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Top Picks with Travis Landry on Bidsquare: Summer Heat Keeps Market Ablaze
The month of July; a month typically filled with family barbecues, beach days, and a bright, full sun in the sky. July also marks the end of the second quarter of 2021, making it a good time to reflect on how [...]
Press from Antiques & The Arts Weekly – Bruneau to offer comics, Pokemon & Nickelodeon props, July 10
CRANSTON, R.I. – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers’ Summer Comic, TCG and Toy auction on Saturday, July 10, starting at 10 am Eastern time, is shaping up as the firm’s biggest and best Pop Culture sale to date. Read the [...]
A Simple American-made Sword
People sometimes disregard simple swords that are not ornate and washed in gilt or made from precious metals. I used to feel that way till I saw a simple hanger in a private collection last year with a provenance [...]
Boxed Perfection by Travis Landry in the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles
Travis Landry was a contributor for the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles in their July Issue about the values of "sealed" Pop Culture items compared to "loose" in today's market. Turn to page 30 & 31 for the article! [...]
Lights, Camera, Action!
The main driving force behind what makes something collectible is that it creates a feeling of happiness within the collector. It brings an owner back to their childhood, or simply just back to a point in time that is [...]
Becca’s Blog – Consigning to Auction
Hey everyone, Bec here again with another behind the scenes look at what goes on with your antiques! We have already briefly covered how items are researched and how time consuming it can be, again thanks so much for [...]
A Very Strange Breech Loading Flintlock
While at an antique arms show over the weekend a friend brought me a very interesting mid-18th century gun. It was weird looking and had a high rounded comb on the butt, a wooden forend, and a top mounted [...]
Press from ArtDaily – Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers announces an online-only Estate Fine Art & Antique auction
CRANSTON, RI.- An online-only Estate Fine Art & Antique auction packed with over 300 quality lots, mostly pulled from prominent estates throughout New England, is planned for Thursday, June 17th, by Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers, which has been hosting successful Internet [...]