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(Fragment)A Valuable Resource
A Book Review
“Welcome to this hobby!” write lightning rod ball collectors Phil Steiner and Randy Parish. “You now begin an endless treasure hunt that nearly no other antiquer you talk to possesses any knowledge of.”
With that cautionary warning, this book opens with an index of abbreviations used throughout its pages, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial, January 2025
Old Wine, New Bottle
It’s an old scam but with a new twist.
On December 6 Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that his office had successfully disrupted a cryptocurrency scam that was targeting artists. An 85-year-old Brooklyn artist was scammed out of his life savings. The investigation traced the money he ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record Price for Beer Can
On December 22 a Brown Derby flat-top instructional beer can sold for $93,600 (includes buyer’s premium) at an auction conducted by Morean Auctions, Brimfield, Massachusetts. That price establishes a new auction record price for a beer can. The estimate was $40,000/60,000. The can came from a private collection.
The auction listing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, January 2025
Parcheesi board, late 19th century, 17½" x 16¾", paint on wood. Collection of Doranna and Bruce Wendel. Photograph by Bruce C. Read.
—Through January 26 —New York City
Playing with Design: Gameboards, Art, and Culture at the American Folk Art Museum features over 100 game boards, including early examples of Parcheesi, checkers, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Art
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Megan Gallagher, the cataloger for Bonhams’ California and Western art department and a Los Angeles resident, told M.A.D. that although she lives in an evacuation warning zone for the recent fires, she is OK. “Everyone we checked in on got out, even if they had ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tiffany Watch Given to Titanic Hero Brings Record Price
On December 18 Tiffany & Co. announced it had acquired a historical 1912 pocket watch at an auction conducted by Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd. in Devizes, England. The company paid £1,568,000 ($1.97 million), making the 18k gold pocket watch the highest-valued piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold.
The Tiffany & ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Sentenced for Stealing Historical Society Documents
Brian Anthony D’Ambrosio, 50, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was sentenced December 16 to six months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, and fined $4000. D’Ambrosio pleaded guilty in July to theft of major artwork. He admitted stealing 100-year-old items, including letters by the wife ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)AAAWT and Thomas Collaborate on Stoneware Sale
Antique Associates at West Townsend has entered into a partnership with author and researcher Justin W. Thomas to sell the Ed Stenger collection of American stoneware.
The collection consists of 40 pieces, most of which were manufactured in the American Northeast in the 18th and 19th centuries. Makers include Thomas Commeraw ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany at Auction
Sotheby’s and Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s and Christie’s
After the sale of the Danner memorial window for $12,480,000 (see sidebar) during Sotheby’s evening auction of modern art on November 18, which set a new auction record for Tiffany Studios, more than $20 million was spent in December on three ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Arrested for Larceny During Tropical Storm Helene
Asheville (North Carolina) Police Department detectives have arrested and charged a man for looting a business in West Asheville following Tropical Storm Helene.
Officers responded to the 600 block of Patton Avenue in West Asheville around 7:44 p.m. on September 28 to investigate the breaking and entering of a business. When ... (Read More)
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