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February, 2017 The Antique Shoppe Page 11
Heritage Auctions’ Comics and Comic & Animation Art Visit America’s Largest Indoor

Reports $850+ Million Year Auction category jumped from $34 Antique Show
million to a record $43 million.
DALLAS— Heritage Auctions recently Fine Jewelry, Timepieces and Luxury
announced sales of more than $850 Accessories at Heritage combined for a Miami— Come to the Original Miami Antique Show to find the finest
million for 2016, the firm’s third-best solid year with more than $41.7 million. antiques in South Florida. Returning by popular demand, February 10-
year ever, and nearly equal to its 2015 Movie Posters posted sales of $7.95+
sales of $860 million. million vs. $7.4+ million in 2015. 13, the internationally renowned show is held at the Miami Fair Expo
Heritage’s fine art category recorded The company expanded, opening an Center and features more than 600 established dealers from across the
a 28 percent leap in 2016 but, U.S. Coins office in Palm Beach, Florida, and a full- globe.
remained the largest category, with service showroom in Chicago, Illinois. Best known as America’s largest indoor antique show, the show brings
auction totals exceeding $192 million. For the first time, Heritage's clientele
World & Ancient Coins realized about now includes more than 1 million online a vast selection of exceptional antiques year after year. Items range
$47 million, while Currency posted over registered bidder-members, with nearly from a variety of historical time periods including the Renaissance,
$29 million auction sales. Both categories 90,000 new members added in 2016. Georgian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, Art Deco, and more. On the show
also showed early signs of increased Online sales (reported in early 2016 for floor, attendees can explore a variety of antique treasures such as fine art,
market strength at major auctions in 2015) were $344 million – 2016 online American and European silver, antique jewelry, fancy colored diamonds,
Florida and New York during the first 10 sales figures are now being compiled and
days of January 2017. will be released soon. clocks and timepieces, Asian antiquities, rugs, porcelain, objects of
Several of Heritage’s other categories Heritage Auctions is the largest auction virtue, and much more.
set records: house founded in the U.S. and the world’s This year’s show is being held in a new location, The Miami Fair
Heritage’s Sports auctions grew from third largest. For more information about
$42 million in 2015 to an incredible $57.4 Heritage Auctions, and to join and receive Expo Center, 10901 SW 24th Street.
million in 2016. auction information visit HA.com. Tickets are on sale now. Show details include an Appraisal Day on
Saturday, February 11 from 12-5 where attendees can have 1 free item
China to Ban Ivory Trade by End of 2017 value, and an opportunity to “Meet the Dealers,” February 11 & 12.

Kovels.com recently reported that China is closing its domestic ivory trade by the
end of 2017. Workshops that process ivory and make carvings, jewelry, etc., will be U.S. Antique Shows draws more than 3,000 dealers worldwide
closed and the government will help the workers find new jobs. Old legal ivory will exhibiting their signature collections in 400,000 net square feet across
be sent to museums and other cultural sites. Individuals can keep or give away any eight shows. For more than 50 years, the company has served the unique
ivory they now own. It is said that 50-70 percent of all smuggled ivory goes to Chinese needs of the antique and antique jewelry industry supporting sales in
workshops. vibrant cities such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Miami Beach, and
The U.S. and China are two of the largest ivory markets. It is hoped that the new
ruling will result in a nearly complete ban on the import and export of ivory, and New York.
interfere with the ivory trade and the killing of endangered elephants. Some U.S. laws For more information, a full schedule, and a dealer listing visit the
regarding sales, auctions and transporting over state lines of ivory and items containing show’s website at www.originalmiamibeachantiqueshow.com
ivory, such items as musical instruments, furniture inlay, and even antique ivory are
still being reviewed.

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