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Caroline Ashleigh Appraisers & Auctioneers

Caroline Ashleigh Appraisers & Auctioneers is an appraisal, auction, and consulting firm that provides services for private and corporate collectors, museums, galleries, law firms, insurance companies, and auction houses throughout the United States                                                                             Our Distinguished Clients: Celebrity Clients: Diana, Princess of Wales  Debby Reynolds American Actress Anna Moffo American Opera Singer Betty Buckley American Broadway Actress/Singer Nudie Cohn Celebrity Tailor Al Capone Estate - American Gangster James Dean Memorabilia Wynton Marsalis Jazz Musician Corporate Clients: Forbes Corporation Art Collection Kellogg Corporation Art Collection Dominos Corporation Art Collection Libby Glass Corporation Art and Glass Collection Fetzer Foundation Art, Antiques, and Sports Memorabilia Collection Kmart Corporation Art Collection Levi Strauss Corporation Dupont Museum Clients: Hollywood Motion Picture Museum - Los Angeles, C
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Expert Caroline Ashleigh Reveals How Much Oscar is Worth and the Murky After-Market

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Hush-hush! Wanna buy an Oscar? Where are all of the Academy Awards that have gone missing? Is an Oscar cat burglar on the loose? Read Steve Rose's recent article in the Guardian UK to find out the some answers to those mysteries in his interview with veteran appraisal and celebrity memorabilia expert Caroline Ashleigh , AAA of Caroline Ashleigh Appraisers & Auctioneers https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/mar/15/pssst-wanna-buy-an-oscar-the-mysterious-case-of-the-missing-academy-awards
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Detroit Institute of Arts Named #1 Museum in America

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  The Detroit Institute of Arts ranks ahead of every other art museum in the U.S. in USA Today’s annual 10Best Competition for top art museum . “Housed within a Beaux Arts building, the Detroit Institute of Arts maintains a collection of some 65,000 works - among the largest and most comprehensive in the United States,” USA Today wrote about its winner. “Visitors can explore human creativity from across the globe as they explore more than 100 galleries The DIA was nominated by a panel of experts made up of editors from both USA Today and 10Best.com . The top 10 was then determined by a public vote. "We couldn't be prouder of our museum, our amazing team, and the community we serve. Thank you to everyone who voted for us and who supports our mission of inspiring and enriching lives through art. We will continue to work hard to provide incredible experiences for our visitors and to celebrate the power of art in all its forms." The DIA recently brought in around 70 works f
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Van Gogh in America

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  Do you love watching @CBSSunday as much as we do? Check out the interview with curator Jill Shaw discussing the blockbuster exhibition "Van Gogh in America." https://cbsn.ws/3TvjpHR One hundred years ago the Detroit Institute of Arts became the first museum in the U.S. to buy a work by Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch Post-Impressionist who died in 1890. Now, the DIA honors the centenary of that landmark acquisition by presenting "Van Gogh in America," featuring 74 works from around the world, which explores America's introduction to the artist.
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The Curious Relationship between Campbell Soup and Andy Warhol

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  Photo Credit: MoMA Back in 1962 when Andy Warhol featured the Campbell brand in his artwork, Campbell had some initial concern about his use of their trademark, but ended up commissioning a piece from Warhol. Today, the company has a soup can painting prominently hanging in their New Jersey headquarters In1966, Campbell invited consumers to send in soup can labels, plus one dollar, in exchange for a Warhol designed dress made of paper. The rarity of that iconic 60's dress today is partly due to the fact that few have survived. The Campbell 'Souper' dress, which was featured on Antiques Roadshow several years ago by appraiser Caroline Ashleigh, is selling for approximately $20,000 in today's market
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Flea Market Faberge

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This rare Third Imperial Fabergé Easter egg, made for the Russian Imperial family in 1887 and said to be worth tens of millions of dollars, was confiscated by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution. In 1964 it was auctioned in New York as a “Goldwatch in Egg Form Case” for $2,450 – its origin was unknown at the time. Later, a buyer in the US Midwest bought it at a flea market for what was believed to be scrap metal value until he discovered its true value after many years. T he value of the egg has now been estimated to be in the range of over $33 million dollars  
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How Did This 2,000 Year Old Roman Sculpture End Up in a Goodwill in Texas?

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  Photo Courtesy of San Antonio Museum of Art / Michael Minasi Laura Young found a human head carved out of marble under a table at a Goodwill with a price tag of $34.99. It seemed like a pretty good deal, so she bought it and took it home. Then she did some Googling and found out it is a bust of a man named Drusus Germanicus, and that is was really, really old - as in first century old. She learned that the 2,000-year-old piece once belonged in the collection of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. That was later confirmed by art experts in Germany. So how on earth did it end up at a Goodwill in Texas? One theory is that it might have been a U.S. soldier who either looted it himself in World War II, or he purchased it from someone who did, and perhaps brought it back in a duffle bag which then sat in someone's house for decades. Eventually, someone decided they didn't want it anymore and dropped it off at a Goodwill. After enjoying the sculpture at home in her collection during the pande
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Why Are Museums Selling Their Collections?

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Several major American museums are auctioning paintings by famous artists, in the growing trend of deaccessioning their collections The collections of American museums are undergoing major transformations this year as four top art institutions (the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, the Guggenheim and SFMOMA) are auctioning important works at Sotheby's this spring. Each museum is parting with multimillion dollar masterpieces in an effort to diversify their collections and rethink established art historical canons.
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