ART NEWS: Marginalia Uncovered in Leonardo’s Famous Codex Arundel Suggests the Renaissance Polymath Theorized Gravity Before Galileo

FEATURED: Things to Do & Boutiques in New Braunfels

FEATURED: Things to Do & Boutiques in New Braunfels

An Ancient Roman Bust in Texas, San Antonio Museum of Art

Thomas Rowlandson: Made by Debt

The Mint of Nova Caesarea: A Look at New Jersey’s 1787 Copper Coin

ART NEWS: The Wild, Wonderful World of Estate Sales, by Lizzie Feidelson of The New Yorker

ART NEWS: ‘We Were Speechless’: Restorers Uncover Pristine Elizabethan Murals

Artist Profile: George Inness

Top Find? Cleopatra’s 3rd Egg, 30 B.C. | Nolan Booth | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS

America On Stone: the Rise of Commercial Lithography in the 19th Century

Artist Profiles: Edouard Cortes and Raymond Thibesart

After 150 Years Abroad, Italian Collectors Snap Up Neapolitan Christmas Crèche Figures at the Lark Mason Associates Auction Sale

WARHOL’S MAO LEADS PRINTS AT LARK MASON ASSOCIATES AUCTION

Lark Mason Associates Announces Sale of French Furniture and Chinese Decorative Art from a Prominent New York Collector Now Live on igavelauctions.com

Alberto Giacometti and Paysage de Majola

Nicolas-Alexandre Folin and his Paris Workshop

Nicolas-Alexandre Folin and his Paris Workshop

Sebald Beham, Prodigal Son and Rebellious Printer

Exquisite Adornment at the San Antonio Museum of Art

Britain and Napoleonic Naval Warfare

Lark Mason on 'Detours: The Case of The Missing Panels'

A Brief Guide to Handling Ivory Material in Client Collections by Richelle Simon, ISA

Two-year Anniversary for Our New Braunfels Office

Noteworthy Exhibition: The Morgan Library & Musuem - David Hockney: Drawing from Life

Authenticating and Valuing Yixing Stoneware: An AAA Webinar

Noteworthy Read: 'Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution'

Noteworthy Read: 'Getting to See Art Again, in the Flesh' by Eric Gibson

Noteworthy Read: Michael K Smith, Designing History

Lark Mason Moderates Metropolitan Museum, Harvard University, and Royal Ontario Museum Asian Art Discussion

Paul Cadmus and His Circle: Property from the Estate of Jon F. Anderson

Lark Mason & Associates to offer a collection of works by Paul Cadmus

Lark Mason Associates forges ahead with online Asian art sales

Taking a Risk, Lark Mason Associates Forges Ahead with Online Asian Art Sales

Endangered Species CITES Application FAQ

Announcing Remote Consignment and Sales

A [San Antonio] Local's Guide to Antiquing

LMA featured in Food & Wine Magazine

In a turbulent Chinese art market, strong prices prevailed for Lark Mason Associates sale of Asian art

Bourdain auction impacts New Braunfels in an international way

OWN A PIECE OF ANTHONY BOURDAIN’S ESTATE by Brenda Coffee

Asia Week N.Y. In Review

NEW YORK CITY — Although not part of the Asian art feeding frenzy during Asia Week in New York, Lark Mason’s iGavel.com, way uptown, was previewing a month-long series of Asian art sales that opened during September’s Asia Week.

An Anthony Bourdain Auction Will Include His Treasured Knife

A collection of belongings left behind by Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef and television star who died in June 2018, will be sold in an online auction in October.

Chinese antiques to highlight Lark Mason's online auction of Asian works of art

Writen by ECNS.cn Editor, Cheng Zizhou - A fine selection of distinctive Chinese antiques will be under the limelight in a series of online Asian art sales to be held from Sept. 5 to Nov. 5, including ancient furniture, paintings and bronzes, the event's organizer Lark Mason Associates has said.

Lark Mason Associates announces series of Asian, Ancient, and Ethnographic Auctions

NEW YORK, NY.-Lark Mason announces that a month-long series of Asian art sales will be open for bidding on iGavelAuctions.com during September’s Asia Week.

Celebrating 10 Years, Asia Week New York Continues to Energize Collectors and Connoisseurs Alike

New York: World-renowned Asia Week New York celebrates a milestone when the curtain goes up on March 13th for its 10 days of whirlwind activities. It also marks the occasion's 10th anniversary. For a decade now, Asia Week New York has commanded a role as the most influential Asian art market event in North America.

Lark Mason Associates reports 96% sale rate for European and Other Works of Art

The recent sale of European and Other Works of Art offered by Lark Mason Associates on the iGavel Auctions platform contained 133 lots with 128 selling with a 96% sale rate for a total of $158,466.

Lark Mason Associates European Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale Now Open for Bidding on iGavel Auctions

Lark Mason Associates is pleased to offer a diverse selection of works of art, paintings, furniture, textiles, metalwork, and ceramics from the Byzantine period through the early 20th century.

Lark Mason announces European Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale

Lark Mason Associates will offer a diverse selection of works of art, paintings, furniture, textiles, metalwork, and ceramics from the Byzantine period through the early 20th century.

Via ArtDaily.org: Korean Art leads iGavel Auctions spring Asian sales

iGavel Auctions, internationally known for achieving record prices in Chinese art, has become a leader in Korean works of art sales

Korean Screen Sold By Lark Mason Achieved Record-Breaking $562,500

When Lark Mason Associates offered what seemed to be a Chinese painted paper ten-fold screen dating from the Kangxi period with an estimate of $30/50,000 in his October 25, 2017 sale

LMA featured in Antiques and the Arts Newspaper

Lark Mason, founder and president of Lark Mason Associates, has announced that more than 500 lots of Asian art will be up for bidding on iGavelauctions.com in a series of online sales that go live on April 3 and close on April

Asia Week auctions reveal breadth of the market via TheArtNewspaper.com

Christie’s and Sotheby’s dominate in terms of value but smaller firms can compete in the field of Asian art, with the internet’s help

Enlightening Antiquity: Discovery of a Mayan Civilization

This week's "Enlightening Antiquity" covers the found ruins of a Mayan Civilization recently discovered with the help of advanced lasers.

Is the East coast chill getting you down? Head to San Francisco for Korean Couture

Discover the past, present and future of Korea in this first U.S. exhibition to consider Korean fashion as an expression of social and cultural values.

I have a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore…

If you ever find yourself in Kansas City, Missouri make sure to visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum. A world class collection of Chinese Art that will transport you to the locus of its birth. To view a selection of the collection click here.

ARTFIXdaily: In a Combined Sale Totaling $2.7 Million, Lark Mason Associates Achieves Over $2.2Million

Lark Mason Associates’ two-day online auction of Asian Works of Art and Asian, Ancient and Ethnographic Works of Art concluded on iGavelAuctions.com on October 26th with an impressive result totaling over $2.7 million with 401 lots sold.

ArtDaily: Collection of legendary film producer now live on iGavel Auctions

Lark Mason, founder and president of Lark Mason Associates, has announced that the collection of a legendary Hollywood film producer and executive are now live on iGavelauctions.com through November 16.

ARTFIXdaily: Lark Mason Associates Presents British and American Sporting and Maritime Paintings

Jacobsen’s portrait of the ship, Andes, painted in 1881, is of an impressive size. At six feet in width, this is the largest Jacobsen painting that has come to the market in the last three years.

Watch Lark Mason introduce lots from the 2017 Fall Asian Works of Art Auction

Watch Lark Mason showcase some of the featured lots in the upcoming Fall Asian Sales

iGavel Auctions Announces Robust Fall Schedule of Asian Works of Art artfix

Lark Mason Associates 2017 fall Asian art sales on the iGavel Auctions platform are now underway through the end of November with five specialized sales spanning all the arts of Asia.

Persian Miniature Paintings

Persian Miniature Paintings: At the heart of the Persian Court, which saw several dynasties each with its own artistic tastes, lies a rich history of cultural patronage.

Artfix Daily praises Lark Mason Associates on results for Fall Asian Sales

The fall season at Lark Mason Association on iGavelAuctions.com got off to a strong start with its sale of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Jades, and Ceramics from a Southern Collector.

Mark and Period: An Introduction to Chinese Qing Dynasty Porcelain Marks

When faced with the mystery of an unknown object there are many aspects to consider including, color, form, decoration, and material. Assessing the age, authenticity, and ultimately the value of a piece of Chinese porcelain can be as simple as a glance or take months of study.

The Value of a Keen Eye

This carved stone Madonna is finely rendered, and a treasure worth being cared for. We know it to be from the 14th/15th century, but how could you determine this dating if you were to simply pass it by in a shop window, or for that matter in the wall of a local church?

Niki de Saint Phalle: Art in Adversity

Bold art pieces that evoke both feminism and violence are relevant to the life of Niki de Saint Phalle. Her psyche was forged in staunch Catholicism and sexual abuse that would later reach into her visual and performance works. Saint Phalle found success in her Avant-guard art which was inspired and admired by many of her contemporaries. The commercialization of her works financed her career but came with the cost of scrutiny from her peers.

New Blog Post on a Lark Mason Associates Lot: Map of the New World

For collectors of maps, cartography, and the early history of New Amsterdam or New York, this map is well worth owning. This map is generally regarded as important in the history of North American maps. It depicts the eastern seaboard from Virginia to Quebec, including New York, Long Island, New England, and Cape Cod. It is distinguished as being one of the earliest representations of this area. Furthermore, it is the first map to use recognizable names for this area.

New Video "Lark Mason's Mysteries" | RoadShort by Antiques Roadshow

You always learn something new when you watch longtime ANTIQUES ROADSHOW expert Lark Mason’s appraisals! Check out more of Mason’s mysteries in this all-new RoadShort, and tune in Monday, June 19 at 8/7C PM on PBS to see his tearful appraisal of a Tang dynasty marble lion.

iGavel Auctions features Lark Mason Associates lot in blog post

Wenzel Friedrich, one of the most creative of German cabinetmakers who settled in the San Antonio areas, crafted horn furniture that received worldwide recognition. It was in 1880 that Wenzel began making horn furniture in San Antonio, at 12 Crockett Street.

1,600-Year-Old Restored Frescoes Shed Light on Roman Baking Life

"With the aid of lasers—used for the first time ever in the catacombs—restorers were able to remove layers of chalk deposit, algae, and soot left from years of oil lamp use. Beneath the dirt, lay a series of astonishingly well-preserved frescoes, featuring biblical scenes, figures from both the Old and New Testament, and most importantly scenes from daily life at Rome’s traditional bakeries."

From Barnebys.com: Hardwood flying fish carved by a descendant of Fletcher Christian

"One of the more intriguing items in Lark Mason Associates’ upcoming internet-only auction is the item shown here: a tropical hardwood flying fish, carved between 1920 and 1955 by Frederick Martin Christian, the great-great-grandson of Fletcher Christian (of Mutiny on the Bounty fame)."

Artfix Daily features the upcoming Marcy Carsey Sale

...one of the most notable collections of Americana brought to auction in recent memory, will be presented by Lark Mason Associates on the iGavel Auctions website between May 16 and June 6, 2017.

ArtfixDaily notes record-setting Korean sale results from LMA

Exceeding all expectations, the sale of Korean Works of Art at Lark Mason Associates on the iGavel Auctions platform closed on April 26th with a sale total of $366,366 including buyers premium.

ArtFix Daily highlights a Chinese Cloisonné Vase sold for a shocking $812,500

Dated to the 18th / 19th century and estimated to sell for $400-$600 it slowly began building to an astounding final result, selling at $812,500. The sale of 466 lots realized a total of $1,441,206

Artdaily.org features the success of LMA's 2017 Spring Asian Works of Art Sale

Lark Mason Associates’ online auction of Asian Works of Art concluded on April 18th with an impressive result totaling over $1,650,000 for 66 lots selling out of 84 offered.

LMA asian sale results featured in ArtFixDaily

Lark Mason Associates’ online auction of Asian Works of Art concluded on April 18th with an impressive result totaling over $1,650,000 for 66 lots selling out of 84 offered.

The New York Times highlights Asia Week New York success

Art sales during Asia Week New York reached new heights this year, the organizers said on Tuesday, thanks in large part to one stunningly exuberant evening of sales at Christie’s.

Artnet praises Asia Week New York 2017

It was the most successful Asia Week New York ever, by the numbers, with a reported $423 million in sales. A huge figure by any metric, the total blows away the $130 million in 2016 sales

Lark Mason highlighted in the New York Social Diary

"Asia Week New York in full swing. Last Thursday night, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened its doors to more than 600 international collectors, curators, gallery owners, artists and scholars in town for the non-stop whirl of gallery exhibitions, auctions, and museum shows."

ARTFIXdaily Features Lark Mason Associates and Announces Preview Exhibition for Asia Week New York

“Over 400 lots will be on view at iGavel’s New York headquarters at 227 East 120th Street, from March 9th -18th. The Asian Works of Art auction goes live on iGavelauctions.com on March 28 and closes on April 18th.”

Zhou Youguang remembered as a pivotal figure who expanded literacy rates with his revolutionary Pinyin system.

Chinese linguist Zhou Youguang, who created the writing system that turns Chinese characters into words using letters from the Roman alphabet, has died aged 111.

Some Recent Developments and Trends in Antiques Auctions

With the year coming to an end, iGavel Auctions is reviewing data from the year past. In the art and antique auction arena in 2016, there were some interesting trends seen in the online marketplace.

TONIGHT 8/7c! Lark Mason will be featured on Antiques Roadshow's "Best of 20 Years" Special

Be sure to catch Lark Mason’s famous appraisal of a Tang Dynasty Marble Lion on Antiques Roadshow’s “Best of 20 Years” Special

Lark Mason Associates Sale Featured on the Radio

New York native, art and antiques specialist Lark Mason recently became the proud owner of a Texas driver’s license- as well as some local history.

Terrific Realized Prices

“The highlight of the sale was a Pair of 18th century Chinese Huanghuali Square Corner Cabinets, which were snapped up by an Asian collector for $400,000, against the pre-sale estimate of $250,000/300,000.”

Lark Mason makes the move from the Big Apple to the Lone Star State

This bustling burg of New Braunfels, with about 70,000 inhabitants on the picturesque Guadalupe River, settled in 1845 by German pioneers, is home and high-tech business headquarters to one of the world’s most respected experts in…

Watch Lark Mason on Antiques Roadshow in Tucson, Hour 1: March 28, 2016

Tune in to PBS on Monday, March 28th to see Lark Mason of Lark Mason Associates on the new Antiques Roadshow episode, Tucson, Hour 1 at 8/7c.

Lark Mason interviewed by NY1: Asia Week Celebrates the Diversity of Asian Cultures Through Art

Lark Mason interviewed by CCTV News: Asia Week celebrates art

Asia Week celebrates art, opens amid economic slowdown

Lark Mason Associates Achieves $2.6 Million Total Sales for Spring Asian Art Sale

Eight lots sold above $100,000 each, and the top five lots combined accounted for over a millon dollars in sales. The high-value lot from this auction was a superb Mongolian Gilt Bronze Seated Figure, Tara, 17th/18th century at $487,500.

Lark Mason Associates and iGavel Auctions Achieves Record-Setting $2,217,619 for Asian Works of Art

The highlight of the sale was a rare pair of Chinese “Fahua-style” Lotus Jars and Covers from the Qing Dynasty that realized $950,000, far above a pre-sale estimate of $50,000 to $80,000.

Lark Mason interview featured in Collection Auction Magazine

Lark Mason was interviewed by Michelle Yu and featured in the Collection Auction Magazine.

Lark Mason Associates achieves success and high figures at recent sale of fine and decorative arts

Lark Mason Associates achieved outstanding sales in a charged auction of Fine and Decorative Works of Art that concluded on July 7. Of the 209 lots sold, the top 10 lots approached a third of $1 million total.

Amanda Everard and Lark Mason appraise a Chinese cloisonnie bowl for the Thomasville Georgia Antiques Show

WCTV Channel 6 of Thomasville and Tallahassee covers Amanda Everard and Lark Mason as they appraise a Chinese cloisonné bowl for the Thomasville Georgia Antiques Show & Sale on Sunday.

Lark Mason Appraisal Most Valuable in ARS History Mashable

Noteworthy Read: 'Born of Boom and Bust' by Jason Zweig