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(Young Collectors)It Takes Only a Spark
The Young Collector
We’re officially going to have to give up collecting antiques. There are just too many mouths around here to feed, and every time we turn around, there are empty dishes and open mouths and screeching demands for more, more, more! We’re just about to go into hock keeping ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Eric M. Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts
The presentation of the second annual Eric M. Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts will be held at Christie’s in New York City on January 22, 2014.
This year’s award recognizes the dedication and contribution of three major collectors and philanthropists to the preservation of American decorative arts. Linda ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)September Jewelry Highlights
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
It’s nice to write about a sector of the market that continues to fare well. There are certain criteria that influence how well a piece of antique or vintage jewelry will do at auction. The fact is, if you’ve taken care of your jewelry, and it is ... (Read More)
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()A Book Review: Ceramics in America 2012
A Book Review
Ceramics in America
Edited by Robert Hunter
Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2012, 196 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com)
Ceramics in America, the scholarly journal edited by Robert Hunter and published by the Chipstone Foundation, widens our ... (Read More)
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()Forty M.A.D. Years: Million-Dollar Americana Lots Sold at Auction since 2004
Million-Dollar Americana Lots Sold at Auction since 2004
Tall-case clock made by Peter Stretch, Philadelphia, 1740, in a mahogany case, $1,688,000 to Winterthur. A record for an American clock at auction. Sotheby’s, October 28, 2004.
Japanned high chest, 1735-39, signed by Rob Davis, $1,876,000 to a dealer on the phone. A record ... (Read More)
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()Forty M.A.D. Years: Folk Art Lots over $500,000 Sold at Auction since 2004
Folk Art Lots over $500,000 Sold at Auction since 2004
Johannes Spitler hanging cupboard, $962,500, a record for American painted furniture, to David Schorsch and Eileen Smiles. Green Valley Auction Company, Mt. Crawford, Virginia, November 13, 2004.
John Haley Bellamy monumental-size eagle with “God Is Our Refuge and Strength” on the banner, ... (Read More)
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()Forty M.A.D. Years
See Americana Lots over One Million Dollars Sold at Auction since 2004
See Folk Art Lots over Five-Hundred-Thousand Dollars Sold at Auction since 2004
In November 1973, Sam and Sally Pennington launched Maine Antique Digest from their kitchen table in Waldoboro, Maine. Since its first issue M.A.D. has been the publication of ... (Read More)
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()A Primer on Pricing
The Art of Marketing
For the last three months I’ve covered the topic of advertising. Now it’s time to change gears and move on to another very complex topic—pricing.
Someone once said, “An item is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.” I’ve found that in the antiques business this ... (Read More)
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()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.
American Decoration: A Sense of Place by Thomas Jayne (The Monacelli Press, 2012, ... (Read More)
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()Willard House and Clock Museum Hosts Exhibit of Rare Musical Tall Clocks
Christian Eby, ten-tune musical tall-case clock with highly inlaid cherry case, Manheim, Pennsylvania, circa 1804.
The Willard House and Clock Museum in North Grafton, Massachusetts, is hosting Keeping Time: Musical Clocks of Early America, 1730-1830, an exhibit of nearly three dozen early American musical and chiming clocks. These fully functioning mechanical ... (Read More)
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