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(Auction)Paintings and Southern Furniture Are Highlights
Master cabinetmaker Jesse Needham (circa 1774-1838) had close ties to Quaker families in Randolph and Guilford Counties in North Carolina and influenced many Piedmont furniture makers of the day. The scalloped frame with slipper feet is typical of his work. This 691/2" x 23" x 44" chest-on-frame by Needham was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maritime Art at Auction
This diminutive framed oil on canvas, 12" x 16", was presented on the second day of the sale and was the top lot. A classic yacht racing scene, signed on the lower right "J.E. Buttersworth," it was painted by American master James Edward Buttersworth (1817-1894). It had impeccable provenance-it had ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alderfer Elected President of National Auctioneers Foundation
Sanford L. Alderfer was elected president of the National Auctioneers Foundation board of trustees. He was installed at the National Auctioneers Association international conference and show in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 18.
Alderfer is president of the Sanford Alderfer Companies, Hatfield, Pennsylvania. He is active in the National Auctioneers Association and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Adell Venus Collection of Miniatures
We knew the minute we saw it that the 11/4" wide walnut-cased drafting set by William R. Robertson (est. $200/400) would sell high, but the $18,750 result floored us. Bearing a tag on the underside engraved with the maker's name and inscribed 1993, the chest has two rabbeted drawers. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Harrisburg Auction
One of the last lots on day six was this small, cased pocket pistol believed to have been owned by Doc Holliday. It is thought that the pearl grip broke off during a brawl he had with his common-law wife. It sold for $62,500. Pass photo.
An odd lot was this ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Micah Williams, Portrait Artist
Clarkson Crolius (1773-1843) by Micah Williams, pastel on paper, 28" x 24", circa 1817, possibly done in the Cheesequake area, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Clarkson worked in the stoneware pottery business begun by his grandfather Johan William Crolius in New York City, but Crolius potters may have run the Morgan ... (Read More)
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(Feature)American Furniture 2012
A Book Review
American Furniture 2012
Edited by Luke Beckerdite
Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2012, 192 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com).
The latest edition of American Furniture, the annual armchair symposium, presents five papers by a diverse group ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)More than Blue and Gray: The Civil War and American Art
Albert Bierstadt, Guerrilla Warfare, Civil War, 1862, oil on panel, 151/2" x 18 5/8". The Century Association, New York, New York.
Conrad Wise Chapman, The Flag of Sumter, October 20, 1863, 1863-64, oil on board, 111/2" x 151/2". Museum of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia, 0985.14.37l. Photography by Alan Thompson.
Frederic E. Church, ... (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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(Issue Story)John Gallo, Otego, New York
John Gallo with best friend Bella, a four-year-old half golden retriever and half poodle.
Cute circa 1930 hooked rug in shades of yellow, Indian red, ... (Read More)
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