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(Show)The Antiques in the Valley Show
Farmer David Tuttle of Oley, Pennsylvania, said he bought these mittens in Vermont-"I like textiles"-and asked $335 for them. He sold a woolwork picture, six pieces of redware, and a sculpture of a train wreck made from wooden patterns from an iron-molding shop.
David Tuttle asked $625 for this dollhouse. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spitler Chest Achieves Record Price
The high lot of the Evans sale was something of a foregone conclusion. The Johannes Spitler paint-decorated yellow pine blanket chest enjoyed pride of place in the salesroom and was the object of most of the presale conversation. The chest has a hinged rectangular lid with applied edge molding. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction in Cincinnati
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
Cowan's Auctions had another go at an Americana-only auction on June 20 in Cincinnati. It was something the company last did in April 2014. The results this time around were once again encouraging, and Kirstie Craven, coordinating specialist for Cowan's fine and decorative arts ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Spitler Chest Brings $356,500
A yellow pine blanket chest decorated in paint by Johannes Spitler (1773-1837) and called the "Long Family Spitler blanket chest" sold at auction for $356,500 (includes buyer's premium) on June 20 at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The buyer was a southeast Virginia collector.
Jeff Evans said, "To ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Julia Winds Up the Toy, Doll, and Advertising Game
This Caille "Busy Bee" trade stimulator, fresh to the market, brought $26,662.50. Julia photo.
Accompanying this Arcade Manufacturing Company model of a 1930s two-tone black and sea-foam-green Buick sedan was a vintage tin sign (not shown) reading "MEN AT WORK Except WHILE BUICKS ARE PASSING." The pair went for $6517.50.
The Dent ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)The Evolution of Washington, D.C.
A Book Review
The Evolution of Washington, D.C.: Historical Selections from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection at the George Washington University by James M. Goode George Washington University, distributed by Smithsonian Books, 2015, 192 pages, hardbound, $40.
James Goode, historian and curator of the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection, has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bunch to Sell Raccoon Creek Inventory
Photo courtesy William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals.
"Game on," said Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, auctioneer William Bunch on June 5. Bunch was confirming that his firm, William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals, has been tapped to sell at auction the assets of Raccoon Creek Antiques at Oley Forge, Oley, Pennsylvania. Raccoon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maid of Dreams Tops Auction
The top lot was this Edward S. Curtis orotone, Maid of Dreams,which was signed on the lower right "Curtis LA c" and numbered "R8-09." According to notes from the catalog, it retains its original Curtis frame that measures 121/2" x 103/4". It sold for $6300 (est. $5000/7000).
This silver-mounted violin bow ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rittenhouse Tall Clock and Jonas Weber Box Sell at Conestoga
This paint-decorated small trinket box by Jonas Weber, often called Jacob Weber, 1820-40, 2 3/8" x 4 1/8", is painted green and decorated with a red house and yellow trees on the front, tulips on the sides, and a flower and corner fans on the top. It sold on the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Summer Show in Winnetka
Zane Moss of New York City had been a fixture at NSADA shows. For this show, he brought the 19th-century mahogany apothecary chest, with original labels and knobs, priced at $4750, topped with a 19th-century Staffordshire lion priced at $575 and four rare circa 1850 Bewlay's covered jars with labels, ... (Read More)
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