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(Feature)"The Rookie" Bats $22,565,000
Norman Rockwell's The Rookie (Red Sox Locker Room), oil on canvas, 41" x 39", painted in 1957, sold for $22,565,000 (est. $20,000,000/30,000,000) to a phone bidder. Reportedly the consignor had turned down an offer of $30,000,000 (or more), preferring the risk of auction. Rockwell painted it for the March 2, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Al Cali Collection of American Percussion Revolvers and Civil War Carbines
This boxed Bliss & Goodyear pocket model revolver, New Haven, Connecticut, serial no. 3131, circa 1860, sold on the phone for $5625 (est. $5000/8000) to a Texas collector. It was the cover lot of the sale.
This cased, engraved Massachusetts Arms Co. belt model revolver, circa 1850, elicited active bidding from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early Americana at Auction
Six single-finger oval boxes in old colored finishes sold from $187 to $330. This one in old dry white paint brought the highest price. Clum photo.
The best basket of the day brought $198.
This 7" long box in salmon and brown paint decoration was in excellent condition. An old receipt from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"The Garden Chair" Tops American Art Auction
The cover lot of the sale, The Garden Chair, was painted in 1912 by American Impressionist Frederick Carl Frieseke (1874-1939). It sold in the room for $962,500 (est. $1,000,000/1,500,000), the highest price of the afternoon. Frieseke moved to France in the early 1900s and settled in Giverny. The 281/4" x ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Sotheby's
This is the captivating portrait of the Mohawk Chieftain Thayendanegea, known in English as Joseph Brant (1742-1807), by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1829). It is a 30" x 25" oil on canvas and was scheduled for auction on July 9 in London.
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) signed and dated House on the Shore, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Ann Blakeslee Black Collection of Thimbles, Needlework Tools, and Vertu
The Danish silver gilt-mounted Royal Copenhagen porcelain necessaire from the second half of the 19th century is almost 4" high and larger than many items in the sale. It holds seven implements in a fitted interior, including a scent bottle. It was estimated at $300/500 and brought $2125.
Six sewing compendiums ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auctions in California and Canada Give Insight to Market Trends
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Recent sales at John Moran Auctioneers and Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers tell us that Internet bidding is on the upswing. This has been a trend for some time, but the share of the winning bids via the World Wide Web is increasing in a meaningful way. John ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Modern Design, Carpets, and Glass
The cover lot, a mosaic vase by Ercole Barovier, with clear glass murrines edged with cobalt, amethyst, and emerald, 101/2" high x 121/4" diameter, sold for $245,000 (est. $30,000/40,000). It is the second most expensive work by the artist.
A murrine vase by Ercole Barovier, with clear murrines edged in red, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)American Furniture 2013
A Book Review
American Furniture 2013
Edited by Luke Beckerdite
The Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2013, 338 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com).
American Furniture, the Chipstone journal dedicated to advancing knowledge of furniture made or used in the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
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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