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(Auction)Two Days at Slotin
The two-piece 7" high jack-o'-lantern is attributed to Lanier Meaders based on his comments while being photographed with a jack-o'-lantern. A frenzied phone bidding duel was matched by a wild mix of audible in-house reactions as the bids rose well above the $500/800 estimate to $18,975.Although technically a machine, this ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Walking with the Potter
This somewhat squat face jug differs from the usual forms. The wide bottom with tapered base, oval shoulder, and high oval handle all point to Charles P. Ferguson as the maker. This example is only the fourth known by him and the only one completely glazed with Albany slip. The ... (Read More)
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(Show)Boston International Fine Art Show: The Contemporary Dealers Ran Away with It
Isle of Skye by William Trost Richards (1833-1905) was $400,000 from William Vareika Fine Arts, Newport, Rhode Island. The 40" x 68" oil on canvas, dated 1894, was flanked by several works on paper by Richards in sepia wash, priced at $7500 each.Vermont Winter Landscape by Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972) ... (Read More)
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(Show)Tailgate Antique Show Presents Broad Range of Specialties and Styles
Jeff Walton of Ohio Country Furniture, Jenera, Ohio, said of the current market, "The finding's tougher, and the selling's tougher." One discovery was this walnut pie safe with finely punched tins he was offering for $1650.Karen and Patrick Kenny of South Porch Antiques, Spencerport, New York, created a decorative corner ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Daguerreotypes Show Strength at Political and Americana Auction
This women's suffrage novelty rolling pin, made by Sleazby Brothers of Detroit, sold for $6871.25.Far surpassing all expectations, this circa 1855 half-plate daguerreotype of a traveling photographer's studio fetched $95,600.Among the highlights of the auction, this 1843-45 half-plate daguerreotype of General Zachary Taylor from the Taylor family sold for $47,800 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Show to Have Live Internet Buying with Personal Shoppers
The Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show, held over the weekend of March 11-13, will offer live Internet access for shopping the displays on the show floor. The Methodist Health Foundation will offer easy access to shoppers who are not able to attend the show.Now in its 24th year, the show ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Yale's Rhode Island Furniture Archive Now On Line
A new Web site, the Yale University Rhode Island Furniture Archive at the Yale University Art Gallery, documents furniture and furniture making in Rhode Island from the time of the first European colonization in 1636 through the early 19th century. Bringing together records of surviving furniture, individuals who owned it, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Virginia Safe Project
Figure 1Figure 2Common to most 19th-century Shenandoah Valley households, the pie or food safe is the focus of a multiyear research project launched in August 2010 as "The Virginia Safe Project."The initial phase of the study will target the Shenandoah Valley region, beginning with Frederick County in the north and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Fine Art Fund on the Way
by Daniel GrantInvesting-not collecting, but investing-in art is an idea that always seems promising. Christie's recently reported record earnings of $5.3 billion (GBP3.3 billion), the highest in the auction house's 245-year history and up 53% from 2009. The New York-based Beautiful Asset Advisors, which tracks the annual profit margins of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Presentation Wine Jug Leads Farmer Sale
The Wythe County, Virginia, fraktur in watercolor on laid paper, thought to be the work of an individual known locally as "the Wild Turkey Artist," caused quite a stir. The decoration features facing birds with large tulip forms and other foliate designs, as well as a heart. The text is ... (Read More)
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