The Magazine Antiques

September 30, 2009  |  Art, culture, and gadget website Coolhunting.com shows off their recent purchases from Brimfield. Check it our here.

The Maine Antiques Digest offers a wrap up of recent auctions of art pottery and glass at Cincinnati Art Galleries. Follow the link to see what sold and what passed.

Last night was the New York screening of the documentary Art of the Steal, which takes a critical look at the controversy surrounding the proposed moving of the Barnes Foundation collection. Read Darell Hartman's review at Art in America online.

Eve Kahn reports on the impending sale of the archives of Swedish glassmaker Orrefors Kosta Boda. Read the latest developments at ArtsBeat, the New York Times' art and culture blog.

For a little getaway, check out Two Guys on the Road with Antiques, a light-hearted blog about the antiques-seeking adventures of a pair of dealers.

The art and design blog Curatedmag.com points readers to the upcoming October 6 auction of modern design at Wright, which features some of the most playful designs we've seen in a long time. Check out the full catalogue online.

This week Andy from the Reference Library (one of our favorite antiques and design blogs) is guest blogging at Design*Sponge. Check out all of his posts here.

Images from above: Circa 1900 fishing net and vintage Japanese tops. Courtesy of Coolhunting. Pair of lounge chairs, design attributed to Franco Albini and Franca Helg, made by Vittorio Bonacina and Co., Italy, circa 1950. Courtesy of Wright.