
THE SIMPLEST TRICK FORGERS USE
Our latest video reveals art forger’s simplest trick. Michael Dym illuminates this simple scheme to help you collect smarter.

WHY PHYSIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY IS IMPORTANT.
Collector and founder of homobilia.comBarry Harrison, discusses the importance of this foundational mid-century queer art form.

FALL ESTATE PROPERTY AUCTION
Our next art and design sale is coming this fall! We’re still seeking key consignments, so read more to learn how to get in touch!

A MUSEUM BENEFIT AUCTION TAKES FLIGHT!
Auctioneer Michael Dym recently hosted a benefit auction at the Jamestown Art Center in Jamestown, RI.

LIGHTING IN A BOTTLE: EARLY PHOTOGRAPHIC INNOVATION
SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN features a unique collection of early photographic history with some of the earliest photographs of lighting captured on film….

INDENTIFYING FORGERIES ON ANTIQUE PAPER
View our latest informational video in a new series, where Head Auctioneer Michael Dym breaks down a common technique forgers use in creating fraudulent works.

AUGUST AFTER DARK
Our next AFTER DARK homoerotic art auction will be held on August 28th, at 7PM EST. Take a peak at some of the gorgeous lots in the upcoming sale, and get more details on the event!

THE BLOOMSBURY GROUP
Our last AFTER DARK auction, included an unidentified pastel drawing by a member of the famed Bloomsbury Group. Vallot’s cataloger Barry Oliver discusses the mystery behind the drawing, drawing on the groups’ history as an early 20th century group of progressive artists’ circle whose members included notable queer men and women.

SUMMER SALE ANNOUNCEMENT
Modernists to old masters, outsiders to contemporary greats, our SUMMER FINE ART + DESIGN catalog is live!

Auctioneer Michael Dym’s Work With the JAMESTOWN ART CENTER Debuts This Summer
As member of the Jamestown, RI art organization’s exhibition committee, Michael Dym is bring his art selling experience to Southern Rhode Island’s JAC.

Edward Carpenter: A Glimpse of a Legacy Through Letters
Discover an important archive of correspondence and related ephemera illuminating the life and legacy of Edward Carpenter (1844–1929), the celebrated poet, philosopher, socialist and early advocate for gay rights.

ESTATE FINE JEWELRY COLLECTION
Vallots’ first sale of exclusively jewelry and high value accessories is going live this summer. Mid-Century opulence awaits in our forth coming catalog ESTATE FINE JEWERY, entirely sourced from a single estate collection.

SPRING AFTER DARK AUCTION
Our next installment of our AFTER DARK auction series is coming this May! Learn more and subscribe for updates on our next sale of LGBT and homoerotic art and historical objects.

RHODE ISLAND, RISD, AND THE CAPE
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 connections to one another, Cape Cod and Rhode Island’s most regarded artistic institutions.

AFTER DARK 2.27.2025
Our newest LGBT art catalog is live! Discover the iconic names and hidden gems that await in AFTER DARK II. Register to bid and watch live for Thursday, February 27th at 8PM EST.

OUR FIRST AUCTION OF THE YEAR
Join us for our first auction sale of the new year. Our ESTATE FINE ART + DESIGN catalog encompasses 200 years of art, design, and craft from around the world.
AFTER DARK II AUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcing our Winter 2025 auction of male nudes, homoerotic art and LGBT ephemera.
CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcing our Winter 2025 auction of estate contemporary and modern art and multiples.


ANTIQUE TO CONTEMPORARY: FINE ART & DESIGN
Gold, Silver, Cartier, Nakashima, Meissen, Haring, Tiffany….and many other significant works of art, objects, and designs.