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(Auction)Tears Mix with Triumph at Mebane
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
Instead of relying entirely on pickers and family consignments for his annual Americana sale on December 8, 2017, auctioneer Jon Lambert looked to his own considerable collection for a few lots. He chose seven pieces of redware—four jugs and ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, December 2017
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party by Eliza E. Rathbone ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sheffield Antiques Show Ends
After 69 years, the Sheffield Antiques Show, the longest continuously running show of its kind in Massachusetts, has concluded. Sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Sheffield (Old Parish), the show began in 1948 in the parish social rooms as a fund-raising venture for mission outreach. After three years the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Six Mississippi Residents Convicted of Removing Native American Artifacts
Six Mississippi residents were recently sentenced in U.S. District Court for their roles in illegally searching for and removing Native American artifacts from government land. According to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, the six people are Matthew Glen Arnold, 33, of Booneville; Jackie Dale Arnold, 59, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Papers from the American Revolution’s French Connection Soar at Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Papers from the archives of François Jean de Beauvoir, the Marquis de Chastellux (1734-1788), were the uncontested highlight of Christie’s fine books and manuscripts sale on December 5, 2017, in New York City. Chastellux was a French major general under Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum of Dog to Open
A museum dedicated to dogs will open soon in North Adams, Massachusetts, only blocks from the country’s largest contemporary art museum, MASS MoCA. The Museum of Dog (MOD) will feature a private collection of dog-inspired paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and accessories.
The 8000-square-foot historic space, at the merging point of Union ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Saved by the Dolls
Bonhams, San Francisco, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Department director Ingmars Lindbergs described the Bonhams December 4, 2017, San Francisco auction of Native American art as “on a smaller scale but much more successful than the June 2017 sale.” Lindbergs said, “Overall, I was happy” with sales that totaled close to $885,000 (including ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Days of Clocks and Watches
Bonhams, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Swann Galleries, New York City
I could have stayed home in Massachusetts. Like many, if not most, auction previewers and buyers these days, I could have looked and watched online. I would have saved eight hours of driving, 15 miles of walking, money spent on a hotel, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Year-End Jewelry Auctions Bring Holiday Cheer, Investment Possibilities
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
A roundup of auction results from sales held at the end of 2017 brings highlights, prices realized for rare antique pieces, and trends that have endured this past year.
Grogan & Co.
First up was Grogan & Company’s 30th anniversary auction in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 5, 2017, (covered ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman’s American Paintings
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
More than 100 people filled the seats in the salesroom and stood at the back for Freeman’s sale of American art on December 3, 2017. Thirty-one of them were successful, and they went home with paintings by Pennsylvania Impressionists, an Andrew Wyeth letter with a watercolor ... (Read More)
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