Search Stories
Now showing 7080-7090 of 9320 result(s)
(Show)The Fun Fair
Harvey and Dolly Kline of Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania, asked $3200 for the Wetherill’s Atlas paint sign, $1295 for the Westinghouse sign, $165 for the Inquirer rack, and $995 for the Lee’s batteries sign. All were in pristine condition. Many more enameled metal signs than painted signs were offered at this show.Ann ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)Antique Jewelry Market Winners
A platinum and diamond ring containing an octagonal step-cut diamond weighing approximately 15.20 carats and two baguette-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.75 carat total, soared to $158,600 (est. $30,000/50,000). It was accompanied by a GIA certificate stating Q to R color range, VVS2 clarity, good polish, very good symmetry, and no ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)The Richard and Joane Smith Sale
The Berks County (Pennsylvania) schrank, inscribed "17 Philip Detuk 75," has a blue and red cornice with dentil and diamond molding and green-sponged molding above a red- and yellow-sponged frieze with ivory astragal for the name and date. It has raised panel doors and sides with sponged panel fields framed ... (Read More)
|
(Show)USArtists 2010
Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) painted this 53¾" x 40¾" oil on canvas Portrait of a Young Girl and Her Dog in England in 1776—$275,000 from Tillou Gallery. That’s Peter Tillou on the left and his son, Jeffrey, on the right. “We formed a new company to sell paintings at USArtists. We ... (Read More)
|
(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail: Last year, for lack of anything on which to hang it, I had to abandon my usual practice of kicking off this issue with something on the Christmas theme and a seasonal greeting. Last year a copy of Dickens' immortal tale, A Christmas Carol, came too ... (Read More)
|
(Young Collectors)The Young Collector's Guide to Last-Minute Gifts
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe've been watching our annual round of holiday specials including How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original cartoon, not that ghastly thing with Jim Carrey), and we've decided that there is a great deal of symbolism in that scene where the Grinch's little ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Walker Homestead Named to 1000 Great Places List
The Walker Homestead has been named to the 1000 Great Places list by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism out of over 12,000 nominations.The Walker Homestead is a 1698 colonial saltbox on 30 acres in central Massachusetts and most likely the oldest standing house in Brookfield. The property is ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Mandated Changes in Appraiser Qualifications on the Horizon
... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Whistler Print Soars
Nocturne, an etching and drypoint printed in black on Japan paper, 1879-80, 8" x 11¾", second state (of five), signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp" in pencil lower left, inscribed "Paris Memorial Ex, finest known" in pencil on the reverse, $282,000 (est. $80,000/120,000).A Swann Galleries auction on October 27 ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Former Loaner Brings $3,600,000: Stradivarius Violin Breaks Record
"The Molitor is the perfect convergence of historically important provenance, impeccable condition, and first-class sound," said Jason Price, director of Tarisio. At $3,600,000 it's the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. When it sold at Christie's on March 31, 1989, it brought £209,000 (approximately $352,207).When bidding ended for ... (Read More)
|
1 (800) 752-8521 • PO Box 1429 • Waldoboro, ME 04572
