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(Auction)Jugs, Jewels, and a Jar
The proceeds from the sale of this rare incised pictorial jug from the Edgefield District of South Carolina, circa 1860, benefited a Georgia nonprofit institution. The 11 1/8" high x 9" wide jug, possibly signed "David," was attributed to the Stoney Bluff pottery owned by Lewis Miles. The enslaved potter ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Boston Athenaeum Releases Images Through Digital Collections Page
The Boston Athenæum has released over 4000 digitized images of its important historical collections to the general public. The images include digitized rare books, archival documents, photographs, maps, and works of art on paper, many of them related to the history of Boston, and related data about them.The athenæum has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jewelry Sales Reach Bidders across the Country and Internationally
This 1924 Art Deco ruby and diamond ring by Mauboussin is mounted in platinum and has a center oval-shaped ruby weighing approximately 4.75 carats, within an old-European-cut diamond surround. The ring was accompanied by a GIA report stating that the ruby is of Thai origin, with no indications of heat ... (Read More)
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(Show)Big Crowds and Plenty of Rain at Round Lake Show
Workers at the show had to spread hay so customers wouldn't fall in the mud that was a result of the all-night rain during setup and that continued throughout the day on Saturday.Recollections, Canandaigua, New York, featured a pair of Victorian needlepoint chairs for $285 and a large marble-top table ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Auction
A Sioux quilled tobacco bag, 46" long, sold for a surprising $31,720 (est. $8000/12,000) to a private collector from Sioux country.Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanPhotos courtesy Bonhams & ButterfieldsA large crowd showed up for Bonhams & Butterfields' June 6 Native American art auction in San Francisco, California, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Morphy Auctions Opens Sports Memorabilia Department
Morphy Auctions is adding a sports memorabilia department that will be supervised by Morphy's chief operating officer, Tom Sage Jr. "We decided to open a sports department because of the increasing number of requests from collectors who wanted to consign their collections and game-used items," said Sage.The firm will conduct ... (Read More)
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(Feature)William B. Marsh: "The Foremost Marine Artist in the Country" in 1855 Anyway
Ship Great Western, Black Ball Line, signed by William Marsh in 1852, oil on canvas, 30½" x 42 3/8". It appears to be morning, the crew shortening sail, approaching New York perhaps. Photo courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum.Ship Viola, signed "W. Marsh 1845," oil on canvas, 24" x 34". It ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Seventh Annual Antiques in the Valley Show
An opening day crowd awaits the start of the show outside the Oley Valley Middle School on a picture-perfect sunny morning. Both show days were well attended.Charles Brehm Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, offered a good selection of country primitives, including redware, tinware, and baskets. These miniature tin lanterns were (from left) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esmerian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, Must Forfeit $20 Million
Ralph Esmerian, the former owner and chairman of Fred Leighton Holdings Inc., a Manhattan-based luxury jewelry retailer, was sentenced on July 22 to six years in prison for wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and concealment of assets in connection with a scheme to embezzle and double-pledge collateral that Esmerian estimated to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: What Recession?
EditorialOne segment of the economy is still going gangbusters: the auction market. The first half of 2011 has been good to auction house giants Sotheby's and Christie's, as both recently reported robust sales figures. Sotheby's sales were up 44% to $3.4 billion in the first half of 2011, a record ... (Read More)
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