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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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(Auction)November American History Auction
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
An original copy of Gardner’s Photographic Sketch Book of the War took the top price during the American history sale held by Cowan’s Auctions on November 20, 2015, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The two-volume set realized $84,000 (including buyer’s premium) against an estimate of $100,000/150,000. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, December 2015
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Antiquities, mostly Egyptian and Roman this time out, provide the principal focus of this month’s selection. Also on the bill are the “Hope Spinel,” Churchill’s “Victory” watch, a golem, a lamp intended for use in card games, Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger (along with earlier edged weapons from India), ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pots, Paintings, Pewter, and LSD
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
At the start of the second day of Wooten & Wooten’s fall Americana sale held November 14 and 15, 2015, most of the pottery collectors and dealers could be found standing at the back of the long narrow gallery. It was ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Yankee Ingenuity-- Imagination and Invention
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, Massachusetts
Rufus Porter painted hundreds of home wall murals and probably thousands of quick portraits, and he patented at least 24 practical mechanical inventions. Born in 1792 in West Boxford, Massachusetts, he founded Scientific American magazine in 1845, taught dancing and music, wrote books promoting art instruction and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Traylor Tops Folk Art Auction
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
“You don’t have to go to New York or Baltimore to find top-notch folk art. Anything you’ll ever want will probably be seen here at Slotin,” said one collector to another at the Slotin Folk Art auction on November 14 ... (Read More)
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