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(Auction)Americana Auction at Garth's
This Federal Pembroke table, attributed to the Goddard family of Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1810, is mahogany with urn and bellflower inlay. It may have been refinished and has some surface wear. It brought $36,000.
Chippendale chest of drawers in cherry, Massachusetts or Connecticut, circa 1780, period brasses and old finish, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bay Psalm Book Sells for $14,165,000
Photo courtesy Sotheby’s.
The Bay Psalm Book, the first book printed in British America, sold for $14,165,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Sotheby’s in New York City on November 26, 2013. It made auction history, setting an auction record for any printed book. It was purchased by philanthropist David Rubenstein, co-founder and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California Paintings
Under Surveillance, 24" x 30", oil on board, 1971, by Frank McCarthy (1924-2002) sold for $112,500 (est. $30,000/50,000) to a private collector from Texas, who had bought a Bierstadt at the Bonhams spring 2013 sale. Catalog notes said, “A porcelain plate was produced on behalf of Wells Fargo & Co. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Floor-Standing Astronomical Regulator Clock Brings $277,300
This E. Howard & Co. No. 68 floor-standing astronomical regulator sold for a record $277,300.
An E. Howard No. 68 astronomical regulator clock, 105" tall, sold for $277,300 (includes buyer’s premium) at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on November 23, 2013. According to John Fontaine, that’s a new world auction ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hi-Yo Silver at Moore's
The company of Samuel Kirk & Son, founded in 1815 or 1817, once billed itself as America’s oldest silversmith and operated under various Kirk family names until 1979 when it was bought out and renamed the Kirk Stieff Corporation. The intricately decorated matched pair of Kirk serving dishes sold for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Wall Art Tops Vocal Art at Saco River
Two early wax cylinder Edison recordings by the black singing group Unique Quartette sold for $2070 and $1265. Saco River photos.
Robert Wesley Amick (1879-1969), oil on canvas, The Rainmaker, early 1940’s, $5175.
This panoramic shoreline seascape by Caroline Melissa Nettleton Thurber sold for $16,675.
Circa 1862 tintype of Abraham Lincoln, $575.
This large ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Pier Antique Show
This mixed-media work, The New York City Marathon, was displayed by Antique Elements, Roslyn, New York. The painting and the frame were made by Loren Munk (b. 1951) in the 1970’s. The dealers asked $12,500 for it.
Glen Leroux of Westport, Connecticut, had the first booth as one entered the “modern” ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Julia Toy, Doll, and Advertising Auction
This 29" tall Izannah Walker doll, once discarded in a trash heap, brought $14,220. Julia photos.
This American Outline locomotive and tender by the German toy maker Märklin was adapted for the American market with the addition of a front headlamp, bell, and cowcatcher. The tender was missing its load ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Louisiana Purchase Auction Total Driven by Strong Regional Art Sales
Director of paintings Rachel Weathers stands by the star of this year’s Louisiana Purchase Auction, a portrait of Major General James Wilkinson (1757-1825) by Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza (c. 1750-1802). The work established a world record for the sought-after Spanish colonial artist when it sold for $591,000 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Decorative Art at Eldred's
The top lot of the three-day auction was this striking Dutch portrait of a gentleman. It was attributed to Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (Dutch, c. 1594-1662). The painting was signed middle right “Aetatis 59. 1653 Johan Verspronck.” There was a paper label affixed to the reverse of the frame at the ... (Read More)
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