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Becca’s Blog – Portraits
Hey everyone! Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? I know I do. Working with paintings that can stare right back at you can be unsettling at times, but portrait paintings have been a part of nearly every [...]
ON THE SQUARE Top 5 Picks with Travis Landry: February Auctions
CRANSTON, RI.- One of the reasons I love living in New England is the way our daily, seasonal weather acts as a natural calendar. Snow is beginning to fall, the sun is set by 4:30 and the drive-through line at Dunkin’ is [...]
Making Firearms at the time of the Revolution
Friday I was at the Concord Museum for a visit and got a call to pick up a New England fowling piece I had last seen in 2008. I brought it home and decided I would write my next [...]
Press from Antiques & The Arts Weekly – Magic: The Gathering Trading Cards Tops List at Bruneau Sale
CRANSTON, RI.- Anyone who doubt the soaring popularity of Magic: The Gathering (MTG) trading cards needs to look no further than Bruneau & Co Auctioneers' upcoming winter comic, trading card games (TCG) and Toy auction slated for Saturday, February [...]
Mountain Collectibles: Are There Any?
As February comes to an end and we get ready for Spring, so does the planning for Spring cleaning. Every year we always have people contacting the gallery if their vintage skis are valuable. I’d be underestimating if I [...]
Becca’s Blog – Black History Month
It’s February! Do you know what that means? It’s Black History Month! It’s important to highlight prolific black artists during this month and show them some love. This may come as a surprise, but a big part of my [...]
Press from ArtDaily – Bruneau & Co. will warm up the winter with an online-only Estate Fine Art & Antiques auction
CRANSTON, RI.- Original paintings by noted, listed artists that span multiple generations and genres will headline Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ next online-only Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction scheduled for Monday, February 21st, beginning at 6 pm Eastern time. More than [...]
The Las Vegas Antique Arms Show
In late February of 2020 I attended the Las Vegas Antique Arms show as I normally do. After coming home for a couple of weeks, COVID shut everything down. Last year’s show (2021) was cancelled because of the health [...]