With the Semiquincentennial, Collectors Are Rethinking What American History Is Worth
"There is a particular excitement and celebration of these items right now," according to Heritage Auctions specialist Caroline Tamposi.
Americana
Sotheby’s Marks America’s Semiquincentennial With an Exhibition of 250 Years of Art, Culture and Mythmaking
Timed to the nation’s 250th anniversary, a new Breuer exhibition traces American identity through art, literature, sports, history and a 67-million-year-old exhibition-ready Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
11 Record-Breaking Auction Lots That Reshaped the Americana Market
Once grounded in furniture, folk art, silver, ceramics, stoneware and samplers, this expansive collecting category's highest prices suggest that American identity itself has become a trophy asset.
