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(Show)Carved Confections and Painted Pieces Thrill Visitors at York Show
Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, York, Pennsylvania
Bright sunshine guided cars to southeastern Pennsylvania to attend the Original 183rd Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale as the doors opened on Friday, September 20, at 10 a.m. Melvin L. Arion’s two-day show at the York Expo Center drew a crowd ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Barn Find Leads at Laughlin
Laughlin Auctions, Edinburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions
Laughlin Auctions of Edinburg, Virginia, held its annual fall auction September 12 through 18 using HiBid’s online platform. A total of 944 lots were offered. From the moment the sale went live online, there was no doubt which lot would lead the way. It ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Big Sale with Some Big Prices
Nye & Company Auctioneers, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Nye & Company Auctioneers
There seemed to be more three-day Americana sales in the fall of 2024 than ever before. Some auctioneers have been offering small focused sales, while others have posted as many as 1500 lots and taken three days to sell ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Mexico Man Admits Theft from Historical Society
On July 9 Brian Anthony D’Ambrosio, 49, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court to the theft of major artwork. He faces a maximum of ten years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years of supervised release.
The government alleged in court documents that D’Ambrosio, a journalist ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rago Art Pottery
Rago, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
Collectors of art pottery collect it as art. Prices are often much higher than most Arts and Crafts furniture. At Rago’s September 12 auction of American and European art pottery in Lambertville, New Jersey, 14 of the 121 lots offered sold for five figures, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, September 2024
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 American Art Auctions
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner often features smaller live sales of around 80 lots that are supported by larger online sales. Nineteenth-century and early 20th-century American art sold September 10 at the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery while a ten-day online-only American art sale of 107 lots ran from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)What Price History?
The ink and wash sketch The Destruction of the Bastille on a sheet of laid paper, 13 1/8" x 20¾", inscribed at the top “From the M. de Lafayette to General Washington” and signed at the bottom by the artist, Étienne-Louis-Denis Cathala, “Cathala Architecte Inspecteur de la Bastille fait le ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Timekeeper Edward Duffield
A Book Review
Bob Frishman’s book about Edward Duffield, the man who engraved his name and the name of his city on the dials of 60 surviving tall-case clocks, one bracket clock, two uncased movements, seven surveying compasses, and a sundial, is not the story of a leather-apron artisan. Duffield was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Parker-French Antique Center Changes Hands
For only the third time in its 48-year history, Parker-French Antique Center, Northwood, New Hampshire, has new owners. In early July, Richard Bojko and John Mullen announced the sale of their group shop to dealers Jerry and Joanne Perry of Chester, New Hampshire. “Twenty-six years is plenty. It’s time for ... (Read More)
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