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(Fragment)Tudor Place Seeks Votes to Help Restore Washington's Camp Stool
In May 1776, General George Washington ordered 18 camp stools from an Irish upholsterer in Philadelphia for his Revolutionary War "marquee," the tent in which he slept and conducted business. Only a few of those folding seats survive today in public hands, and just one, at Tudor Place Historic House ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Case Auction in Knoxville: Right Balance for the Future
This large E.A. Lanceray (1848-1886) bronze showing the capture of a wild horse was part of a group of decorative arts that attracted international buyers. Sold at $39,440 (est. $10,000/15,000) to a Russian bidder, the composition was the top lot of the June sale. A smaller Lanceray bronze (not shown) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Whim Museum's 26th Antiques Auction
The highlight and highest price of any lot of this year's auction (and all previous Whim Museum auctions) was this 36" x 48" painting by Dove, Under the Xmas Lights. The painting depicts a bird's-eye perspective of the waterfront area and Strand Street in Frederiksted (one of two towns in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian Auction
The Naskapi painted hide hunting coat, in the manner of an 18th-century riding coat, has a high collar, narrow waist, and flaring peplum. It's made of tanned caribou hide and painted in red, cream, and black. The front and back are decorated with symbols, probably of caribou. Estimated at $250,000/ ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sizzling Sale
This unusual carved and painted trade sign was found in an abandoned building in Newark, New Jersey. It appears to be an address, "41144," formed by the carved and painted black musicians and dancers. "Good Policy to Trade at the Hub" is written below the address. It measures 31" x ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Moody Maine History Is the Mainstay
As far as we can tell, this is only the fourth example of the first edition of The American Coast Pilot, dated 1796, to come to the auction market. It had the original owner's inscription on the front endpapers, "Lemuel Moody's 1796/ Portland." It sold for $48,875, the top price ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Bill Not Paid in Full Leads to Court Action
by Daniel GrantThe upside of the increasingly global art and antiques market is that dealers, galleries, and auction houses in the United States and Europe have been able to find new buyers on every continent (but Antarctica), which has helped buoy their revenues at a time of sluggish economic growth ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doyle Sells Silver Tankard for $46,875
Photo courtesy Doyle New York.by Lita Solis-CohenWho says the market for first-rate silver is moribund? When Doyle New York miscataloged a rare early 18th-century New York tankard as an "English silver tankard/ Marked VPD," noting that the marks were "unascribed" and dating it "18th/19th century," those in the know thought ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Better Protections for Consignors of Art Passed in New York Legislature
by Betty FloodLegislation to amend the New York Arts and Cultural Affairs Law, in relation to consignments of works of art to art merchants by artists and their successors, has been passed by the New York State Legislature.The purpose of the bill, according to a memo posted on line by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Victoria Mansion Unveils Restored Pompeian Bathroom Suite
Before and after photographs of the Pompeian bathroom suite in the Victoria Mansion.Visitors this summer to Portland, Maine's Victoria Mansion will be able to see the completed restoration of its unique Pompeian bathroom suite. After a year and a half of work, conservator Gianfranco Pocobene and his team have returned ... (Read More)
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