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(Issue Story)Antique Duck, Goose Decoys Break $1 Million Barrier in Private Sale
According to a press release from Stephen O?Brien, Jr. Fine Arts of Boston, the firm sold two antique decoys, a duck and a goose, on September 20 for a record-setting $1.13 million each in a private sale. The decoys were both made by carver A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1954) of East ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Walter Emerson Baum Painting Sets New Auction Record
Alderfer Auction & Appraisal, Hatfield, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassAlderfer Auction & Appraisal in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, has a reputation for putting together sales of quality, diverse estate material. Its niche is fine art, especially the New Hope school of Pennsylvania impressionist paintings. Its three-day sale, held June 14-16, totaled $1,574,674.65 (includes ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Major General Auction
Gerald W. Bell, Jr. and George Morrill, Portland, Maineby Mark SiscoIt took special circumstances to drag Maine auctioneer George Morrill out of retirement. "Just some special stuff like this," he said, of the single-owner estate sale he brought to market on June 1 and 2. He teamed up with auctioneer ... (Read More)
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(Show)Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenFor 36 years the Brandywine River Museum has ushered in the Memorial Day holiday weekend with its annual antiques show. More than 100 volunteers make it the most hospitable show on the circuit for dealers and for showgoers.Stunning flower arrangements from the volunteers' own gardens and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fisher Oil Leads Antiques and Fine Art Auction
The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoOils on canvas by Frank Shapleigh and William Aiken Walker have featured prominently in the Cobbs' auctions over the past few years. The same held true for their July 7 sale in Peterborough, New Hampshire, but perhaps they weren't quite as prominent as ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Wallpaper, Browser, Free Software
Computer Column #225by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] This month we have a miscellany: wallpaper for the antiquer's computer desktop, a new Internet browser, and free on-line word processor and spreadsheet.-Computer WallpaperWindows computers come with an assortment of wallpaper images that can be used as a background behind the icons ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Wallpaper, Browser, Free Software
Computer Column #225by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] This month we have a miscellany: wallpaper for the antiquer's computer desktop, a new Internet browser, and free on-line word processor and spreadsheet.-Computer WallpaperWindows computers come with an assortment of wallpaper images that can be used as a background behind the icons ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The 11th Annual Eastfield Village "Dish Camp"
East Nassau, New York ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Maximize Your Functionality: Notes from eBay Live! 2007
Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoA man in a white lab coat stands on stage, about to address an audience of several hundred. It's opening day of the sixth annual eBay Live! 2007 and the first in the Northeast. Billed as "a Community celebration" and held at the Boston Convention & Exhibition ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Jackson Parker, 1920-2007
This month's obituary pages say good-bye to a number of people who have made the antiques market the way it is today. We'll miss them all, but it was particularly hard to say good-bye to Jackson Parker, who covered the decoy market for M.A.D. for 30 years. Jackson came to ... (Read More)
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