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(Auction)Small, Selective, and Successful American Paintings Sale
Granville Redmond, poppies and lupine by a lake with distant mountains, 28¾" x 35", sold to a San Diego collector for $542,000 (est. $350,000/550,000), a new world auction record for Redmond, which Levitt found “encouraging.”Armin Hansen (1886-1957), fishermen salvaging a wreck, 26" x 38", sold for $290,000 (est. $150,000/250,000) to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Mix of Contemporary and Antique at Spring Sale
This period Dutch cupboard attributed to the Mahantongo Valley in central Pennsylvania had been expertly repainted. It sold for $12,100 to private collectors bidding by phone. If you are interested in Pennsylvania German paint-decorated furniture, read the story for more.There were over 150 lots of Gaudy ironstone china on the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Protecting Consignors
EditorialConsignors are the backbone of the auction business. Any savvy auctioneer will tell you that the key to a successful auction business is getting good stuff to sell.We advocate two simple moves that will help protect consignors: requiring Internet bidders to register with a credit card, and employing escrow accounts.First, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)New Art and Antiques Books Reviewed
by M.A.D. StaffThese are reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.John Singer Sargent: Venetian Figures and Landscapes, 1898-1913. Complete Paintings, Volume VI ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Little Antiques Show That Could, and Did
Exhibitors Richard and Vernice Platt of Geneseo, New York, are a big part of the show’s history and success.Don Naetzker of Fairport, New York, is celebrating his 50th year in the business and looking forward to the July Bloomfield, New York, antiques show. He is shown here with his favorites, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Impecunious Marine Art Collector
by A.J. Peluso, Jr.Photos
by Dan PelusoFor some of us, the purchase of a $250,000 James Buttersworth,
a $125,000 James Bard, a $50,000 Antonio Jacobsen or Fred Pansing, or even a $1500
yachting photograph might, under the circumstances, be better delayed. Fortunately,
there are relatively inexpensive—or should be—interim alternatives.
They ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fair Game for a Sunny Weekend Foray
Someone went to a great deal of trouble when building this circa 1900 castle-style birdhouse, most likely built to entice martins. The 17½" square x 18" tall bird castle of quality construction, in nicely weathered red, white, black, and green paint, was priced at $595. Paul Johnson said it was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bottled Up
A record $26,880 was paid for an Old Sachem Bitters in pure green.American Bottle Auctions' latest sale, which began April 27 and ended May 8 (including callbacks), brought a total of $220,875 (includes buyers' premiums). Only six of the 302 lots failed to meet minimum bid, with those six selling ... (Read More)
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(Feature)N.C. Wyeth Catalogue Raisonne Receives Award
N.C. Wyeth: A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings was selected as the winner of the 2009 American Association of Museums' (AAM) Frances Smyth-Ravenel Prize for Excellence in Publication Design for Books. The judges noted that "the quality of the catalogue is outstanding, from the paper to the consistently beautiful reproductions of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A New Definition for Bargain
Self-taught contemporary artist R.W. Hedge specializes in outdoor vistas, many with sunsets. At $2200, his 24" x 36" Mt. Moran–Sunset topped all others in this 1300-lot sale.The gallery was loaded with Oriental rugs, many at room size. Most sold for $500 or less. The highest sale was for this 7'6" ... (Read More)
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