several other fine North Carolina estates and collections, including a Gentleman’s watch collection.

A large and hard to find United Motors Service oval neon sign, only rated 7.9 out of 10 for condition but still coveted by collectors for its rarity, sold for $6,325 at a Fall Petroliana & Advertising Auction held Oct. 14 by Matthews Auctions, LLC.

Schiffman’s Jewelers Winston-Salem to host an exclusive Herend “Queen Victoria” Anniversary Artist event on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29

Featuring local estates and collections from Raleigh, NC; Cary, NC; and Charleston, SC. Offerings include silver, paintings, furniture, rugs, clocks, decorative accessories, pottery, and more!!! No reserves! Absentee and phone bidding available!

An AC Spark Plugs tin die-cut flange sign, dated 1936 and featuring the iconic “Sparky” logo, sold for $2,310 at an on-site estate sale held Sept. 24 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, based in Nokomis, Ill. The auction was held in Jaffrey, N.H.

Hundreds of quality lots of fine porcelain, original artwork and wonderful estate jewelry will cross the block in a multi-estate sale planned for Saturday, Aug. 27, by Elite Decorative Arts in Boynton Beach, Fla., beginning at 1 p.m. (EDT).

An extremely rare Texaco Home Lubricant counter-top display rack made of painted metal, rated 9+ on a scale of 1-10 for overall condition, sold for $7,425 at an auction held June 25 by Matthews, Auctions, LLC, in Dublin, Ohio, near Columbus.

NEW YORK, NY–July 11, 2011– iGavel Auctions associate seller, Litchfield County Auctions, summer sale’s focus is on American, English and Continental Art and Antiques is now live until July 20th.

NEW YORK, NY–May, 16 2011–The iGavel Auctions sale of Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art, presented by Lark Mason and iGavel Associates, that closed on May 13th, 2011, had 319 sold lots resulting in a total of over $3,400,000.

Check out the exciting brand new BEAUTIFUL IRELAND COLLECTION added to the Irish Shopper site today. Be among the first to order from this colorful new product range from Ireland.

A round Union “Minute Man Service” double-sided porcelain sign with graphics, 30 inches in diameter and boasting great gloss and color, sold for $12,938 – a new record price for that sign – at an auction held April 16 by Matthews Auctions.

The estate of the late Dr. Tanja B. Tarsey – a chemist and philanthropist who died in 2009 -- will be sold the weekend of April 29-30 by Specialists of the South, Inc., in the firm’s showroom at 544 East 6th Street in Panama City, Fla.

An exceptionally clean Richlube Motor Oil double-sided porcelain sign soared to $7,425 at the Spring Petroliana & Advertising Auction held Mar. 4 by Matthews Auctions, LLC, in Peotone, Ill.

Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., launches a report on the Insulators Market in India 2011 as part of Netscribes’ Power Equipment Industry report series.

Front of the House® (FOH®) introduces the best and most inclusive porcelain edge chip warranty in the hospitality industry. The warranty, Lifetime Plus by FOH®, covers every porcelain item designed, manufactured or sold by Front of the House® .

Front of the House is the destination booth at Catersource 2011 for caterers looking for inspiration and ideas to increase revenue. FOH will be exhibiting exciting new product lines at Booth 1613 at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 1 - 2.

Green solution allows full color decoration on reusable mug

Quartet 2545 Magnetic Total Erase Porcelain has been released and is now shipping immediately.

Quartet EU1000TE Euro Magnetic Porcelain Total Erase Easel has been released and is now shipping immediately.

Quartet PP1164 Magnetic Porcelain Board has been released and is now shipping immediately.

Fiorano Tile Showooms is calling on Americans to take a moment and do something good with those unused phones, collecting dust, and donate them to a great cause! All Fiorano Tile Showroom locations have been designated as official drop off sites.

The clay, fire and talent of the Faïence Masters have, over centuries, established the reputation of Faïenceries d’Art de Malicorne. Since 1747, Malicorne master potters have crafted pieces that today are just as innovative as traditional.

Royal Buckingham announced the launch of a new luxury collection of the finest, English made, bone china tableware to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty, which ruled Russia from 1613 until the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Hundreds of pieces of R.S. Prussia – the cream of the crop in the antique porcelain world and very popular among collectors – will be sold without reserve on Saturday, July 24, by Woody Auction at the Holiday Inn Airport West in St. Louis, Mo.

One of the most popular places to install heated floors is in a master bathroom. Heated floors can turn an ordinary bathroom into a relaxing, spa-like retreat, which is the perfect escape after a long, hard day.

The video series begins with how to level a floor using a mud bed or dry pack cement. The video shows how to mix the dry pack cement with the proper ratios of sand and water to yield a consistency suitable for laying tile.

Nearly 800 fresh-to-the-market lots will be sold at a two-session Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog Auction slated for Saturday, June 19, by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. The sale will be held at the firm's gallery in Hillsborough, N.C.

Quartet PP132 Magnetic Porcelain Board has been released and is now shipping immediately.

Quartet PP143 Magnetic Porcelain Board has been released and is now shipping immediately.

Quartet PP1243 Magnetic Porcelain Board has been released and is now shipping immediately.

Quartet EU2000TE Euro Magnetic Porcelain Board has been released and is now shipping immediately.

The Tile Association has awarded this tile, a tremendous accolade, celebrating this "extraordinary product, where digital ink jet technology has been utilised, to reproduce a product that is visually undistinguishable from a natural slate tile".

Vista Alegre, notably one of the largest porcelain producers in the world, today announced it has appointed Connecticut based Marguerite Dorger, LLC as its sole US distributor.

Over 1,500 dealers will set up for March 31-April 4 event at the Metrolina Tradeshow Expo for International Collectibles & Antiques Shows’ five day Spring Classic.

A marked KPM oval porcelain plaque, boasting a portrait titled Rembrandt’s Mother, sold for $7,250 at the sale of the lifetime collections of Elizabeth and Clarence Lee Dubois. The auction was held Feb. 13 in Wichita, Kan., by Woody Auction.

Gordon S. Converse & Co. will ring in 2010 with a Discovery Antique Auction on Thursday, March 25, at 12:15 p.m., at the Italian-American Club in Wayne, Pa., about an hour west of Philadelphia by car. About 250 lots will cross the block.

NEW YORK, NY–January 20, 2010–iGavel is pleased to present Ceramics & Works of Art from The Gardiner Museum & Other Owners. The auction is ongoing through February 2nd, 2010 at www.iGavel.com.

Adara Knit will be introducing its world recognized brand name "Gural Porcelain" to the Canadian market in the coming CGTA 2010 Spring Gift Show.

The lifetime personal collections of Elizabeth and the late Clarence Lee Dubois of Russellville, Ark., will be sold on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 9:30 a.m., at the Sedgwick County Convention Center in Wichita, Kan., by Woody Auction of Douglass, Kan.

NEW YORK, NY–October 21, 2009–iGavel is pleased to present Asian, Ancient & Ethnographic Works of Art, ongoing through October 29, 2009 at www.iGavel.com. Items are available at our gallery in New York City, located at 229 East 120th Street.

Shrink Boutique adds collectibles by Keith Haring and Robert Mapplethorpe to their repertoire just in time for the gift giving season.

Laure Selignac, creator of fine porcelain since 1919, is the specialist in hand-painted Limoges porcelain. Her expertise enables her to make unique customisable creations and to work together with the finest: Hermes, the Louvre...

Following the footsteps of the Raleigh Antique Roadshow, the Durham Regent retirement community hosted an art and antiques appraisal fair on August 1 in Durham, North Carolina.