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“Being of the last made for the Infantry of France:” French Muskets in the American Revolution.
As the American Revolution began on April 19, 1775, and the alarm spread, men from all over New England marched towards the outskirts of Boston. They were armed with a variety of older military arms, civilian fowling/hunting guns, and [...]
Becca’s Blog – Romero Britto
Hey everyone! Back at it again with another long-winded post about things that I find interesting and are generally just fun to me in particular! Coming up in our January estate auction we have a colorful rainbow pop art [...]
Press from ArtFixdaily – Bruneau & Co. will hold a fall Historic Arms & Militaria auction on Saturday, Nov. 20th; over 500 items
CRANSTON, R.I. –Paintings by the renowned Indian artists Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011) and B. Prabha (1933-2001) fared so well in the past Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers sales, the pair will be back for an encore in the upcoming estate [...]
Grandma’s Hoard 20 Years Later
Before I go on my antique nerd rant, I will say there are exceptions to every rule. One of which that if an item is truly sentimental to you then value doesn’t matter. You should keep it regardless. However, [...]
Becca’s Blog – Animal Sculptures
Hey everyone! Back at it again with another blog! We have exciting news to start the year off right, our next antique and fine art auction is January 6, 2022, so mark your calendars! Since I’m in a bright [...]
Press from Antiques & The Arts Weekly – Bruneau & Co.’s Next Auction is Slated for November 15
CRANSTON, R.I. –Paintings by the renowned Indian artists Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011) and B. Prabha (1933-2001) fared so well in the past Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers sales, the pair will be back for an encore in the upcoming estate [...]
Concord Museum Visit
On Saturday I drove up to the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts, with Stuart Mowbray, Rhode Island publisher of Man at Arms Magazine, as well as many other arms collector publications. We went up to see the new April [...]
Timing It Right to Strike While the Iron Is Hot
There is always going to be stuff in your life that is truly priceless for sentimental reasons. Regardless of it being worth ten dollars or ten thousand you are never going to get rid of it. But if you’re [...]