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(Auction)Sale of Vintage Posters Skyrockets into Immortality
A 37" x 27" condition A recruitment poster by Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) that depicts a young woman in uniform, considered at the time of its design in 1915 to be a provocative and daring World War I image, went to an Internet bidder and set an auction record at ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Quadricentennial of Captain John Smith's Landing, 1614-2014
Crowd at the top of Wharf Hill during the tercentennial celebration. The woman with dark sweater left of center is George Bellows’s wife, Emma. Jenney collection. Courtesy Monhegan Island Art and History Museum.
Monhegan Cornet Band, 1914. In the front row, left, is George Bellows. Courtesy Monhegan Island Art and History ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Jersey Bans Ivory Sales--Antique or Not
On August 5, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law legislation that criminalizes “importing, selling, or purchasing any ivory or rhinoceros horn product” in New Jersey. The new law allows no exemption for antique ivory.
The bill’s primary sponsor, Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, said, “There was tremendous thought given to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Barn Star’s Midweek Antiques Show
The aisles were crowded at Midweek after the doors opened.
Randi Ona of Wayne, New Jersey, offered miniature cloth-covered books that ranged in size from 1½" to 2". The old shelf was $296, and the collection of books, $3500. The two rattle balls underneath were $825 the pair. One rattle ball ... (Read More)
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(Show)Dependable Deerfield
Betty Anne Lavallee of Hampton, New Hampshire, offered red and blue hula hoops, vintage dresses, flags, and signs, all popular at Deerfield.
Cottage & Camp, Philadelphia, showed a huge store scissors sign, $285, checkerboard, left, $275, signs, and yes, a life ring.
This eclectic booth can only belong to David Ramsay of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Art Summer Auction
A Normandy Farm (23¾" x 28¾") by Guy Rose sold for $275,000 (est. $300,000/500,000). The buyer, from northern California, is a longtime collector of Guy Rose and a longtime buyer at Levitt’s auctions. Even at this price—or especially at this price—Levitt called this a relative bargain. “A good buy for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Suspects in Auction House Theft Arrested
The Delaware State Police have arrested two suspects involved in a burglary at Wilson’s Auction in Lincoln, Delaware, on August 4.
Within hours of surveillance photos of the two subjects being released to local news outlets and social media, their identities were revealed to detectives who began looking into the incident. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Americana Sale Reveals Market Weaknesses
Porcelain by the Tucker and Hemphill China Factory of Philadelphia has always been eminently collectible. This pair of pitchers, each 9¼" high, appeared to be in mint condition and bore the incised initial “W” for factory modeler Andrew Craig Walker. China and glass authorities Gary and Diana Stradling chased the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lincoln Campaign Flag Leads Heritage/APIC National Convention Auction
The top lot of the sale, this Lincoln and Hamlin campaign flag was 8¼" x 13" and made of glazed cotton. It boasted 31 stars in the canton and was inscribed on the stripes “For President, Abram Lincoln. For Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin.” Retaining bright colors, the flag apparently saw ... (Read More)
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(Show)Eldred's Americana and Paintings
What’s a summer sale on Cape Cod without a sprinkling of Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982) paintings? The dock scene, on the left, realized $29,500; the fishing scene on the top right, Sea Siren, 14" x 18", brought $11,800. At bottom right, Martha Cahoon’s (1905-1999) oil on masonite scene of sailors and ... (Read More)
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