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(Feature)Slow, Deliberate, and Careful
Auction Law & Ethics
Consigning property to auction is a simple process, until it’s not. The “not” often arises when least expected and can come from something unforeseen. A reader wrote me about a situation that illustrates this point. I’ve edited her letter.
“Dear Mr. Proffitt,
“I consigned an item to auction and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay, [email protected]
Chinese works of art, including the most expensive hinge you are ever likely to come across, open this month’s selection, with teapots, modern aeroplanes, portrait miniatures, a planetarium, posters, Prague street scenes, and a couple of snuffboxes adding to the mix.
The Qianlong white jade Imperial hinge fitting sold ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Heirloom Quality
The Young Collector
We’ve talked before about our guilty pleasures in terms of collecting. We have others: eating marshmallow fluff from the jar, putting the windows down with the heater running on cool evening drives, and bad television. One of our guilty pleasure TV shows is Hoarders (or Hoarding: Buried Alive ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Flags from the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment of the Continental Line
During Antiques Week in New Hampshire, a side trip to the New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord will provide a glimpse of New Hampshire’s role in the Revolutionary War. On display at the society’s headquarters are two flags from the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment of the Continental Line. The flags ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jacobsen Reviewed
Herbert D. Maxwell, four-masted schooner, 28" x 48", oil on canvas, signed “Antonio Jacobsen, 31 Palisade Avenue, Hoboken, NJ, 1905.” In March 1912, she sank in Chesapeake Bay after a collision with the steamship Gloucester5 with the loss of four lives. Photo courtesy Vallejo Maritime Gallery, Newport Beach, California.
An article ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Antiquer Pioneers
In 1989, editing was done in WordPerfect 5.1 and other word processors with memorized control key combinations or menus pulled down by control keys.
Computer Column #308
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Computers are essential tools for most antiquers, but that was not always true. Sam Pennington (1929-2008), founder with his wife, Sally, of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Jewish Folk Art Samplers: A Trip to Amsterdam and Germany Answers Some Questions
Darning sampler, dated 1809, the maker is “MH.” The Hebrew alphabet appears two times—the top line and again the sixth line. Martin Ex thinks the letters at the end of the Hebrew alphabet on the top line may be a name, a group of initials, or something in Yiddish. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bidders See Less Than Seymour in Sideboard but See More in Table
Possibly a John and Thomas Seymour Federal mahogany sideboard. It was not one of their best works but still was strong enough to draw $4025.
The rustic round glass-topped Adirondack table topped the sale at $11,500.
A Sheraton sewing table in brown mahogany with bull’s-eyes over the turned and reeded legs hit ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ty Cobb Tin Sells for $18,720
The Ty Cobb tobacco tin, one of fewer than 20 known to exist, drew only two bids and went for $18,720 (est. $30,000/40,000).
The 12" beer tray advertising C. Eulberg & Sons pilsener beer of Galena, Illinois, went to an on-line bidder for $2700, way above the $100/200 estimate.
A glossy 30" ... (Read More)
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