Baseball Card Collections
The hobby of collecting Baseball cards has turned into a valued commodity. Young baseball card collectors have grown up to realize their treasured items have become part of a community that has influenced baseball card collecting to this day. Baseball cards were first sold in the 1880s. They were packaged in cigarettes as part of […]
Tiffany Lamps On Consignment
Tiffany Lamps Louis Comfort Tiffany, son of Tiffany & Co. founder Charles Lewis Tiffany started the Tiffany Lamp company rather than joining the family’s famous jewelry business. Louis then became on of the most significant artists during the period of Art Nouveau. Louis opened “Tiffany Studios”, and his early, most famous jobs included the Lyceum […]
Folk Art can have great value
Folk Art What exactly is folk art? Oddly there is no real definition of ‘folk art’. Some consider folk art to be art produced from an native culture, peasants, or other tradespeople. As opposed to fine art, folk art is primarily decorative and made for utility. Typically examples are: vintage or antique store signs, figurines, pottery, […]
Stirrups, guns, and other collectibles
Saddles, stirrups, guns and other western collectibles. For over 30 years Las Vegas Estate Sales and Auction Company has worked with thousands of clients including private collectors, museums, investors, celebrities, as well as individuals wanting to buy or sell Western Americana items. There is no collection too large or too small that we can’t manage. […]
Collectible Pottery
Collectible Pottery Las Vegas Estate Sales and Auction Company manages the sale of all types of important pottery. Whether it’s from the Han Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, 20th century, or 19th century, we can valuate, research if needed, and sell your important pottery via public sale, private sale, consignment, or auction. As we have […]
Asian Art on consignment in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Estate Sales and Auction Company manages the sale, (public or private) and auction of all types of Asian Art. Whether it be sculptures and carvings, paintings, screens, ceramics, furniture, wall decorations, rugs, or other objects, we have collectors, investors, and individuals always interested in opportunities. Artists that we have a successful history with […]
Decorative Items for sale or auction
Decorative Items Art glass, mantle clocks, sculptures, candelabras, mirrors, urns, art, books, music boxes, vases. Many people will remember grandma’s antique clock that sat on her mantle above the fireplace in the living room. It was never moved over all the years. It may have even been gilded with gold. She may have had a […]
Benefits of Consignment
The benefits of consignment A new year, a new house, a divorce, new job, greater or less income, inheritance or just wanting new stuff are some of the events that trigger people wanting to reduce their current load. But what are the benefits of consigning furnishings, accessories, designer items, fur coats, fine art, fine jewelry […]
Modern Furniture Show
My attempt to buy a Warhol at 18. Don’t let this happen to you. Funny story (sort of). When I was about 18 years old and had my first apartment, I wanted to furnish it with mid century furnishings. It was a tiny studio in Las Vegas so I didn’t need much but I knew […]
Louis chairs – How to tell their age.
Louis, Louis, Louis XIV = 14 XV=15 XVI=16 “Louis XVI” explained Louis style, Louis XVI, Louis XIV, or Louis XV is a style originated in France during the time of King Louis XVI (1774–1793). It started at the end of the baroque style which is why some pieces have that overdone styling. It is said that the straight legs […]