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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2016
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Madame Would Look Enchanting in This!
Dating from around 1765, this elegant lady wearing a robe à la française of silk and metallic wrapped thread would appear to be the only recorded surviving life-size French mannequin de mode of the period.
Wearing as accessories a blonde wig, pearl earrings, a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jewelry Highlights at Freeman's and Andrews & Andrews
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Freeman’s held its regular jewelry auction on May 2 and its estate jewelry auction in the new “Jewelry & Silver at 1808” format on July 21. The May sale included higher-end jewelry and timepieces; the July sale had about 100 lots of more affordable jewelry. The auctions ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Greater York Antiques Show
York, Pennsylvania
At what show can you find a $35 fly swatter, a $120,000 folk art bird tree, a $16,800 stoneware butter churn (made by Hamilton of Greensboro, Pennsylvania), a $45,000 Bill Traylor gouache on paper, and a 3" high Steiff black cat for $175?
All of it was at the Mitchell ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art Blossoms in the Spring
Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art
The Slotin Folk Art auction in April is almost a spring folk art ritual. These sales are always animated and informal. The April 30 and May 1 event was particularly lighthearted and had many in-house active bidders. In addition to the on-site ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nostalgia at Noon in Ramseur
C & A Antique Auction, Ramseur, North Carolina
Photos courtesy C & A Auction
On May 1 auctioneer Carson Cockman presented bidders with two distinct versions of the past. For those who valued their early adulthood and had deeper pockets, there was period tobacco, coffee, and petrol-related merchandise. Those enamored with childhood ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record Price for Single Firearm
Rock Island Auction Company set a record price for a single firearm at auction when a Winchester Model 1866 sporting rifle and a gold-plated pocket watch, both previously owned by the man credited with the surrender of Geronimo, sold together for $1,265,000 (with buyer’s premium) on April 30 in Rock ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nautical Antiques Auction
Boston Harbor Auctions, Quincy, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Boston Harbor Auctions
The Lannan Ship Model Gallery, the host of the Boston Harbor Auctions sale held on April 30, was created in 1967 in Quincy, Massachusetts, by Joseph G. Lannan Jr. (1926-2011) in the basement of his home. Lannan, a graduate of Massachusetts Maritime ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rift between the Appraisal Institute and The Appraisal Foundation
Quickie valuations, such as those done at on-the-spot fund-raising events, can leave an erroneous impression about what makes a credible appraisal, such as the kind that squares a donor with the Internal Revenue Service, an heir with a probate court, or a client with an insurance company. Similarly, some people ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four or One? Clocks and Watches at Skinner
Skinner Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
A Tornek-Rayville TR-900 dive watch was the top lot, by far, at the sale on April 29 at Skinner in Marlborough, Massachusetts. For its price of $113,775 (includes buyer’s premium), someone could have taken home all four of the next-highest lots with money left over. ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Detour on the Barbecue Trail
Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty, North Carolina
A traditional measure of success for an antiques show is the number of big-ticket items sold. In the South, we like to include the barbecue factor in our success calculations.
Here’s an example. On Friday, April 29, the first day of the two-day Liberty Antiques Festival ... (Read More)
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