Articles by Treasure Hunter
Art Auctions For Sculptures -
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Treasure Hunter
Art auctions for sculptures are a great way to find new art for your home or office. I like to peruse the online auction sites for nice sculptures. I have found some very interesting items when I’ve looked. There was a sculpture sold on eBay...
Art Auctions: Early American Art -
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Treasure Hunter
There are many very good examples of what you could call early American artwork that has survived to this day, and as time passes to create particular movements in style throughout the world, fundamental ideas change with a variation in locale and timeframe when it...
Art Auctions: Contemporary Art -
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Treasure Hunter
It is truly a wonderful thing when you consider how much we gain from our appreciation of art, what volumes it speaks about our own culture, and among cultures that make up the world besides our own. It is highly fashionable to understand something of...
Art Auctions for Vintage Posters -
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Treasure Hunter
Vintage posters are always available at art auctions. I have found all kinds of vintage poster art auctions lately. I really liked a vintage poster I found that was from the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. The poster is rare because it is one of the...
Unique Faberge Eggs -
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Treasure Hunter
Faberge Eggs have always been special to me. I’ve been searching them out at art auctions since I was in my early twenties. I did a term paper on the Faberge Company and their history of making eggs for the Russian Tsars between 1885 and...
Quilts from Art Auctions -
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Treasure Hunter
I’ve been traveling throughout California attending art auctions looking for unique quilts. I have had a lot of success. I have found so many quilts that you could tell were filled with thousands of hours of careful planning and stitching. I was attending at art...
Looking for Collectible Postcards -
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Treasure Hunter
I’ve found that the best place to find collectible postcards is at art auctions. I was at an art auction in Eastlake, Ohio looking for stained glass and found them auctioning a lot of vintage collectible postcards. I bought the lot at the art auction...
Finding Maritime Items at Art Auctions -
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Treasure Hunter
I find some really nice maritime items for my collection at art auctions. I went to an art auction in Charleston last month and found a pair of candle powered navigation lights that were used on ships in the 19th century. These types of candles...
Art Poster Auctions -
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Treasure Hunter
Art poster auctions are very popular. Owning great pieces of art has gotten easier. A properly framed art poster can be as nice as owning an original painting and it is far less expensive. I have found many different art styles in art poster auctions. ...
Collecting Enesco -
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Treasure Hunter
My friends and I have been collecting Enesco for several years. We actively attend art auctions and bid on everything Enesco! We have a lot of fun finding pieces we don’t already have and winning them. I think collecting Enesco is fun. I really like...
Art Glass Paperweights -
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Treasure Hunter
I have a shop that sells art glass. My favorite art glass is paperweights. I have a lot of fun attending art auctions and buying art glass. I try to pay attention to what my friends and clients like and dislike. I usually give people...
Treasure Hunters Roadshow -
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Treasure Hunter
The question arises when a company pays out to local residents in large and small cities country wide; Do I have to worry about a bounced check, or will my check bounce when I take it to the bank with the Treasure Hunters Roadshow? They...
Special Hummel Figurines -
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Treasure Hunter
I find old Hummel figurines at art auctions all the time. I’ve been collecting them for my mother and her sister for a long time. They don’t have the time to go to art auctions, but they have the money to buy nice figurines. The...
Art Auctions: Vintage Photography -
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Treasure Hunter
Vintage photography gives us a glimpse into the past, and helps to allow people to gain some understanding of the world before us. Unlike many of the collections that are considered the staples of art collection, vintage photographs are truly a unique exploration of the...