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(Auction)Americana Week Auction at Bonhams
The most expensive lot in the sale was a William IV circular extension table by London maker Johnstone & Jeanes & Co. Estimated at $30,000/50,000, it brought $80,500 from an English antiques dealer, bidding in house. Johnstone & Jeanes was established in London circa 1840 and exhibited at the 1851 ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Let's Make a Deal
by Steve ProffittOr not.When I was in private practice, it was not uncommon for me to be engaged by clients to work on various negotiations. These matters commonly involved claimants, clients, contractors, customers, and vendors. Sometimes my client was an auction company seeking to contract with a prospective seller for ... (Read More)
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(Feature)James Kochan's Portraits & Prospects at Arader Galleries
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenKochan offered a portrait of Captain William Preston Smith of the 3rd U.S. Infantry, painted circa 1800 in New Orleans by Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (1750-1802). Smith accompanied General James Wilkinson to New Orleans to negotiate with the Spanish to keep New Orleans ... (Read More)
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(Show)Stella's Antiques at the Armory Holds Its Own
Right inside the armory doors, Judith and James Milne, whose shop is in the New York Design Center in Manhattan, displayed a variety of 19th-century board games and a rare circa 1850 blackface minstrel that is believed to be from Ohio or Michigan. It was priced at $6500. Judith said ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Twentieth-Century Design Auctions
François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008), Mouton de Pierre, a group of ten sheep of painted epoxy/stone and patinated bronze, each 33½" high. This version was designed circa 1979. The flock was consigned by the Tateshina Open Air Museum in Japan and sold for $7,474,500 (est. $600,000/900,000) to Guy Bennett on behalf of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Codman Paintings to Be Sold to Save Steeple
Charles Codman (c. 1800-1842), untitled landscape of two hikers in a wilderness, oil on panel, 9 7/8" x 13 5/8", to be sold by the First Parish Church, estimate $4000/6000.Six Charles Codman oil paintings, property of the First Parish Church, Portland, Maine, will be sold by Barridoff Galleries in Portland ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Tim and Nancy Bailey, Antiques at Bailey's, Nassau, New York
Antiques at Bailey's in the center of Nassau, New York, next to Stewart's convenience store.Tim and Nancy Bailey.A small portion of Bailey's first floor.Bailey's Shaker section. He said it was natural for him to develop an interest in the Shakers, since the area is rich in Shaker history. The first ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2012 New York Ceramics Fair
The preview party was crowded. This is the view of the fourth floor from the fifth-floor balcony.The circa 1825 Coalport inkstand, molded with demi-urns on the sides and snake-form handles entwined to the sides, the top pierced with four medium-size holes and eight smaller ones, came complete with four balloon-form ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Garth's Thanksgiving Auction
Portrait of a woman, attributed to Ralph D. Curtis (1808-1885), oil on softwood panel, 1840-45, unsigned, 38½" x 30", period frame, minor inpainting, age split, $10,281. The catalog noted, "Formerly called the Skaneateles Artist, Ralph Curtis was recently identified by J.E. Jelinek. He was born near Syracuse, New York, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Andrew Holter Heads Christie's American Furniture Department
by Lita Solis-CohenIn fall 2011, without fanfare, Andrew K. Holter became chief of Christie's American furniture and decorative arts department. Margot Rosenberg, the former department head, moved up to the chairman's office to work with a variety of clients across departments. Holter, who was the vice president and senior specialist ... (Read More)
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