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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, February 2023
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Historical Association Weighs Selling Leutze’s Washington Rallying the Troops
Should they keep it or sell it? Nearly everyone in Freehold, New Jersey, has an opinion.
What got the town in a tizzy is a historic gift. On July 16, 1937, shortly after Walter B. Howe and his brother gave the Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHA) the small version of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Boston Athenæum Acquires Rare Painting by Robert Duncanson
The Boston Athenæum announced it has acquired a painting by the 19th-century artist Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872). Boatman Delivering Goods on the South Fork, Shenandoah River, Virginia is the first work by Duncanson to enter the Athenæum’s special collections in the institution’s 215-year history.
Boatman Delivering Goods on the South Fork, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 69th Winter Show
New York City
The 69th edition of The Winter Show was back at its birthplace at the Park Avenue Armory, raising funds for the East Side House Settlement, January 20-29. Sixty-eight dealers were greeted enthusiastically by collectors, curators, decorators, and those who make a career of shopping. The preview party ... (Read More)
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(Show)Getman’s Virtual New York Antiques Show Still Strong in Third Year
New York City
Virtual shows work when promoter, show manager, and computer whiz Marvin Getman is at the helm. The 2023 edition of the New York Antiques Show, held January 27 to 29, was the third go-around for this online-only event, and it did not disappoint.
The show is the result of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Arader Auction Brings $478,055
Arader Galleries held an auction January 28 in New York City. The 179-lot sale of Audubon prints, natural history watercolors, books, maps, and Americana totaled $478,055 (includes buyers’ premiums).
Sales included a John James Audubon aquatint engraving, Pin-Tailed Duck,with provenance from the Saxe-Meiningen collection that brought $31,200.
John James Audubon, Reddish Egret ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Edison Pen Brings $21,250
Nye & Co., Bloomfield, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Nye & Co.
Nye & Company’s online-only sale January 25-27 offered a selection of furniture from the Stanley Weiss collection and material from estates that sold some of their finer furniture and folk art at Christie’s. “We do not have the space to exhibit ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$212,500 Tiffany Lamp Tops Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A Tiffany Studios leaded-glass table lamp with an Arrowroot shade atop a rare Cattailbase outperformed its estimate to sell for $212,500 (with buyer’s premium) at Heritage Auctions’ “Pursuit of Beauty” auction January 26 in Dallas.
The auction brought together Art Deco and Art Nouveau art ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)20th Century Cincinnati Show under New Ownership
On February 25 and 26, 20th Century Cincinnati will return to the Sharonville Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Now in its 28th year, the 20th Century Cincinnati show is under new ownership by sisters and entrepreneurs Jess and Jenni Button.
Show founder Bruce Metzger was already producing and managing a schedule ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Family Affair at Art Auction
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner sold American art in its compact, short, and sweet 75-lot auction January 25 in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery. Work by some previously lesser-known artists came to market and did well. Some hardy souls were present in the gallery, while many others took ... (Read More)
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