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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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(Show)A Tale of the Show
Rebecca Prohorenko of Bellevue, Idaho, can be counted on for a colorful booth, which is usually filled with customers who jostle for prize textiles, buttons, and ladies' adornments. The hat is an Edwardian period piece, with chiffon and feather trim, priced at $28. The two-tone lace-up boots dating from the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Northwest Vintage Holiday Show
Lorraine Coffman sells at shows of her choice, this being one of a few. This rocking horse dates to circa 1800 and had a lovely carved face and remnants of its original leather saddle and just a wisp of the original tail. The white paint is well worn, and he ... (Read More)
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(Show)Last Wilton Holiday Antiques Show of the Decade
Fred Giampietro of New Haven, Connecticut, brought a wonderful lichen-encrusted figure made from metal implements that was over 6' tall. Its upper torso was lit by a single spotlight, which made photography rather difficult. Giampietro tagged the French creation at $1200. He reported a very strong presale.Shown in the booth ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sotheby's Americana
A rare silver medal commemorating Commodore M.C. Perry's 1854 expedition to Japan, cut by Francis N. Mitchell for the U.S. Mint in 1854, signed "F.N. Mitchell. F." on the obverse, 2 5/8" in diameter, sold on the phone for $28,125 (est. $8000/ 12,000). Commissioned by the merchants of Boston and ... (Read More)
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