Collecting Art Glass: Tiffany, Loetz, Durand, and Steuben at Auction
Art glass has always occupied a special place between fine art and decorative design. It is sculptural, functional, and often dazzling in the way it plays with light. For collectors, the appeal lies not only in the beauty of the object itself, but also in the history of the makers, the complexity of the techniques, and the individuality of each piece. Unlike mass-produced table glass, art glass was created to be admired. Its value comes from a combination of craftsmanship, color, form, surface, rarity, and condition.
Fossil or Gemstone? The Unique Category of Dinosaur Gembone
Dinosaur gembone occupies a rare space in the collecting world, one that defies simple categorization. It is at once fossil and gemstone, specimen and decorative material, scientific artifact and lapidary art. Formed when prehistoric bone is mineralized and agatized over millions of years, gembone preserves the cellular structure of dinosaur bone while displaying the color, translucency, and polish of fine chalcedony.
1957 in Focus: Two Vehicles That Defined an Era – Corvette vs. Messerschmitt
The year 1957 stands as a defining moment in automotive history. It was a time when the world was rapidly evolving—industrially, culturally, and technologically. Nations were rebuilding, economies were expanding, and innovation was accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Within this global landscape, automobiles became more than just transportation; they became reflections of identity, ambition, and progress.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 24th, 2026 - Alderfer Auctions two-day MCM and Fine Art Sale Realizes
Alderfer Auctions two-day sale of Mid-Century Modern and Fine Art achieved more than $1.1 million in total sales, with particularly strong bidding across important design, silver, jewelry, and Pennsylvania Impressionist examples.
Three Signatures That Shaped the Modern World
Tesla, the Supreme Court, and America’s Wartime Leaders in Alderfer Auction’s March 19 Fine & Decorative Arts Sale
Pennsylvania Impressionism Leads Alderfer’s March 19 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction
Pennsylvania Impressionism stands at the center of Alderfer Auction’s March 19, 2026 Fine & Decorative Arts sale, where a concentrated group of major Bucks County painters anchors the highest starting bids. Works by Edward Willis Redfield, Daniel Garber, Fern Coppedge, George Sotter, Walter Emerson Baum, and George Stengel collectively position the auction as one of the season’s strongest regional American art offerings.
Finn Juhl and the Art of Form: The Vodder Partnership and the Enduring Power of the Judas Table
Few figures reshaped the language of modern furniture as profoundly as Danish designer Finn Juhl (1912–1989). Trained as an architect but driven by a sculptor’s eye, Juhl approached furniture not as a subset of architecture but as an independent art form. His chairs and tables possess a sense of anatomical presence—forms that appear to float, stretch, or hover in space. Yet the daring shapes that defined his work could not have existed without the extraordinary technical mastery of cabinetmaker Niels Vodder. Their collaboration stands among the most consequential designer–maker partnerships of the mid-twentieth century, fusing artistic vision with uncompromising craftsmanship at a moment when Danish design was emerging onto the world stage.
