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(Auction)The Sale of Mark and Marjorie Allen's Estate
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
On July 1, the morning after the first session of the sale of Mark and Marjorie Allen's estate at Pook & Pook, an image of a large pine server with well-worn blue paint was posted on Instagram announcing its price of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Poisonous Books
"Nobody expects something as benign as books to be covered in poison," said Dr. Melissa Tedone, head of library material conservation at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
But when she was asked to repair the emerald-green cloth covering on a second edition of Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, a mid-19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Art Dealer Charged with Carrying Out Art Fraud Scheme
The crimes, if true, were brazen. Art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz is accused of buying low-cost prints and palming them off as high-priced originals. In one instance, he's accused of buying an Andy Warhol reproduction print for $100 via an online auction in May 2019 and selling it in December ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Throwback Sale
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
On June 29 Rusty Farrin of Farrin's Country Auctions held a small Americana auction in his comfortable facility in Randolph, Maine. It was an old-fashioned auction in every sense of the word-no Internet bidding, no list or catalog, no prescribed order of lots, no video screens, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Auction
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
"Overall decent," said Ingmars Lindbergs, director of Native American art at Bonhams, about the results of the June 29 sale in Los Angeles. To Lindbergs, this was very much a "decent interim sale with some highlights," coming in anticipation of a bigger two-day October auction. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, July 2022
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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(Fragment)Two New Dealers for Annual NHADA Show
Two new exhibitors-JK Nevin Antiques and Baker & Co. Antiques-will join the 65th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show, produced by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) in Manchester, New Hampshire, August 11-13.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, is "thrilled to be participating ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Arroyo Collection Sold at New Haven Auctions
New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
New Haven Auctions gathered desirable antiques for its two-day sale June 25 and 26 in the Branford, Connecticut, gallery where over 800 lots found new owners. New Haven principal Fred Giampietro told M.A.D. that the auction drew 40 or 50 live bidders ... (Read More)
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(Show)One-Day Show at Laudholm Farm Keeps Getting Better
Wells Antiques Show and Sale, Wells, Maine
Far and away one of the most beautiful sites for an antiques show is at Laudholm Farm, the National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, Maine, where Goosefare Antiques & Promotions presents a very well-attended annual event.
Eager buyers gather well before the opening. Precisely at 10 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Glass, Transferware, and Portraiture Lead at Americana Sales
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held a series of three Americana auctions June 23-25 at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The sales offered more than 1200 lots, divided between a single-day sale of 18th- and 19th-century ... (Read More)
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