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(Auction)Oddities at Auction
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Doyle, in business for 57 years, tried something new with an "Oddities" auction held on May 7. Culling examples of Outsider and folk art, 19th-century anatomical models, sideshow banners, vintage penny arcade machines, mourning jewelry, and other curiosities, the 343-lot sale offered something for everyone.
Well, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fine Art and Flowers at the Armory
TEFAF New York Spring, New York City
April showers brought May flowers to New York City along with TEFAF New York Spring. The third edition of the fair was held at the Park Avenue Armory May 2-7. It has become a required event on the calendars of collectors, curators, gallerists, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Gary Hendershott Files for Bankruptcy
A Florida collectibles dealer charged a year ago with larceny and theft by taking in connection with historical guns and memorabilia belonging to a Georgia collector has filed for personal bankruptcy, claiming liabilities of between $1 million and $10 million and assets of between $0 and $50,000.
The Chapter 13 filing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Sally Clayton Pennington (1931-2019)
Sally Clayton Pennington, 87, cofounder of Maine Antique Digest, died peacefully on March 21 at Riverside at Chase Point in Damariscotta, Maine, after a period of failing health. She was born on July 5, 1931, in West Columbia, Texas, to Max L. and Mary Lucile Clayton. She grew up in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lost Model Plane
In December 2018, this model was shipped by UPS. It was tracked to a distribution center in New Jersey, and then it was lost. If anyone has seen this model for sale on the Internet or at an auction house or antiques show, please call (212) 517-2100; a reward will ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sapphires and Diamonds Dazzle at Spring Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
Blue was the color of the day at Grogan & Company's May 5 spring auction in its Boston gallery, where four sapphire and diamond rings brought a total of $286,700 (including buyers' premiums). The sale was chock full of objects from across ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Zachary Taylor Flag Leads Auction Past $1.9 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
When one of the leading companies in the auction industry, specifically historical and political Americana, states that an item it is offering for sale is truly unique, rest assured, the collecting community will tune in. Such was the case during the Americana and political ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Auction at Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates, Portsmouth, New HampshirePhotos courtesy Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates
The name may have changed, but the faces and places remain the same. The inaugural auction on May 5 of the official partnership of Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates in the gallery at the Treadwell Mansion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at The Tavern a Success
Hanover, Virginia
The first annual Antiques at The Tavern antiques show and sale was held May 3-5 at the historic Hanover Tavern located at Hanover Courthouse, Virginia. Less than a year ago, David L. Deal, executive director of the Hanover Tavern Foundation, envisioned adding a "traditional antiques show" to the broad ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Somerson Collection of 20th- and 21st-Century Metalwork and Jewelry
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
In what is believed to be the first-ever sale of its kind, Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois, held a landmark single-owner sale on May 5 devoted solely to 20th- and 21st-century metalwork, including silver and jewelry. The auction offered curated items from the personal ... (Read More)
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