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(Auction)California Paintings Sale Brings $2,735,625
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
At Bonhams’ November 23, 2015, auction of California and Western paintings and sculpture, sales totaled $2,735,625 (includes buyers’ premiums). The auction was simulcast in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Scot Levitt, Bonhams’ specialist for California and Western paintings, said, “We did well, I’m happy to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Louisiana Purchase Auction Caps the Year with a Flourish
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans has been a magnet for artists and artisans since the 18th century. All that creativity adds up, and the beautiful results—paintings, furniture, silver, and decorative arts—are exactly the sort of material that the Neal Auction Company seeks out for its fall events. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buyers' Market for Vintage Radios, Phonographs, and Related Equipment
Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society, Mesquite, Texas
The 41st annual Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society (VRPS) convention held in Mesquite, Texas, November 20-22, 2015, was the country’s largest radio club auction of vintage radio, phonograph, and related equipment spanning the pre-World War I windup phonograph to the 1950s miniaturized transistor radio. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Boston Home Décor Show
Boston, Massachusetts
The newest show in town is the Boston Home Décor Show, an innovative combination of fine traditional antiques and art with edgy contemporary art and design. At the inaugural event November 19-22, 2015, at the Cyclorama in Boston’s South End, interior designers and architects rounded out the mix. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Last Harry B. Hartman Sale
Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company
The Conestoga Auction Company, a division of the Hess Auction Group, sold the last of Harry Hartman’s worldly goods on November 20 and 21, 2015, in Manheim, Pennsylvania. It took three two-day cataloged sales in May, August, and November to disperse the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Schedule Swapping Sparks Serendipitous Sales
Monroe Antique Show and Sale, Monroe, Washington
Those who hold the power of the scheduling strings have the ability to make life interesting for those in need of space, as Loretta Johnson has now twice discovered. Normally the Monroe Antique Show and Sale in Monroe, Washington, is held two weeks before ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chandler Tall Clock Paces November Auction
Hap Moore, York, Maine
Several of the most salient lots in Hap Moore’s November 21, 2015, auction in York, Maine, were pieces of local history from southern Maine and New Hampshire. A small handful of items edged over $3000, led by a New Hampshire tall clock in birch or maple stamped ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Variety as the Spice of Barrett's Toy and Train Auction
Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions, New Hope, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Noel Barrett
Noel Barrett staged his fall antique auction on November 20 and 21, 2015, at the Eagle Fire Hall in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Barrett’s eclectic array of nearly 1000 lots cut a wide swath with toys, trains, dolls, dollhouse miniatures, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2015
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Show)Palm Beach Show Group's Fall Show in New York City
New York Art, Antique & Jewelry Show, New York City
The Palm Beach Show Group’s fall show opened in New York City the Friday before Thanksgiving. Eighty-five art, antiques, and jewelry dealers filled the Park Avenue Armory with their wares, hoping to take advantage of the beginning of the holiday season.
As ... (Read More)
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