When it comes to literature, I hear that William Shakespeare wrote pretty good plays. What I love about this book is that it was printed on the gray market by a woman, pirate publisher #antiquesroadshow

"shakespeare collectors are serious collectors" #overheard on #antiquesroadshow Devon Eastland

Update: "King Lear" Sold at Auction! #AntiquesRoadshow pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/…

Devon Eastland with her "dirty little book" and a wonderful appraisal on #antiquesroadshow

1/3 Yesterday, the Luxemburg national museum bought a rare aerial photo by Edward Steichen - a genre hitherto missing from the museum’s extensive collection of his works. Although made for reconnaissance purposes and not as art, it’s an important part of Steichen’s oeuvre to show

Since it’s First Folio year: A fragment of The Book with Lear, Othello, and Antony and Cleopatra fetched $150,000 hammer, $185,000 with premium. Separately, a fragment of Titus pulled $18,000 hammer, $22,500 with premium. Both at the Swann Galleries 4 May 2023 sale.

The word “icon” is used too frequently to be effective. Instead, let’s just say these beautiful, art-historically significant posters are pillars in the pantheon of 20th century #artdeco #graphicdesign. #cassandre #vintageposter #auction @swanngalleries #modernist

An homage to #Swiss #typography or simply wonderful #posters by Armin Hofmann, Karl Hindenlang and Walter Kach? #vintageposters #graphcdesign @swanngalleries #auction

Whatever you do, don’t show us further metal-AF posters from the early 20th century.

1/x Hotel Register, upcoming @SwannGlaleries. Springfield [OH] Republic Times: "The party of abandoned creatures professing to give exhibitions as Female Base Ball players about the country came here yesterday (Monday,) and after being driven around town on show, proceeded to...

Gay liberation Graphic design: Su Nagrin. Photograph: Peter Hujar. Mandala: Suzanne Bevier, 1970 bit.ly/3vemHnr

Much of Nicholas D. Lowry’s family runs the Argosy Bookstore, so how did he end up at Swann Galleries? He tells all, well most. OK, some, to Poster House. Listen: personplacething.org

Please enjoy this Art Deco Marge Simpson by Erté. catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-l…

We're bringing back the Swann Salon for our LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History auction. Featuring poetry by WEAR A MASK, local brews, our brand-spankin-new exhibition space, and a specialist-led tour by Nicholas D. Lowry and Corey Serrant. 8/15 at 4:30 pm swanngalleries.wufoo.com/forms/w1723w7w…

A portion of the proceeds from this year's sale will benefit The Center 🥳

Rhea Nayyar takes a look at some of the periodicals in our August 17 sale of LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History hyperallergic.com/838167/the-rad…

"There are beautifully horny and formally brilliant photographs..." Thank you, Jesse Dorris We're at auction tomorrow, August 17! surfacemag.com/articles/swann…

A very important Edward M. Bannister painting which I authenticated last year, identifying it as a lost painting of the historic Smith's Castle in Rhode Island, is coming up for auction this month in New York at Swann. I'm very proud of my research, particularly as I did it all

Hello, world! If you're trying to bid in our Vintage Posters & Graphic Design sale, we're on hold due to some ISP issues with a bidding service we use. We'll be back to bidding as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.

Update: We'll be back at 2 p.m. eastern, starting up again at lot 158 and some fab ski posters. Thank you!