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(Auction)Rural Life Antique Show
Tuscola, Illinois
One day before the spring edition of the semiannual Rural Life Antique Show, held March 4 and 5 in Tuscola, Illinois, Chris Smith of American Antiques, Waynesville, Ohio, was confident about the weekend ahead. “I’m going to peel the walls tomorrow,” he said.
Among the items for sale was a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Spring Country Spirit Antique Show
Arcola, Illinois
The semiannual Country Spirit Antique Show had its largest event to date during the spring edition held March 4 and 5 at Arcola, Illinois. Forty-five dealers set up at three locations around town, with a staggered opening time for each on Friday. Enthusiasm from shoppers was palpable, according to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)U.S. Mint’s First Silver Dollar Sold for $12 Million
A Las Vegas, Nevada, resident has sold a 1794 silver dollar in superb condition that many rare coin experts believe is the first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint. It was purchased for a record $12 million by GreatCollections Coin Auctions, Irvine, California (www.GreatCollections.com).
Las Vegas business executive ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, March 2022
This month’s “Letter” certainly includes its fair share of artworks that proved very expensive indeed—most notably the nautilus cup with which this selection opens—but it also includes its fair share of lots, both costly and somewhat more modestly priced, that I found appealing and worth inclusion for a variety of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Smitty Axtell’s Collection
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
When Richard Smith “Smitty” Axtell of Deposit, New York, died last spring, he left behind mourners across the antiques community and a fine selection of favored Americana objects. Those lots, a little shy of 400, found welcomes from new owners at Skinner’s online auction in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Four Mysteries
Mysteries abound in the collecting of American antiques, and I need a detective—Nancy Drew, Sherlock Holmes, or Sam Spade will do just fine. I hope that gumshoes can shed light on some of the puzzles in what collectors do and the antiques we collect. Three of the mysteries are psychological, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Folk-Art Deceptions: Pages from the American Memory Book of Eveline F. Willis
A group of mid-20th-century facsimiles reproducing authentic watercolor drawings by Eveline F. Willis (b. 1828) have been circulating in the marketplace, often found in old frames and glass.
Figure 1. Mr. Arthur Wilson, collotype print by the Meriden Gravure Company, reproducing original work by Eveline F. Willis (b. 1828) and hand ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Philadelphia Show Moves to Philadelphia Museum of Art
For the first time since its inception, The Philadelphia Show will take place on the grounds of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA). The 60th anniversary edition of the show will be held on the PMA’s East Terrace from April 29 to May 1 and will feature 40 exhibitors. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Warhol Tops Thomaston Auction
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
On February 25-27, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries staged a 1330-lot three-day sale in Thomaston, Maine. The sale covered plenty of categories and totaled approximately $1.8 million.
Andy Warhol (1929-1987), Campbell’s Soup I (Tomato), 1968, serigraph on paper, signed on the reverse ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Oceanian Textiles Open Hilliard’s Winter Sales
Session one of the two-part winter “Eclectic” sale at Hilliard & Co. included 44 lots of antique and vintage Indonesian and Southeast Asian textiles consigned from the estate of Cayce Odom of Charlottesville, Virginia. The February 26 sale was held at Hilliard & Co.’s gallery in Madison, Virginia.
Leading the group ... (Read More)
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