Search Stories
Now showing 210-220 of 9754 result(s)
(Auction)Sale of the Estate of Janice and David Brumagen
Caswell Prewitt Auctions, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Photos courtesy Caswell Prewitt Auctions
An abstract painting took the top price during a sale conducted by Caswell Prewitt Auctions September 8 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, but much of the attention during the day focused on southern furniture, stoneware, and timepieces. The auction consisted largely of ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Christmas in July
Beneath the Surface
We have taken you with us countless places over the past too-many-to-count-without-feeling-old years. To museums and museum storage, to antiques shows and antiques malls, into the seats at an auction and through the online bidding platforms that run them, and on road trips that resemble a National Lampoon ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Americana Sold at Horst
Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers
More than 100 collectors and dealers previewed Horst Auctioneers’ sale in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, on Friday, September 6, and stayed to bid when the sale began at 2 p.m. Most of them returned at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, September 7, for the rest of ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)September Splendor Sale
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
Called “September Splendor,” the September 7 Marion Antique Auctions’ sale drew a decent crowd, not at all unusual for Marion. The complimentary grilled hot dogs didn’t hurt—no one had to leave the premises for lunch. Dallas Washington has supplied food at Marion ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Collectors Win at Southern Pottery & Folk Art Extravaganza
Cagle Auction Co., Bogart, Georgia
Photos courtesy Cagle Auction Co.
Although outstanding material always comes to its block, Cagle Auction Company’s pottery sales are still under the radar. This has resulted in significant examples being purchased by astute collectors at great prices.
The September 7 sale in Bogart, Georgia, featured a number of ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Strawbery Banke Museum Becomes First Smithsonian Affiliate in New Hampshire
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has announced its new designation as a Smithsonian Affiliate. This prestigious recognition makes Strawbery Banke the first Smithsonian Affiliate in the state of New Hampshire, joining a network of more than 200 affiliates in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Panama.
As a Smithsonian Affiliate, Strawbery ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Cleaned-Up Nymph Goes Nuts
Nymph Drinking from a Shell, also known as Girl Drinking from a Shell, a rare large 1915 bronze sculpture by Edward McCartan (1879-1947), sold at the September 5 sale at Cordier Auctions in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for $148,000 (includes buyer’s premium), well above the $50,000/100,000 estimate.
$148,800.
According to Cordier, the life-size 62" tall ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Divorcing Our Collections
I am standing in line at an antiques show, and the conversation fascinates me. As is typical, the average age of those in the queue is probably 65 or higher, and the talk turns to divesting collections. One collector is adamant that she wants top dollar for what she has ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Independence Seaport Museum Gifts Portrait to Andalusia Historic House
Museum deaccessions usually appear at auctions, and museums rarely just give a work of art to another museum. The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia did just that. Portrait of Miss Adèle Sigoigne, painted around 1815 by Bass Otis, commissioned by Adèle Sigoigne’s friends Jane and Nicholas Biddle, has been on ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)ADQ to Acquire Minority Stake in Sotheby’s
ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, has agreed to acquire a minority interest in Sotheby’s. Under the terms of the agreement, ADQ will acquire newly issued Sotheby’s shares to reduce leverage and support the company’s growth and innovation plans. Patrick Drahi, who acquired Sotheby’s in 2019, will also ... (Read More)
|
1 (800) 752-8521 • PO Box 1429 • Waldoboro, ME 04572
