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()A Book Review: Ceramics in America 2012
A Book Review
Ceramics in America
Edited by Robert Hunter
Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2012, 196 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com)
Ceramics in America, the scholarly journal edited by Robert Hunter and published by the Chipstone Foundation, widens our ... (Read More)
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()Forty M.A.D. Years: Million-Dollar Americana Lots Sold at Auction since 2004
Million-Dollar Americana Lots Sold at Auction since 2004
Tall-case clock made by Peter Stretch, Philadelphia, 1740, in a mahogany case, $1,688,000 to Winterthur. A record for an American clock at auction. Sotheby’s, October 28, 2004.
Japanned high chest, 1735-39, signed by Rob Davis, $1,876,000 to a dealer on the phone. A record ... (Read More)
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()Forty M.A.D. Years: Folk Art Lots over $500,000 Sold at Auction since 2004
Folk Art Lots over $500,000 Sold at Auction since 2004
Johannes Spitler hanging cupboard, $962,500, a record for American painted furniture, to David Schorsch and Eileen Smiles. Green Valley Auction Company, Mt. Crawford, Virginia, November 13, 2004.
John Haley Bellamy monumental-size eagle with “God Is Our Refuge and Strength” on the banner, ... (Read More)
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()Forty M.A.D. Years
See Americana Lots over One Million Dollars Sold at Auction since 2004
See Folk Art Lots over Five-Hundred-Thousand Dollars Sold at Auction since 2004
In November 1973, Sam and Sally Pennington launched Maine Antique Digest from their kitchen table in Waldoboro, Maine. Since its first issue M.A.D. has been the publication of ... (Read More)
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()A Primer on Pricing
The Art of Marketing
For the last three months I’ve covered the topic of advertising. Now it’s time to change gears and move on to another very complex topic—pricing.
Someone once said, “An item is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.” I’ve found that in the antiques business this ... (Read More)
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()Books Received
These 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.
American Decoration: A Sense of Place by Thomas Jayne (The Monacelli Press, 2012, ... (Read More)
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()Willard House and Clock Museum Hosts Exhibit of Rare Musical Tall Clocks
Christian Eby, ten-tune musical tall-case clock with highly inlaid cherry case, Manheim, Pennsylvania, circa 1804.
The Willard House and Clock Museum in North Grafton, Massachusetts, is hosting Keeping Time: Musical Clocks of Early America, 1730-1830, an exhibit of nearly three dozen early American musical and chiming clocks. These fully functioning mechanical ... (Read More)
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()Wi-Fi and Finders
One of several flea market finding apps available for Android and Apple iOS smartphones.
Computer Column #299
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Cell phone Wi-Fi at antiques shows, auction finders, and finders for flea markets and yard sales are this month’s topics.
Wider Wi-Fi
In the April issue we reported on the increasing use among antiques ... (Read More)
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()Just Another 'Ectomy
Auction Law & Ethics
A lot of folks complain about auctioneers. Auctioneers have complaints too.
Remember when you were a kid and another youngster came along and grabbed something that should have been yours. Maybe it was the next ride down the sliding board that a line-cutter snatched from you. Perhaps it ... (Read More)
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()The Morgan/Van Wickle Pottery: A Case of Mistaken Identity
This rare 1817 Bissett crock has been attributed to the Morgan-Van Wickle pottery for years. The blue flower on the reverse side of the crock and the coggle are identical to the decoration found on the Sim sherd in the Monmouth County Historical Association’s collection. Photographs of the crock are courtesy ... (Read More)
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