Search Stories
Now showing 6890-6900 of 9337 result(s)
(Feature)Equal in Goodness: Ohio Decorative Arts 1788-1860
Items from the northeast quadrant of Ohio include a "Map of the Western Reserve Including the Fire Lands in Ohio," published by William Sumner of Nelson, Portage County, 1826; and a figured maple settee from Zoar, Tuscarawas County, circa 1840.Items from the southeast quadrant of Ohio include a paint-decorated Windsor ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)When Danny Met Sally
The introductory page to the When Danny Met Sally Web site.by Danielle ArnetWhen two veteran Chicago vintage collectors/show promoters/sellers with off-the-wall personalities decide to launch a blog (www.whendannymetsally.com) about their love of all things vintage, what do you get? For starters, something not seen before in the collecting world. As ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Woodbury Auction's Second Anniversary Sale in New Location
Woodbury Auction's second anniversary auction on May 21 will be held at a substitute venue. The sale will take place in the heart of historic Woodbury, Connecticut, at 670 Main Street South-Sherman Village-instead of the firm's headquarters at 50 Main Street North.Thomas Schwenke, founder of Woodbury Auction, commented that "this ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Price Keeps Going Up for Artwork Not Yet Paid For
by Clayton PenningtonSamuel T. Freeman & Co. of Philadelphia and consignors Marvin and Lorie Balistocky have filed suit in federal court against Manhattan art dealer David Benrimon for failing to pay for Roy Lichtenstein's screenprint cataloged as Water Lilies with Willows (court documents title it Water Lily Pond with Reflections).The ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Gollings Ponies Set Pace in Detroit
More than 16 registered telephone bidders were added to the in-house and Internet contingent competing for Tepees & Animals in Winter, a 10" x 14" oil on canvas by Elling William Gollings (1878-1932), dated 1924. To the surprise and delight of the consignors, who were in attendance, the painting brought ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Twentieth Century at Bonhams
A Paavo Tynell brass snowflake chandelier, manufactured by Taito Oy, Finland, 1950's, impressed "Taito Oy" and numbered, 40" high x 25" diameter, sold for $36,600 (est. $10,000/15,000).Bonhams, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy BonhamsThe various-owners 20th-century design sale at Bonhams on the afternoon of December 14, 2010, was a potpourri ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Vintage Radios at Bonhams
An Air King 52, 1933, in a red Catalin case with red on black knobs and a map of the world dial, 11¾" high x 8¾" wide x 6¾" deep, sold in the salesroom with competition in the room and on a phone for $42,700 (est. $25,000/30,000).Bonhams, New York Cityby ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)Meg Kocian and Frank DePasqua, Kocian DePasqua American Antiques & Folk Art, Woodbury, CT
Frank DePasqua and Meg Kocian. Meg said, "People come up to Frank and say, 'Are you Kocian?' They think it's his first name, not my last name."The couple's home and shop. They report that the recent posting of "Connecticut Antiques Trail" signs on nearby Interstate 84 has added to traffic ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)The Young Collector: Fashion Forward
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe talk a lot about "style" in the antiques marketplace, but normally, when we say "style," we really mean a style period, such as Chippendale, mid-century, or baroque. We don't talk much about style as it pertains to fashion and fashion trends, even though these ... (Read More)
|
(Computer Article)Entertaining Web Sites
Computer Column #268by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] are taking a break from software and other serious topics to list entertaining and informative Web sites with an antiques connection.Steve Moore of Pedal Car Pit Crew works on a restoration. Used with permission.Here is a hint: some of the URLs or ... (Read More)
|
1 (800) 752-8521 • PO Box 1429 • Waldoboro, ME 04572
