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(Fragment)Daniel Garber's "Tanis" Returns
Tanis, painted in the summer of 1915, depicts the artist's daughter standing in the doorway of his Cuttalossa studio.Philanthropists Marguerite and H.F. "Gerry" Lenfest have made a gift to the Philadelphia Museum of Art that will directly benefit the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. According to the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clar's Auction Exceeds Expectations
This pair of 6' high wooden panels sold for $280,950 to a collector reportedly phoning from Shanghai. The eight late Qing Dynasty porcelain painted plaques depict landscape scenes and are signed and inscribed. The lot came from an Oakland, California, Asian art collection.A collector paid $7110 for this set of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Taxes 101: Using Your Home for Business
by Caroline EvansMany people who run small businesses operate out of their home. They may use a spare room, the basement, the garage, or maybe that little shed in the backyard. This is a business expense that can be a great deduction at tax time. It is an expense the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Clock Stops at $4830
Shown below are three of five oils on canvas by Joseph Arentz (German/ American, 1903-1969) that were offered at the Keating auction:An enormous scene of waves crashing against a rocky bluff, $1495Portland Head Light behind crashing surf, $920A quiet sunset over a beach, $747.50.J.J. Keating Auctioneers, Kennebunk, Maineby Mark SiscoJames ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: The Things They Carried
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondRegardless of the anxiety you may have about what people think of how you look in your bathing suit, about your flip-up sunglasses, or your bare feet, when you're sitting on the beach soaking up the sun, the one thing you don't have to worry ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Ken Woodbury, Nipper's Choice, Keene, New Hampshire
Ken Woodbury.Woodbury's shop, formerly the family gas station. "My father built it to keep my mother busy when she wasn't raising three boys and one girl." Woodbury started pumping gas in the 1950's when he was six or seven years old. Regular gas was 14.9cents a gallon; ethyl, 16.9cents. "The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Material Bolsters Auction
Anna Pottery pig flask, Union County, Illinois, circa 1880, having an incised map of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, as well as St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, and smaller towns, $14,100.Carved ivory figural group consisting of eight separate pieces, some polychrome decoration, Chinese, on a wooden stand, signed under the central ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th-Century and Modern Auction
A rare pair of Gustav Stickley hammered copper 20" tall candlesticks with "Als ik kan" stamps (est. $3500/5500) sold for $65,100. They are the only pair with original finish and in original condition. "Another pair survives, but they had been electrified," said Beth Cathers, who bought them in the salesroom ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Former Director of Salander-O'Reilly Sentenced
by Daniel GrantThe former director of Manhattan's now-defunct Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Leigh Morse, 55, was sentenced on July 19 to weekend jail time and ordered to pay $1.65 million in restitution for her role in the $120 million scam in which numerous clients of the gallery were defrauded.Morse, who left the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fairhaven Antiques Festival
The Fairhaven Antiques Festival is promoted as "A Great American Tradition" in a billboard on the south edge of town, where dealers set up in a small field.Ohio dry sink in untouched condition, $2900 from Thomas J. Jewett and Charles P. Berdan of Jewett-Berdan Antiques, Newcastle, Maine.From Monty Young Antiques, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Signs of the Times
All was quiet on the western front the eve before the show opened. A large wide concrete driveway separates the opposite buildings used for the show, convenient for trucks and the kettle corn vendor.The first hour of the Rhinebeck Antiques Fair.Traditional favorites from Robert Conrad of Yeagertown, Pennsylvania, included a ... (Read More)
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(Show)California Country Antiques and Folk Art Show
Five-year exhibitor Grimes Collectique and Collectibles, which shows at Niles Antiques, Fremont, California, was asking $750 for this circa 1884 Norwegian bride's box with rosemaling and "For Peter's Daughter" painted on the front.At the show's folk artisan corner contemporary material was shown, usually by the artisan. These made-new-to-look-old flag pillows ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Let Me Ask You
by Steve ProffittOur trip through the consignment process has been a pretty good trek, and we are not done yet. This is the fourth installment in a series that began at the suggestion of my colleague David Hewett. Dave e-mailed me last January about a column he had written on ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Heartland Antique Show
Ventriloquist's dummy made by J.C. Turner of Los Angeles, 1940's, with a fake cigarette and designed to blow bubbles, $1350 from Thomas M. Rawson Antiques, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.From Susan and Rod Bartha Antique Interiors, Riverwoods, Illinois, birch bark furniture from a lodge in Iron Mountain, Michigan, 1900-05: bench made from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jugs, Jewels, and a Jar
The proceeds from the sale of this rare incised pictorial jug from the Edgefield District of South Carolina, circa 1860, benefited a Georgia nonprofit institution. The 11 1/8" high x 9" wide jug, possibly signed "David," was attributed to the Stoney Bluff pottery owned by Lewis Miles. The enslaved potter ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Boston Athenaeum Releases Images Through Digital Collections Page
The Boston Athenæum has released over 4000 digitized images of its important historical collections to the general public. The images include digitized rare books, archival documents, photographs, maps, and works of art on paper, many of them related to the history of Boston, and related data about them.The athenæum has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jewelry Sales Reach Bidders across the Country and Internationally
This 1924 Art Deco ruby and diamond ring by Mauboussin is mounted in platinum and has a center oval-shaped ruby weighing approximately 4.75 carats, within an old-European-cut diamond surround. The ring was accompanied by a GIA report stating that the ruby is of Thai origin, with no indications of heat ... (Read More)
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(Show)Big Crowds and Plenty of Rain at Round Lake Show
Workers at the show had to spread hay so customers wouldn't fall in the mud that was a result of the all-night rain during setup and that continued throughout the day on Saturday.Recollections, Canandaigua, New York, featured a pair of Victorian needlepoint chairs for $285 and a large marble-top table ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Auction
A Sioux quilled tobacco bag, 46" long, sold for a surprising $31,720 (est. $8000/12,000) to a private collector from Sioux country.Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanPhotos courtesy Bonhams & ButterfieldsA large crowd showed up for Bonhams & Butterfields' June 6 Native American art auction in San Francisco, California, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Morphy Auctions Opens Sports Memorabilia Department
Morphy Auctions is adding a sports memorabilia department that will be supervised by Morphy's chief operating officer, Tom Sage Jr. "We decided to open a sports department because of the increasing number of requests from collectors who wanted to consign their collections and game-used items," said Sage.The firm will conduct ... (Read More)
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(Feature)William B. Marsh: "The Foremost Marine Artist in the Country" in 1855 Anyway
Ship Great Western, Black Ball Line, signed by William Marsh in 1852, oil on canvas, 301/2" x 42 3/8". It appears to be morning, the crew shortening sail, approaching New York perhaps. Photo courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum.Ship Viola, signed "W. Marsh 1845," oil on canvas, 24" x 34". It ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: What Recession?
EditorialOne segment of the economy is still going gangbusters: the auction market. The first half of 2011 has been good to auction house giants Sotheby's and Christie's, as both recently reported robust sales figures. Sotheby's sales were up 44% to $3.4 billion in the first half of 2011, a record ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Seventh Annual Antiques in the Valley Show
An opening day crowd awaits the start of the show outside the Oley Valley Middle School on a picture-perfect sunny morning. Both show days were well attended.Charles Brehm Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, offered a good selection of country primitives, including redware, tinware, and baskets. These miniature tin lanterns were (from left) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esmerian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, Must Forfeit $20 Million
Ralph Esmerian, the former owner and chairman of Fred Leighton Holdings Inc., a Manhattan-based luxury jewelry retailer, was sentenced on July 22 to six years in prison for wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and concealment of assets in connection with a scheme to embezzle and double-pledge collateral that Esmerian estimated to ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940 by Libby Bischof and Susan ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Home Inventory Software
Display screen for an item in a home inventory.Computer Column #273by John P. Reid, e-mail: jreid@dca.netAn e-mail from reader Dan McKinnon of Annandale, Virginia, asked, "John, I am getting ready to inventory all the 'stuff' around our house and get things in order for my son. Everything is old; we ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winnetka Summer Antiques Show
Vicki Moss of Zane Moss Antiques Ltd., New York City, poses next to an 18th-century English Georgian bureau bookcase that sold on Saturday. Only 31" wide, the $11,000 piece was purchased for a North Shore bedroom.A sold sign covered the $5500 price on a tag describing a signed oil on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sheraton Chest Will Be Raffled at WRA Show
On September 5, dealers will offer high-quality antiques, furniture, rugs, art, and toys to shoppers and collectors on the campus of Western Reserve Academy (WRA). The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, in the center of Western Reserve Academy's historic campus at 115 College ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Similar Claims, Different Results
by Daniel GrantTwo major art insurance companies recently faced similar claims by policy-holding collectors, following alleged misconduct by the art dealers to whom they had entrusted artworks, but the two companies reached quite dissimilar conclusions about their obligation to pay out. Art buyers who take out policies on their collections, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Sale in Newly Expanded Facility for Morphy Auctions
A framed 1919 Coca-Cola calendar in overall near-mint condition fetched $27,140 (est. $6000/12,000). A full box of clear Havana "Rose-O-Cuba" cigars, circa 1950, with a U.S.A. tax stamp, sold for $826 (est. $200/400).Hundreds of cigar boxes sold from the Gotham collection. These six cigar boxes, cataloged as in very good ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, So much to choose from as the summer sales finally draw to a close; in fact, my files floweth over. However, with a few quiet months to come, I shall be glad to draw on these riches to fill the next few "Letters from London." I have ... (Read More)
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(Show)Show Review: Burton Antiques Market
View from grandstand looking to the right.Phil and Karol Atkinson of Mercer, Pennsylvania, and Bradenton, Florida, had a dealer display where I confess I spent at least 45 minutes trying to see everything. Phil told me that he and his wife sold most of their collection when they set up ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bronze Wins the Gold at Saco River
A 40" tall bronze by Eugene Marioton sold for $4510. The figure is known as the Muse des bois (Muse of the Woodwind) or the Joueuse de flute (Flute Player). An oil on board of four maidens playing musical instruments, the maidens each draped in diaphanous scarves and veils, was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Faces at Winter Show Mean More Americana
by Lita Solis-CohenSummer is the time to plan for the coming season, which begins in late September and reaches a crescendo in January with Americana Week in New York City. The Winter Antiques Show has some changes in the roster of illustrious dealers showing at the Park Avenue Armory January ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: The Golden Age of English Glass
by Lita Solis-CohenThe Golden Age of English Glass 1650-1775by Dwight P. Lanmon, FSAAntique Collectors' Club, 2011, 373 pages, hardbound, $95 plus S/H from Antique Collectors' Club, (www.antiquecollectorsclub.com) or (212) 645-1111.The Golden Age of English Glass 1650-1775 is one of those special books that transport the reader into a collector's lair ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Carnegie Museum of Art Acquires Decanters Made for Monroe's White House
The decanters on Rebollo's stand at the Winter Antiques Show in January. Solis-Cohen photo. by Lita Solis-CohenTwo cut and engraved glass water decanters, the only survivors from the large service President James Monroe ordered for the White House from the Pittsburgh glass firm Bakewell, Page & Bakewell, went on view ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Little-Known Sales Tax Law Picks Vermont Auctioneer's Pocket
by David HewettAmerica's state governments have an income problem. Tax revenues have plunged, and states from California to Maine find themselves sinking daily into a seemingly bottomless pit filled with red ink. In response, legislators and state fiscal agencies are engaged in finding new sources of income, or fine-tuning laws ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Korean Brush Pot Rocks Potomack Sale
This deeply carved ceramic brush pot, believed to be Korean and from the late 19th century, proved to be the surprise high lot of the sale. The pot measures 41/2" high overall x 33/4" diameter. The reticulated body is boldly carved with floral designs, the rim is decorated with a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sandzen and Remington Top Lots in Texas Art Auction
Late Moon Rising (Wild Horse Creek), a circa 1923 oil on canvas by Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), tied for the top price of the auction at $262,900, well above its $80,000/120,000 estimate. Measuring 361/4" x 481/4", this work depicts Wild Horse Creek, which ran through land owned by Sandzen's in-laws near ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Painted Tall Clock Brings $57,200 at Vermont On-Site Sale
The Kilbourn family Vermont-painted tall clock, 84" high, is rare, and heaven only knows when another will emerge. There was a raft of numbers mentioned before the sale, but all that eventual purchaser Joe Martin would offer was, "It'll go high." He was right. The clock sold for $57,200.by David ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Toy Crowd Bids Kaufman Collection a Fond Adieu
Don Kaufman's wife, Sally (center), is shown holding Don's first toy, the Arcade Red Baby, presented to her as a special memento at sale's end. With Sally are (from left) Rich Bertoia, Jeanne Bertoia, and Jeanne and Bill's daughter and son, Lauren and Michael.Arcade White "Lammerts" (St. Louis) furniture van, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Theodore Church Collection Sells
Charles Louis Heyde (1822-1892) arrived in Vermont in 1852 and spent the next 40 years painting views throughout the state but concentrating on the Burlington area, where he made his home. This 14" x 27" oil on canvas is Burlington Bay, looking toward the Adirondack Mountains. He painted it numerous ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Final Copley Library Sale (Almost) Completes the Dismantling
A group of letters written by early suffragettes, including Susan B. Anthony, Julia Ward Howe, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Lucy Stone, sold for a deservedly strong $32,500 (est. $3500/5000).A letter handwritten by Ronald Reagan to Patti Reagan sold for $23,125 (est. $5000/7000). A relatively short note, it is nonetheless compelling, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)San Francisco Bay Auction Has Global Reach
An absentee bidder from England paid $12,870 (est. $10,000/15,000) for an oil on paper mounted to canvas by James Collinson (British, 1825-1881), The Image Maker. Fine arts specialist Gregory Ghent called this lot "very exciting for us in terms of research and discovery." The painting appeared at a Michaan's free ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian and Western Art
Bronco Buster by Frederic Remington (1861-1909), 23" high x 211/2" wide, Roman Bronze Works, 1906, missing the quirt's two falls, $205,625.Western Great Lakes figural ball club, both sides painted in polychrome and decorated with a turtle, sun, star, American eagle, teepees, and geometrics, handle terminates with a wolf head, scalloped ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show for New York City
Allison Kohler of JMK Shows is launching a new antiques show in New York City, December 9-11, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street. The Antiques & Fine Arts Show will have space for 70 exhibitors. There will be live, on-site performances by several talented musicians, an exhibit featuring ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 26th White House Antiques Show
Wicker was featured in several dealer spaces. Judy and Lisa Taylor of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, offered this appealing grouping. The rocker was priced at $325, the Bar Harbor table was $265, and the chair where Lisa sits was priced at $395. The carved wooden stand at front was $235.A ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin Folk Art Spring Masterpiece Auction
Works by Thornton Dial included A Man and His Gator, a life-size creation of painted plywood and found stump that sold for $1207.50. Steiner photo.This sale had a rich variety of works by Lorenzo Scott. Four of the nine were his signature religious subjects. Jesus on the Cross, a large ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Diamonds and Derek Gardner Pace Thomaston Auction
This oil on canvas by marine artist Derek Gardner (1914-2007), The Action Between the "Macedonian" and the "United States" in Mid-Atlantic, 12th Oct., 1812, sold for $60,375.Marked "Cartier, Paris," this platinum and diamond bracelet, 1910-20, with 262 diamonds totaling about 60 carats, sold for $97,750. Thomaston Place photo.The Faberge egg-shaped ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Fresh" Never Gets Stale
The Fishermen by Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951) sold for $16,590 (est. $3000/5000). The 7 7/8" x 6" (plate size) etching on Shogun paper with watermark is dated 1915 and numbered 1/50. Only 18 of the intended 50 were printed.Der Brieftrager by Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1885) sold for $248,000 (est. $70,000/ ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Important Discovery of East Tennessee Pottery Surfaces
The best piece in the Mort family trove was this rounded "J. Mort" jug enhanced with incised wavy lines and a reddish salt glaze. This is the only stamped example from the Mort pottery of Jefferson County-the rectangular mark appears in several places. The jug sold for $23,000 (est. $2000/3000).Although ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Walter Biggs and the Chandlee Boys Lead Farmer Sale
These United Confederate Veterans ribbons and badges signify various events associated with Virginia veterans. They range from an event in Gettysburg in 1913 to one in Farmville, Virginia, in 1926. They are constructed from silk ribbons with celluloid buttons and badges. All are soiled and show their age. The largest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ohio Valley Auction
Henderson family cherry one-piece library bookcase, possibly by Richard Rood of Marietta, Ohio, circa 1830, 981/2" high x 563/4" wide, old refinish, age cracks, stains, $16,450.Curly maple two-piece corner cupboard attributed to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, mid-19th century, 871/2" high x 57" wide, older finish, $10,281.Theorem fan, schoolgirl work with a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Quai St. Michel, 1888, oil on canvas, 213/4" x 28", signed lower left. It sold to dealer Joe Caldwell of Manlius, New York, in the salesroom for $2,098,500 (est. $2.5/3.5 million). Caldwell said he thought he got a good buy for his client. On May 21, 1998, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Asian Art Sells Well in Chicago
One of two rhinoceros horn cups that each sold for $394,000, this 61/2" wide cup consigned by a Wisconsin collector is elaborately carved and dates from the 17th century.From a Chicago collection, this 43/4" high cup is one of two rhinoceros horn cups that sold for $394,000 each. This 17th-/18th-century ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Something for Everyone Toy Auction
A Carette gauge I #2350 locomotive and tender, one of the most realistic and complex American steam profile locomotives, offered with the correct eight-wheel tender with matching numbers and powered by a robust clockwork mechanism with forward and reverse gearing, 23" long, sold for $28,750 (est. $12,000/15,000) after a three-way ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: A Coming Contemporary Boom
EditorialIf the Artist's Resale Right (ARR), currently in effect in the U.K., extends to the work of artists 70 years after their death, the contemporary art market in the United States stands to win big. The ARR currently pays living artists a royalty each time their work is resold on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Changing of the Guard at the Christie Classic Antique Show
Precious Antiques, Freelton, Ontario, asked $495 for this circa 1850 Canadian doll buggy with blue leather seat, sun shade with fringe, and hand-forged wheels.Brad Jacobs of Aberfoyle, Ontario, has seen a declining interest in American art pottery recently. Nevertheless, he offered a circa 1927 Rookwood vase for $225; a circa ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early American Sword Leads the Charge at Gould's Auction
This early American silver-mounted sword by Cornelius Wynkoop sold for $25,300. According to Gould, Wynkoop is one of a handful of the earliest documented American silversmiths.Nineteenth-century double-sided trade sign for the J.L. Nash Inn, Addison, Maine, $8625.This long, straight, simple stretcher-base harvest or tavern table had a single long drawer, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Still a Buyer's Market, But There's Hope!
Cast-iron rooster weathervane by Gilmanton Iron Works of Rochester, New Hampshire, circa 1875, $5635.Hepplewhite folding card table, with inlay on the tapered legs, corners, and top edges, $5980.This tall clock was at first thought to be English but was later demonstrated to be from New Jersey. It had conventional proportions, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Frank and Rose Marie Francis, Hillsdale Barn Antiques, Hillsdale, New York
Rose Marie and Frank Francis.The barn.One of their typical arrangements of art from the 19th and 20th centuries.The Francises display stoneware ranging from $295 for the clam rake crock (front row, third from right) to $800 for the bird crock (top row, right end). The tiered green plant stand under ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Summer Auction Market for Antique Jewelry
Asked about the age of this 19" long carved coral bead necklace from China, Victoria Bratberg at Skinner said, "Unless we're positive, we never give a date. And with these, it's too hard to tell. But those were nice, big beads." Composed of four large beads with scroll and Chinese ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Look Carefully
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve ProffittIt was in the heart of last winter that my colleague Dave Hewett e-mailed me to follow up a column he had written about consignor losses that had occurred at an auction house in New Hampshire. Hewett encouraged me to join his effort to warn ... (Read More)
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(Feature)How to Categorize Business Expenses
Taxes 101by Caroline EvansThe proverbial "they" always tell the new business owner to keep good books. The U.S. Small Business Administration, among others, has noted that many businesses fail because their owners don't keep accurate bookkeeping records. Records are an objective measure of the health of a business. They are ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Video Editors
The preview pane and timeline pane of a video editor.Computer Column #272by John P. Reid, e-mail: jreid@dca.net "Let's make a movie!" That could be a line from a 1939 musical starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland or a 2011 Disney Channel show. Or it could have been said by two ... (Read More)
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(Show)Pure and Simple Antique Show
"Jas. Hamilton & Co./ Greensboro, PA," six-gallon crock, $895; West Troy Pottery five-gallon jug, dated 1881 in cobalt, $1295; from Stephen F. Rhodes of Champaign, Illinois.Amish dough box with original paint, stenciled "Sarah/ Miller/ Nappanee, IN," $1250; sugar chest, refinished in the 1940's or 1950's, fresh to the market having ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
Richard Buxbaum of Antiques on Old Plank Road, Chicago, fielded at least four inquiries about his patio setting while we shot this photo. Viewers could not stop touching the cast glass top of the circa 1950 French table. It was priced at $5800. Six 1970's Italian chrome-plated steel folding chairs ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Syson to Head European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at Met
Luke Syson will become the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, effective in January 2012.Currently at the National Gallery, London, Syson holds the dual positions of curator of Italian ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Spring Show in East Berlin 2011: Revamped and Upbeat
This group of early fabric strawberries was $1650 from Lynne Dingus. They sold.Barbara Rew of Towson, Maryland, asked $550 for the bench she described as Moravian and possibly from North Carolina. The crazy quilt was $175.East Berlin, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassThe 14th annual Historic East Berlin Antique Show was held ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Virginia Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch- and Clockmakers, 1607-1860, Their Lives and Marks ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, My files have been bulging these past few months with catalogues displaying a wealth of Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese works of art. So many of them, that even after a ruthless pruning, I could fill this entire column (and another) with lots from just a few ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The History of Antiques Week in New Hampshire
by David HewettThere would be no Antiques Week in New Hampshire if there hadn't been a New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA). Their annual August show is mother and father to the event.The NHADA show began in 1957 with 15 exhibitors. It was initially held at the New Hampshire Highway ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Washington Dominates in Dallas
This survey document in George Washington's hand describes a plat for 140 acres "of Escheat land" in Prince William County, Virginia, for the future owner George Byrne. This is among the most sought-after of collectible George Washington documents. Such surveys are some of the earliest surviving examples of Washington's handwriting ... (Read More)
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(Show)Zukas Starts 21st Year with Great Crowds
Kinnaman & Ramaekers, Bridgehampton, New York, asked $1800 for this early medicine man sign, about 10' tall x 8' wide. It was funny and qualified as a textile because it was painted canvas.Manchester Center, Vermont, dealers Carlson & Stevenson offered one of the many samplers at the show. This one, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Revitalized Spring Burk Show
Robert Conrad of Yeagertown, Pennsylvania, asked $1795 for the cast-iron Gloekler's meat hook (patent 1889); $975 for the pair of roosters; and $995 for the oak splint basket.Cabin on the Hill Antiques, Georgetown, Texas, exhibited for the first time in York. The Shaker painted bucket from Maine was $1350; the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Old Masters Get New Homes
An amazingly intact George III six-light glass candle chandelier, complete with drip pans, chains, pendants, and a glass baluster pendant, sold for $11,800. Northeast Auctions photo.A matching pair of George III serpentine mahogany card tables (one shown) with double swing legs, molded top edges, shell-carved knees, and scrolled feet sold ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Two Shows in the Adirondacks
by Betty FloodThe Adirondacks will be hopping this summer with two antiques shows. The first will be held on the grounds of the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, on August 13 and 14. The second will be at the Indian Lake Central School and Town Hall in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Scrap Law Proposed in New York
by Sabrina Pry and Betty FloodThe sale, offer of sale, or purchase as scrap of certain items such as street signs, funeral markers, or any metal items bearing markings of any government entity, utility company, cemetery, or railroad, unless offered for sale by an authorized employee, would be prohibited in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Painting Pledged to Carnegie Sold in London
by Daniel GrantIn a settlement that was announced on June 22, the Michael Werner Gallery in New York City agreed not to contest the sale at Christie's London on June 28 of Red Boat (Imaginary Boys), a 2004 painting by Peter Doig (Scottish, b. 1959). The gallery had sought to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historic Firearms and Early Militaria
Seventeenth-century Qing Dynasty cannon captured in the Boxer Rebellion, $149,500.Experimental 1915 Mauser Nickl pistol, .45 caliber, 5" barrel, walnut grips, the only known example, barrel and frame with most of the original blue, $97,750.Factory-engraved Colt single-action revolver, .45 caliber, 43/4" barrel, cylinder is from a rejected military revolver, pearl grips, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian Art
This Eastern Shoshone painted hide depicts a typical dance scene, probably a Sun Dance, with a buffalo head surmounted by an eagle with wings outstretched, and the open field with a teepee and dancers, equestrian figures, and buffalo. It is attributed to Cadzi Cody and is 77" wide. Cody continued ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Semiannual Antique Cane Auction
A late 19th-century Japanese carved hand cane, 36" long, with shibayama insects realized $3220. The elephant ivory handle carved to look like a hand leaning on a cane top was enhanced with five randomly placed overlaid hardstone insects with carved and inked legs and antennae. Shibayama is a style of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Hirschl & Adler Moves to Fifth Avenue at 57th Street
The pair of Classical pier tables was made in Boston; the compotes on them were made at La Cristellerie de Voneche in Belgium. The painting on the left, Boats on the Harlem River, is by Ernest Lawson; the painting on the right, Sand Storm, is by Agnes Pelton and was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Lost" William Merritt Chase, Found in California, Brings $103,500
A Spanish Dancer by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) sold to the trade for $103,500 (est. $30,000/40,000). The 14" x 93/4" oil on wood panel dates from circa 1896. Frank Kaminski said he believes the dealer was bidding for a client.A carved wooden bowl, 4" high x 12" diameter, inscribed "Ms. ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Selling History or Selling Out?
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondYet another report about the deplorable state of education in the United States was recently released. According to the Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress for the year 2010, only 12% of American high school seniors know much about history.As always, ... (Read More)
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(Show)New Venue for Antiques in Alexandria
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(Fragment)Kyle D. Husfloen Joins Kaminski Auctions
Kyle D. Husfloen is the new Southern California representative of Kaminski Auctions of San Diego and Beverly Hills, California, and Beverly, Massachusetts. Husfloen served as editor-at-large of The Antique Trader of Dubuque, Iowa, for over 30 years and took over the editorship of the Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Strong Glass Sales
Ex-David Good and the Stradlings, a 5" high Zanesville, Ohio, ten diamond aquamarine pitcher sold for $42,900. It was probably blown at the Whites Glass Factory in Zanesville circa 1820.Glass International's latest auction included 33 lots and closed on May 28. According to auctioneer John DeCaro, a unique mold-blown pitcher ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Book Review: Ceramics in America
Ceramics in AmericaEdited by Robert Hunter and Luke BeckerditeThe Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2010, 259 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from UPNE, (www.upne.com) or (800) 421-1561.A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenFor the second year, Ceramics in America documents Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Postcards from the Edge: Another Way of Recycling
This postcard, showing a World War II soldier at Brenner Pass, did not reach its Italian buyer. Will it ever turn up in his mailbox?Postcard of Washington state by Ellis. "Skykomish River. Stevens Pass Highway."One of the Provincetown postcards.by Jeanne SchintoThe subject line read "OMG." The message was a rhetorical ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
Mark and Marjorie Allen of New Hampton, New Hampshire, asked $19,500 for the Center County, Pennsylvania, dresser in salmon paint. The large polychrome five-piece Delft garniture, circa 1750, was $14,000. The Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, table with trifid feet was $12,500, and the set of four fan-back Windsor chairs, made in ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 27th Christ Church Antiques Show: Where the Antiques Are Divine
Jim Butt of Thomasville, North Carolina, did well at the show selling numerous items at dealer setup and on Friday, the opening day. A late 18th-century satinwood inlaid demilune games table (in foreground) was possibly by John Mayhew and William Ince, London furniture designers, upholsterers, and cabinetmakers, who were in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Turkestan Rug Brings $241,500
The top lot was an extremely rare 5'10" x 4'4" ensi, i.e., a door hanging, meant to cover the entryway of a yurt, woven by members of the Salor tribe of East Turkestan in the 18th century, or possibly earlier. It sold for $241,500 (est. $10,000/20,000). For more information about ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
Guy Rose (1867-1925) signed Martin's Point, Carmel on the lower right. The 24" x 29" oil on canvas sold to a collector on the phone for $890,500 (est. $350,000/ 500,000), showing the strength of the market for the California Impressionist painter's works.The 61/2" x 53/4" gouache and tempera on paperboard, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Small Bierstadt Brings Big Bucks
The auction started off on a great note. Specifically, it was a rare five-dollar national currency note from the Great Falls National Bank, 1882 series. It opened at a mere $800 and finished for $8337.50. Moisan photo.Oil on paper laid down on canvas of a Rocky Mountain aspen grove by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)National Book Auctions to Offer Cash Advance to New Consignors
National Book Auctions in Ithaca, New York, is offering a cash advance program, allowing new consignors to secure funds on their collection of books, ephemera, artwork, or stamps in advance of a live auction. This new program is available on any qualified consignment and gives new consignors security for their ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Revolutionary War-Era Map of Connecticut Sells for $168,000
The map by Bernard Romans includes Connecticut, Long Island, Manhattan, Staten Island, and the Hudson River valley up through Ulster County. Photo courtesy Swann. by Jeanne SchintoA Revolutionary War-era map of "Connecticut and parts adjacent" by Dutch-born Bernard Romans sold for $168,000 at Swann Galleries in New York City on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bless the Brooklyn Museum
A handmade cream Valenciennes bobbin lace shawl, mid-19th century, with scalloped edges, 44" x 110", in excellent condition and from the Brooklyn Museum, went to the Internet against the room and phones at $3900 (est. $600/800).Three designer-label cocktail dresses from 1955-66 sold to the room at a bargain price of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Poetry in Potion: The Monroe Antique Show and Sale
Eric Swanson has booth space at Pacific Galleries Antique Mall in Seattle, Washington, and does shows. This carved chicken flew the coop quickly for the reasonable price of $65. Swanson did not have much information about the piece but did note that the wings were applied separately and that it ... (Read More)
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(Show)AD20/21 and Boston Print Fair
Lella and Massimo Vignelli with Boston Architectural College president Theodore C. Landsmark (on right). The Vignellis, who established Vignelli Associates in 1971 and Vignelli Designs in 1978, received this year's AD20/21 Lifetime Achievement Award for work that includes corporate identity programs, interiors, furniture, decorative arts, and graphics, perhaps most famously, ... (Read More)
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