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(Issue Story)An Abundance of Antique Jewelry and Bidders
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner, Inc., Boston, held a “Fine Jewelry Collections” online sale from March 16 through 24. It contained the abundance of antique jewelry that Skinner has a history of offering in its auctions, at more modest prices than the jewelry in its live “Important Jewelry” ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Conditions of Sale
When an auction is advertised as having “No Buyer’s Premium,” it doesn’t necessarily mean there will not be other charges.
A regional auction house touts that it doesn’t charge a buyer’s premium, which is an attractive incentive to bid in these days when the buyer’s premium is pushing ever closer to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dover Antiques and Vintage Market—New Name and New Day of the Week
Gurley Antique Shows has scheduled its Dover Antiques and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, 282 Durham Road, Dover, New Hampshire, for three Saturdays—April 24, May 22, and June 19—with more dates to follow. These shows will be outdoors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be 50-plus ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Art and Antiques in Time of Crisis: The Metropolitan Fair of 1864
Like many in the art and antiques field, I have been stuck at home, with daily business largely at a standstill. I’ve used part of the time to fine-tune a manuscript written in 2019 for the Frick Center for the History of Collecting about the remarkable New York City dry ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four Nakashima Lots Sold
Cox & Graves Auction Co., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Cox & Graves Auction Co.
Readers may recall a report published on the M.A.D. website, “George Nakashima Furniture Sells Well in Virginia.” The story covered an August 7-17, 2020, sale consisting of six pieces of furniture from the studios of the legendary New ... (Read More)
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(Auction)McInnis Finds the “Way”
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts, is making the best of a bad situation and finding the silver lining in the COVID-19-produced cloud. Even though the auction house carefully limited in-person attendance to 25 or fewer at its March 20 sale, phone, absentee, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)50-Year Railroadiana Collection
Soulis Auctions, Lone Jack, Missouri
Photos courtesy Soulis Auctions
Soulis Auctions of Lone Jack, Missouri, sold the 50-year railroadiana collection of Steve “Packrat” Cregut on March 20. Promoted as having “A Collection of the Best Lanterns Ever Offered at Auction,” the sale featured about 250 lots that grossed $313,196 (including buyers’ premiums). ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jewelry Auctions Thriving after Year of Uncharted Territory
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Fortuna Auction
All prices include the buyer’s premium.
Fortuna Auction in New York City has been holding live jewelry and watch sales without in-house audience participation about every 45 days since the beginning of the pandemic. Its March 19, 2020, sale, just days after New York City ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sold at Garth’s
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctions
A Hepplewhite sugar chest was the top lot during the Americana sale held by Garth’s Auctions of Columbus, Ohio, on March 19, selling for $11,250 (includes buyer’s premium) against an estimate of $3000/5000. Dating to the first quarter of the 19th century and likely ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 64th Annual Spring Fox Valley Show—Online
Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show
All right everybody—let’s dance! Readers may be familiar with the twist, the frug, the jitterbug, tap, the lindy, break dancing, and more recently flossing. Newly emerging is the Melbourne shuffle. But we want to tell you that just recently we spotted a new move: the pounce. ... (Read More)
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