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(Auction)Canadian Painting Hits $25,300
Leading all painted chests was this one with original black and green sponge paint with the script initials "HD" in mustard yellow that sold for $10,062.50.A watercolor of a Canadian Rocky Mountain Indian encampment by Walter Joseph Phillips (1884-1963) sold for $25,300.Frank Vining Smith oil on canvas of the revenue ... (Read More)
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(Show)Shenandoah Antiques Expo: One of Life's Constants
Silhouettes were offered by Danny and Vicki Dennis of Lock 147 Antiques, Conesville, Ohio. The male and female images in the bottom row (mounted in similar frames) were $425 for the pair. The smaller framed gentleman in the bottom row is reverse painted on glass and $395. The image center ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inuit Art Sale Shrouded in Mystery
Polar Bear and Cub in Ice by Niviaxie (1908-1959), a 1959 sealskin stencil print, keeps popping up at Waddington's auctions. On April 19, 2010, one numbered 28/30 sold for $22,800. This time around, one numbered 30/WBEC 2 sold for $31,200 (est. $15,000/20,000). "We keep enjoying this print-one of the best ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Skinner Has Right Stuff for Its Americana Sale
The 89" high corner cupboard in black walnut is a distinct product of Pennsylvania with its pewter and sulphur inlay. Melted sulphur was poured into grooves or slots cut into the wood and scraped flush. This technique was used only for a short period between 1765 and 1825 mainly by ... (Read More)
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(Show)The International Show
Keshishian, New York City, asked $185,000 for the rare Antwerp tapestry from the workshop of the brothers Michael and Philip Wauters, designed by Daniel Janssens, who was the master of the Guild of Painters in Antwerp. The scene is of Phaon departing from the island of Lesbos and rejecting the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Jewelry Sales
The sale of "Exceptional Jewels and Precious Objects Formerly in the Collection of the Duchess of Windsor" at Sotheby's in London included this signed onyx and diamond panther bracelet, 1952, by Cartier, Paris. It soared to $7,045,870 (est. $1.5/2.3 million). "This price establishes a new record for Cartier at auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Early American Glass Vase and Ledger Bring $78,100
$78,100.by Lita Solis-CohenA historically important 1738-75 documented Wistarberg blown glass vase, accompanied by a circa 1877 Wistar family ledger, sold for $78,100 (including buyer's premium) to a prominent New Jersey collector at John DeCaro's Glass International absentee auction.DeCaro said he believes this is the highest price ever paid at auction ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Walk-in Closet Stuffed with Historic Fashions and Textiles
Two rug dealers sitting at the far left rear of the salesroom fought the phone to win this large 17th-century wool carpet from Cuenca, Spain. It was given to the Chrysler Museum of Art by Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt (daughter of the ambassador to Spain and Teddy Roosevelt's daughter-inlaw). It has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Blanket Chest Soars, Tiger Kitten Roars
An early ivory netsuke of a tiger kitten was by a maker known only to a few, one of whom spent $37,950 on it.A spectacular paint-decorated child's lift-top blanket chest decorated with flower panels and green grain paint, with a cutout bracket base, original till and hinges, and two side-by-side ... (Read More)
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(Show)Burk's York Show
Donna Burk and her son Jeff manage Burk Antique Shows. Donna's daughter Tammy is also involved in the business.The offerings of Jane Langol of Medina, Ohio, are representative of the diversity found at the York show. She asked $800 for the Roseville pottery "Vintage" vase dated 1925 and $550 for ... (Read More)
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