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(Issue Story)Olde Hope’s Party before The Winter Show
New York City
For the last five years, Patrick Bell and Edwin Hild of Olde Hope have hosted a cocktail party at their New York City gallery at 115 East 72nd Street on the Wednesday of Americana Week. This year it fell on January 22. New Yorkers and collectors in town ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Antiques and Art Auction
Meander Auctions, Whipple, Ohio
Photos courtesy Meander Auctions
Paintings by Ohio artist Clyde Singer (1908-1999) brought the two highest prices during the winter antiques and art sale held by Meander Auctions in Whipple, Ohio, January 18. Also topping the charts were a political-based ambrotype from the mid-19th century, appropriate two months after ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Recovered Tiffany Window Returned to Museum
The Worcester Art Museum, through the work of the Art Loss Register (ALR), has secured the return of a Tiffany Studios stained-glass window to the museum in Worcester, Massachusetts.
In 1975 the Mount Vernon Congregational Church in Boston, Massachusetts, presented the Worcester Art Museum with a gift consisting of two sets ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale at Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook’s January 16 and 17 sale with nearly 1000 lots avoided going head to head with Americana Week in the Big Apple. The sale was posted before Christmas, and printed catalogs, now a rarity, were mailed and available ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Story Time
Beneath the Surface
Our children have reached the age where they find us “cringe.” (That is what they call “embarrassing” these days. A key way to be cringe is to use their slang against them. You get bonus points if you do it on purpose, and you level up if you ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online-Only Sale of the Estate of Craig Fisher
Davies Auctions, Brookston, Indiana
Photos courtesy Davies Auctions
Two-piece stepback cupboard in cherry with original red paint, Indiana, circa 1850, 86" high x 53½" wide, $32,200 (est. $4000/8000). The cupboard had sold at auction in 2002 for $40,000.
A two-piece stepback cupboard in cherry with old red paint sold for $32,200 (includes buyer’s ... (Read More)
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(Show)“Preserving the Future of Our Past”
Washington Winter Show, Washington, D.C.
The 70th edition of the Washington Winter Show was held January 9-12 at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1954 as the Washington Antiques Show and in the ensuing years having been held at several locations in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Historic New England Awards Preservation Grants
Each year Historic New England awards a Herbert and Louise Whitney Fund Community Preservation Grant to a small or medium-size heritage preservation organization in each New England state. The grants support projects that save and expand the stories shared in New England communities. In 2024 Historic New England awarded grants ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, January 2025
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Sale at New England Auctions
New England Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New England Auctions
The first day of the two-day sale held by Fred Giampietro’s New England Auctions January 8 and 9 in the Branford, Connecticut, gallery, featured material from Ron and Penny Dionne, Allan and Kendra Daniel, and a Stonington, Connecticut, estate. On day two ... (Read More)
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