Coro Brooches & Pins

NEW YORK — Costume jewelry was once looked down upon as substandard. It’s true that this style of jewelry is made from cheaper materials and often mass produced to appeal to a wider audience, but it’s not cheap, junky jewelry any more.

ATLANTA – At the start of each month, ACN columnist Ken Hall gathers top auction highlights from around the United States and beyond. Here’s what made headlines since last month’s Gallery Report (prices include the buyer’s premium): Antebellum image of slavery, $324,500, Cowan’s Auctions A rare antebellum quarter plate believed to be the earliest known […]

SANTA FE, N.M. – A large, museum-quality Pomo burden basket with beautiful fine geometric designs done in red fern sold for $23,000 at the Best of Santa Fe auction, an event held each year by Allard Auctions Inc. This year’s auction, held Aug. 16-17, featured 900 lots of Western and Native art, American Indian artifacts […]