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(Fragment)Badger Portraits Donated to Portsmouth Historical Society
The six portraits were last seen in Portsmouth when Ron Bourgeault and Northeast Auctions sold them at the Sawtelle sale in Portsmouth on August 17, 2014. They sold for $30,000. Pennington photo.
Six folk portraits of the Badger family, likely painted by Jonathan Treadwell, have been donated anonymously to the Portsmouth ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?
The Young Collector
For much of western history, the dining room, even remotely as we know it, did not exist. For centuries, virtually all spaces in the homes of common folks, and even to some degree those of "uncommon" folks as well, were multifunctional. Even in the wealthiest of homes, manor ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Private Sale of the Meriwether Lewis Pipe Tomahawk
A presentation pipe tomahawk, originally owned by Captain Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and possibly carried during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, has been sold privately in a deal handled by Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio. The identities of the parties were not disclosed nor were the terms. However, company president Wes ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Misfiled
Editorial
The Boston Public Library-called one of the five most important libraries in America by historian David McCullough-alerted authorities in April that two prints were missing from its extensive collection of more than 200,000 pieces.
Adam and Eve by Albrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528), 1504, and Self Portrait with Plumed Cap and Lowered ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stone Book Find
In the April 2015 issue Maine Antique Digest published my article detailing stone books. I just bought a terrific stone book related to the Civil War that might be of additional interest to readers.
Most carved stone books that are believed to have been done by soldiers during the Civil ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Don Olson, Rochester, New York
Don Olson
Hollow-cut silhouette by the so-called Puffy Sleeve Artist circa 1830. The subject is in a teal-blue dress. "The color of the dress is really electric. It makes it special." Olson said, adding, "It demands attention. It's early; it's color; it's me." The brass frame is probably original. Olson had ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in the Church Yard
A partial view of the field shows the "Kettle Korn" booth and two customers carrying their new garden loveseat.
Vin and Margaret Rowan of Fenwood Studio asked $3400 for this pie safe made from walnut. The punched tin doors allowed pies to cool while keeping the bugs away. On the top ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)San Francisco Shop Sued over $1.36 Million Worth of Antiques; Shop Countersues
It was a chandelier that started it all.
A lawsuit-moved from California state court into federal court-details a $1.36 million antiques deal. The buyers claim they bought overpriced replicas and imitations. The sellers claim the buyers owe them money and that an ex-employee is trying to extort money from them.
It all ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Prepare to Work
Auction Law & Ethics
"Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason so few engage in it." ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A $100,000 Eagle Finial
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading directly to the recovery of a Napoleonic finial stolen during the famous theft in 1990.
On March 18, 1990, a pair of thieves, dressed as Boston police officers, entered the museum and stole 13 works ... (Read More)
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