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(Show)M.A.D. and Goosefare: Running for 40 Years
Show Meisters John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Wells, Maine, offered a large inlaid table with a spectacular flame-grained mahogany surface, surrounded by bird's-eye maple inlays, for $1600. The five caned chairs weren't an exact match for the table, but they were pretty close, and they were $385.
A fine country Chippendale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)National Association of Aladdin Lamp Collectors 42nd Annual Gathering
Bringing $300 at the auction was this Aladdinite paper shade, #681, for the Model 12 floor lamp. NAALC photo.
Never put into production, this Aladdin prototype lamp with a metal base and a font in green glass sold at the auction for $1700. Leigh Spargur photo.
The high-selling lot in the auction ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Woelbings' Toy Stoves Heat Up Toy Sale
This Marklin three-piece tin windup train set with O-gauge engine, tender, and a Speisewagen dining car sold on the phone for $6000 (est. $400/600), underbid in the salesroom.
A set of 12 carved and painted wooden soldiers, probably from a skittles set, each 61/2" high, sold on the phone for $2880 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
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 Web site ... (Read More)
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(Show)Scott Antique Market: You Can Get Anything You Want
Don Scott still enjoys the excitement on the show floor during the monthly market he established in Atlanta over 25 years ago. He takes care of business in a comfortable office filled with antiques and artifacts.
Roy Bird of Ironwood Restorations, McConnells, South Carolina, specializes in pocket watches and railroad watches, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Moderate to Top-Tier Sales at Doyle New York, Skinner, and Bonhams
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Just before the start of summer, Skinner, Doyle New York, and Bonhams offered at auction jewelry that realized prices in the hundreds to the hundreds of thousands of dollars. There was something for just about every buyer at each level of the market. It was difficult to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Marion and Dennis Vasse, Au Fil de l'Eau Antiques, New Berlin, New York
Marion and Dennis Vasse. Dennis built the springhouse behind them.
The Vasses' Gothic cottage in New Berlin, New York.
Their pasture and animals across the road. During our interview, Dennis suddenly jumped up, bolted out the door, and ran across the road to this field. "We have a fox problem," Marion said. ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.
The World Is an Apple: Still Lifes of Paul Cezanne, edited by ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Sniping
The Art of Marketing
For the last two months I've covered the topics of selling and buying through eBay. You'd think I'd had enough, but because something interesting happened to me with one of my purchases on eBay a few weeks ago I'm going to stay on the topic.
I bought an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Slow, Deliberate, and Careful
Auction Law & Ethics
Consigning property to auction is a simple process, until it's not. The "not" often arises when least expected and can come from something unforeseen. A reader wrote me about a situation that illustrates this point. I've edited her letter.
"Dear Mr. Proffitt,
"I consigned an item to auction and ... (Read More)
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