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(Fragment)New Show's Preview to Benefit ASPCA
The Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) has announced The Spring Show NYC with an opening night benefit preview on April 27 to benefit the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). The show will run from April 28 through May 2 at the Park ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lamps Light Up the Place
Of only two lots with estimates over $100,000, this was the only one to sell. The 78" tall Tiffany floor lamp with a peony-bordered shade on a bronze base, the shade signed "Tiffany Studios New York 1574," the base signed "Tiffany Studios New York 375," brought $172,500.James D. Julia, Inc., ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Bath Antiques Show
Seamen's trunks aren't exactly rare in Maine, but how about a sailor's trunk bound with brass hobnailed bands, with its original sailcloth wrap, painted with theinitials "F.T.S." and containing a history of the ownership inside? It traced its history back through the Stinson family, possibly as early as 1805. Bob ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Troubles for Berry-Hill Galleries
by David HewettThe past decade has not been a good one for the New York City art firm Berry-Hill Galleries. First, multiple money problems led to a bankruptcy filing in 2005; then came some key personnel changes in 2008-9, followed by well-publicized failures to pay money lenders and business management ... (Read More)
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(Auction)January 2011 Americana Auction
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie's Images Ltd., 2011A three-shell Newport, Rhode Island, kneehole bureau, made by cabinetmaker John Goddard circa 1765 for his daughter Catherine, which had descended in her family for three generations, was estimated at $700,000/ 900,000 at Christie's Americana sale on January 21 in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)On-line Art Fair Draws Mixed Reviews
by Daniel GrantOn the Web site of the VIP Art Fair, the January 22-30 on-line art fair in which major American and European art galleries participated, a statement read, "The 2011 fair has closed. We hope to see you again next year." The question is, will any of those art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Declaration of Independence Broadside Sells for $380,000
A broadside of the Declaration of Independence, likely printed by Robert Luist Fowle in Exeter, New Hampshire, sold to William S. Reese for $380,000 (est. $300,000/500,000). The underbidder was on the phone. Known as "state B," the document is approximately 19 5/8" x 15 1/8" with a two-column format. In ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at Music Valley: Smaller Show Continues Americana Focus
Lynn and Michael Worden of Worden Select Objects, Burr Oak, Michigan, continue their focus on a visually appealing, eclectic style. The couple combined a strong metal base with a stone slab, possibly a building revetment, to produce an attractive table, priced at $1450. The geared wheel on top was $295. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Orleans Domestic Views: Strong Prices and a Question
by Ed Polk DouglasPalo Alto plantation, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, by Marie Adrien Persac, $371,000. Photo courtesy Neal Auction Company.Cataloged as "American School/New Orleans, mid-19th c., 'A New Orleans House and Grounds, probably on Esplanade Ridge,' c. 1860," the painting brought $6273.75. Photo courtesy Neal Auction Company.The locale where an object ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Point-of-Sale Software
A homegrown point-of-sale system on the computer monitor.Computer Column #266by John P. Reid, [email protected] discussing using computers as cash registers, here is an interesting news item. On November 23, 2010, Christie's in London sold an Apple-1 computer motherboard with its original shipping box, some accessories, and a typed letter signed ... (Read More)
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