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(Auction)It's Lights Out at $2.8 Million
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
Referring to the wide variety of offerings, with estimates ranging from $50 to a quarter of a million, at his June 16 and 17 lamp, glass, and jewelry auction in Fairfield, Maine, auctioneer Jim Julia noted, “You can’t go anyplace on the planet earth and see ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bill to Increase Reward for Reporting Ivory Violations Fails to Pass
A bill that would have authorized rewards of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person guilty of a felony or misdemeanor related to the sale of ivory and of rhinoceros horns passed the New York State Assembly on June 15. It did not ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Final Federal Rule for Antique Elephant Ivory Released
On June 6 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published its final revision of the section 4(d) rule for the African elephant. The rule will go into effect on July 6.
“The rule, which fulfills restrictions outlined under President Obama’s 2013 Executive Order on Combating Wildlife Trafficking, substantially limits ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)D-Day Flag Brings $514,000
A 48-star United States flag, 30" x 57", that led American troops to Utah Beach in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, complete with a bullet hole from a German machine gun, realized $514,000 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, on June 12. The buyer was Bert Kreuk, a Dutch ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Old West Auction
Brian Lebel’s Old West Auction, Fort Worth, Texas
Photos courtesy Brian Lebel’s Old West Auction
Still headlining events today, Annie Oakley continues to draw a crowd. At Brian Lebel’s Old West Auction on June 11 in Fort Worth, Texas, cowboys, cowboy-wannabes, and lovers of anything and everything Western turned out in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Artworks and Flora Danica Bolster June Auction
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
If there is such a thing as a celebrity auctioneer, those who attended The Potomack Company’s recent sale were treated to just that. Because of a scheduling conflict, Patrick O’Neill, the firm’s longstanding man with the gavel, was not at the podium. ... (Read More)
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(Show)Burton Antiques Market Thrives in Its 55th Season
Burton, Ohio
The weather: no one likes to talk about it, but everyone does where shows held outside are concerned. The Burton Antiques Market, held twice a year at the Geauga County Fairgrounds in Burton, Ohio, lives and dies by the weather, and it isn’t just a topic of rain or ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Rudolph Lux: Some Very Bad News but Some Good News, Too
After publication in the September 2015 Maine Antique Digest of the article “There Was No One Like Rudolph T. Lux, Ever,” readers and friends have provided new facts, which this article incorporates.
For example, the morning edition of the New Orleans Republican of July 14, 1868, reported the following: “Attempted Assassination. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The "Lamb," a Rare Medal, and an Expensive Parrot
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
The best items performed a bit of a balancing act during the American history sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati on June 10.
On one side of the scale, the auction’s most anticipated lot, a presentation sword and archive of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Ceramics in America
A Book Review
Ceramics in America, edited by Robert Hunter. The Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2015, 216 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com).
Ceramics in America is the annual Chipstone journal intended for collectors, historical archaeologists, curators, dealers ... (Read More)
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