(Issue Story)
In the case of the many weathervane designs of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953) floating around, not all that glitters is gold. For almost 50 years, a particular weathervane of two polo players engaged in a spirited chase has been exhibited, sold, and editorialized about. Spoiler alert: it's not by Diederich.
... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)
Be it producing Sophisticated Living, a glossy magazine touting Ohio's elegant lifestyle; helping clients find their dream home as a Realtor; or pulling together and-with gavel in hand-conducting auctions of antiques or luxury items, Amelia Jeffers of Columbus, Ohio, is one busy woman.
Although she enjoys the many hats she wears, ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)
Garth's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
The Americana Collection of Natalene and Eric Aaberg
A folky portrait of a girl and her dog brought the top price during a single-owner sale held by Garth's Auctions August 21. However, a variety of smalls defined the market that day.
The collection was that of Natalene and Eric ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)
Sale of Fine Art by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Barridoff Auctions, South Portland, Maine
Photos courtesy Barridoff Auctions
Barridoff Auctions of South Portland, Maine, offered 207 lots in its August 20 sale of fine art. Barridoff was established in the mid-1970s as an art and antiques gallery and in the late 1970s shed the gallery and antiques portion of its business ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)
Jules Cheret, Bal du Moulin Rouge, 1889, color lithograph, 48 7/8" x 343/4" (sheet size). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.60. Photo by John R. Glembin.
-Through October 16 -Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Known as the father of the poster, Jules Cheret (French, 1836-1932) caused a sensation when he brought colorful, large-scale advertisements ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Freeman's
The top price in the sale was for this diamond and platinum 16" long solitaire necklace from a private Massachusetts collection. The necklace is centered by a brilliant-pear-cut diamond in a platinum basket setting, suspended from a platinum rope chain. It was accompanied by a ... (Read More)
|
(Show)
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
It was 65 years ago when the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) held its first annual show. According to the organization, it was held in an upstairs room at the Highway Hotel in Concord. From that humble beginning, the Dealers' Show, as ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)
August Americana by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
It's axiomatic: good collections make good sales. Two such collections were sold at Bonhams Skinner's live and in-person auction August 13 in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery. The highlight was a manuscript journal from an 1817 cruise on the pleasure yacht Cleopatra's Barge. Estimated at ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
Andrew Davis of Casco Bay Auctions held an Americana auction August 13 in a small tent set up in the parking lot behind his Freeport, Maine, location. On August 12 he held an ephemera and books sale; the two-day total was approximately ... (Read More)
|
(Show)
Manchester, New Hampshire
"It's a major show, during a major week, and people get on airplanes to come here."
Those words came from Christopher Settle, a Newton, Massachusetts, furniture dealer, explaining why Antiques in Manchester: The Collector's Fair is the only antiques show he does.
A major component of Antiques Week in New ... (Read More)
|