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(Fragment)Antiques Week in New Hampshire
Antiques dealers and collectors are a stalwart bunch whose ability to overcome obstacles of every sort is stunning. The antiques world has overcome the vicissitudes of weather, will, and law and order. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a new kind of challenge, and the antiques world has responded.
Auctions and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Books, Artifacts, and Ephemera from the Hopkinson Family
William Bunch Auctions and Appraisals, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Bunch Auctions
A red, white, and blue designating flag from the 2nd Army Corps of the Potomac engaged in repulsing Confederate Major General George Pickett's charge at Battle of Gettysburg, a book of Virgil's poems from the renowned Baskerville press given by ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Core Collections and an Abundance of Antique Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner's June 23 sale of important jewelry was characteristically filled with antiques, well attended (virtually), and exciting to watch online. We've been reporting that the jewelry auction market has been holding steady and even gaining steam since the beginning of the pandemic. When I ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial: Positive News
There's some promising news regarding the resumption of the business of antiques. While most shows are still shut down for the foreseeable future, there are signs of life to be seen, albeit under different circumstances.
On May 15 and 16, the fourth Virginia Pickers Antiques and Collectables Show was held in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Humler & Nolan's Final Auction
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Humler & Nolan
This was it. When Humler & Nolan held its last auction, Rookwood XXX, an absentee/online-only sale conducted from Cincinnati and delayed to June 20 and 21 because of the coronavirus pandemic, it was truly the company's last auction. The firm surprised clients ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Work in Progress: Rhinebeck Online
Barn Star's Antiques at Rhinebeck/RubyLane.com
How do you buy and sell at an antiques show if you cannot physically walk through, have conversations with exhibitors and patrons, touch and hold objects, and, above all, take in the ambience and excitement? How about an online show run by the Internet platform Ruby ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Confederate Flag Leads the Charge at Poulin's
Poulin Antiques and Auctions, Inc., Fairfield, Maine
Photos courtesy Poulin Antiques and Auctions
The Civil War came to life again at Poulin Antiques and Auctions' three-day offering from June 19 to 21 in Fairfield, Maine. But along with some major six-figure firearms, it was items of wool, cotton, and silk, rather than ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art Pottery at Rago
Rago Arts and Auction Center, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auction Center
David Rago said his sale of art pottery on Saturday, June 20, was one of his very best ever. He offered some of the finest works of the period, fresh to market, much of it off the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Strong Prices at Pook and Pook
Pook and Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook and Pook
Bidders seemed hungry to bid at Pook and Pook's Americana sale on June 20. It was the first sale with a catalog since the COVID-19 pandemic caused Pook in March to cancel all live sales. There were just 35 bidders in reserved ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Salmagundi Club Online Auction
Salmagundi Club, New York City
Photos courtesy Salmagundi Club
The Salmagundi Club, founded in 1871, held an online auction on June 19 offering submissions from its members and some works from the archives to raise funds for its operating budget.
The event, usually held twice a year at the club's lower Fifth Avenue ... (Read More)
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