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(Feature)In the Trade: Steven and Hilary Eklund, Tandem Antiques & Design, Jefferson, New York
Hilary and Steven Eklund. Hilary said of the objects on the shelf behind them, "That's our collection. It's the stuff nobody buys anymore."A group of mid-century modern objects. From left: a throw pillow in shades of violet, orange, and blue, $50; a set of six glass candleholders, designed by Jens ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sapphires Hot, High-End Signed Pieces Still Highly Sought, and Premiums Paid for Quality
This Art Deco Cartier Kashmir sapphire, platinum, and diamond ring sold at Freeman's on June 4 for $206,500 (est. $20,000/30,000) after competitive bidding. The mixed-cut sapphire weighs approximately 6.7 carats and is prong-set and flanked on either side by three petite round-cut diamonds. The ring is signed by the maker ... (Read More)
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(Show)NYC20
The tent to the left of the Metropolitan Opera House in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center was a good venue for the show. It was light and airy and accessible with easy in and out for dealers. This fresh venue on the West Side of New York City attracted a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Donna Burk's Spring York Show
Richard Axtell of Deposit, New York, had an unusual Pennsylvania glazed redware fat lamp for $6500; a double-sided wooden butter print for $750; and a New England carved hickory busk board for $1150.Jewett-Berdan Antiques, Newcastle, Maine, asked $4800 for this mounted, vibrantly colored hooked rug with a house and a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings at Bonhams
Daniel Garber (1880-1958), Spring Planting, Stony Ridge, circa 1947, signed lower left and titled and inscribed on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 25" x 30", $242,500 (est. $200,000/ 250,000).Valley Landscape by John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872), monogrammed and dated "JFK '53," oil on canvas, oval, 13¼" x 10", $37,500 (est. $20,000/30,000) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings Sale
Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Bridle Path, signed lower right, oil on canvas, 23 3/8" x 42 1/8", $10,386,500 (est. $5/7 million) to James Hill acting for a private collector. Painted in April 1939 and set in Central Park, it shows three riders about to enter the Riftstone Arch with the Dakota ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Matthew R. Isenburg Photography Collection Sells Privately for $15 Million
A half-plate (4¼" x 5½") daguerreotype by John Plumbe Jr. (1809-1857) shows the eastern elevation of the U.S. Capitol in the winter of 1846. It is one of three; the other two are at the U.S. Library of Congress and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.A circa 1854 ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, [email protected] month's selection tees off with items from "Origins of Golf," a Christie's sale of the collection of Jaime Ortiz-Patiño, but here "G" also stands on this occasion for Gaiety Girls, a favourite Great Dane, and Glass—both medieval gilded and the Lalique variety. A varied bill of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Smiles in the Land of Oz
Loretta Johnson promotes the show and owns Cobweb Antiques, one of the few stand-alone antiques shops in Monroe, Washington. This parasol from the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, Washington, is in great shape and retains its bright color, and all of the icons shown and listed on its surface are ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The "Pure and Simple" Antique Show
In cut paper with watercolor highlights, this work was tagged $4200 by David L. Good Antiques, Camden, Ohio. A similar example may be found in The Flowering of American Folk Art 1776-1876 by Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester.If a hooked rug can have spooky eyes, this one did. Dating to ... (Read More)
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