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Vallot Auctioneers
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Auctioneers of fine art and design since 2003.

Specializing in art, antiques, design objects, collectibles, and queer fine art and ephemera.

Providence, RI

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Join us for our live-streamed simulcast auction on December 18th at 12:00PM EST and watch for exclusive commentary from the auctioneer.

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December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Our final AFTER DARK sale of the year, AFTER DARK/WINTER is live today, and set for 12.11.2025 at 7PM EST.

Find the catalog at auction.vallots.com and uncover stunning original works from unsung heroes and famous faces of gay 20th century art.

Pictured: Lot 2: Stephen Hale, charcoal on paper.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Vallots was recently spotlighted in Providence Business News! Katie Castellani sat down on the phone with Michael to discuss Vallots work in Rhode Island and Michael's journey to auctioneering. You can the article here:
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Dym finds value in working with art
Michael Dym has always been drawn to all kinds of art, but not just making it. Before he could even walk, Dym would flip through his mother’s encyclopedia of art created by the Metropolitan Museum of ...
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September 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In this second part of our investigation into forgers simple techniques, auctioneer Michael Dym reveals a few simple techniques to quickly identify forged signatures on works of art.

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ART FORGERS' TRICKS REVEALED: Art forgery's simplest secret PART 2
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August 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This stunning oil painting by artist Steven Corry will be available in this Thursday's auction AFTER DARK/SUMMER as lot 8.

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"Partly Submerged." 2009. Oil on canvas.
August 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Learn how to catch the simplest trick art forgers use to create convincing antique artworks. Collect smarter with these helpful tips from auctioneer Vallot Auctioneers.
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ART FORGERS' TRICKS REVEALED: Art forgery's simplest secret
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August 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Our latest gay art and ephemera catalog is now live at vallots.com/afterdark

Discover masters of queer and homoerotic art in AFTER DARK/SUMMER, including works from the incredible Todd Yeager, who's work is featured as lot 1 in our 8/28 catalog.

Register today for the livestreamed auction!
August 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Our latest video reviews techniques in spotting forged fine art art prints. Train your eye with auctioneer Michael Dym as he discusses authenticating works through careful inspection of paper, technique, and print detail.
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CATCHING FORGED ARTWORK: Identifying Forged Printworks + Spotting Forgers' Mistakes
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July 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This stunning piece by British artist Cornelius McCarthy, will be featured in our next catalog of queer art AFTER DARK/SUMMER. Keep an eye out for forthcoming details at vallots.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A little behind the scenes from our auction yesterday SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN.

Every auction is streamed live on our platforms so you can watch the auctioneer, Michael Dym, call bids and describe lots in real time!

Thank you to all who bid and to our clerks who came in to help during the sale.
July 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN auction features estate-fresh to the market important Post-war German art, fine porcelain, exquisite silver, contemporary multiples, 20th-century American painting and much more! Register today! auction.vallots.com/auctions/vallot-auctioneers/summer-fine-art-design-19941
SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN
SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN, featuring estate-fresh to the market important Post-war German art, fine porcelain, exquisite silver, contemporary multiples, 20th-century American painting, and rare histori...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our latest blog post highlights a collection in tomorrow's FINE ART + DESIGN auction. Lot 178 is a fascinating piece of photographic history in the form of some rare 19th century photographs of lighting storms, taken practically right in Vallots backyard!
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LIGHTING IN A BOTTLE: EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC INNOVATION — Vallots.com
SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN f eatures a unique collecti on of early photographic history with some of the earliest photographs of lighting captured on film….
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July 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A look inside our preview gallery and some of our exciting upcoming lots in anticipation of our auction ESTATE FINE ART + DESIGN set for 2.20.2025 at 12PM EST.

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February 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In anticipation of our next auction, learn about the impact and legacies of four Rhode Island artists in our upcoming catalog.
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RHODE ISLAND, RISD, AND THE CAPE — Vallots.com
Four artistic contemporaries find their way to our most recent catalog. Discover the work of John Robinson Fraizer, Gordon Peers, Gilbert Franklin and Florence Leif in our upcoming catalog, and their ...
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February 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We're thrilled to announce our first sale of the year! Our ESTATE FINE ART + DESIGN catalog encompasses 200 years of art, design, and craft from around the world, from antiques to contemporary greats! Join us February 20th 12PM EST and register today at bid.vallots.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM