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(Auction)Railroad Collectors Convene at New York Auction
Jon Lee Auction Services, Latham, New Yorkby Betty FloodPhotos courtesy Jon Lee Auction ServicesDietz A1 bell-bottom lantern, $143.Pennsylvania Railroad red globe lantern, $121.Rutland Railroad clear globe lantern, $176.The two-day auction held June 19 and 20 by Jon Lee Auction Services in Latham, New York, was a bonanza for any railroad ... (Read More)
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(Show)Maine Show Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Derik Pulito of Kensington, Connecticut, brought furniture, smalls, and paintings. The circa 1920 large oil painting of a landscape featuring cattle was painted by Daniel Wentworth, who, according to the dealer, was born in Norway, Maine, but had resided in Connecticut. Its price was $5000.Ian McKelvey of South Windham, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Start of Manchester Antiques Show
Promoters Tina and John Bruno with a rare windup witch from Century House Antiques & Toys, Alfred, New York.The booths were room settings.Always classy, the booth of Hanes & Ruskin Antiques, Olde Lyme, Connecticut, featured the best examples of Federal furniture and accessories.This 1890’s wood and sheet iron man and ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: "Yawn to See Reality"
by Steve ProffittEver since I was a kid I've loved spinning tops. I love to see their colors spiral and radiate as they stand like ballerinas pirouetting in place. I love to see them slide across a table or floor, kiss a nearby object, and then quickly dance away. I ... (Read More)
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(Show)Mid-Week in Manchester: Will it Be On the Move Again?
Manchester, New Hampshireby Jeanne SchintoBaldwin House Antiques, Strasburg, Pennsylvania, asked $33,500 for the circa 1775 Chippendale open cupboard of yellow pine and chestnut, probably Virginia/ Maryland, in brown over orange paint. The circa 1650 bulbous-legged Jacobean draw table of European oak ($12,500) came from an estate in Baltimore’s Roland Park. ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008 by Klaus Ottmann (Parrish Art Museum, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Good Fare at Goosefare
The painted tin copper teapot had just a little roughness on it and was $220. The box in the middle wasn’t tin but papier-mâché and had four individually painted designs; it was $350. The best, the one on the right, circa 1840, with an unusual flower design, was possibly from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Topsy-Turvy Results
Rookwood Vellum glaze plaque, On the Riva by Ed Diers, Venetian scene, 9" x 15" plus frame, very good condition, no crazing, a few burst air bubbles, $16,100.Treadway Gallery, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Treadway GalleryThink of it as a plot twist.Treadway Gallery's decorative arts auction, held June 5 ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association Show: Perfect Weather, Uneven Sales
The hooked rug with roosters looked over what appeared to be acres of pottery, toys, and other smalls. R.S.P. Antiques, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, priced the hooked rug at $1850.Melissa Bourque Antiques, Garrison, New York, showed the really nice country Queen Anne drop-leaf table. The dark paint on the base ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Backing Up
by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] backup and restore can use local storage, Internet storage, or both.A total computer crash! After 25 years of using personal computers, a crash had wiped out all my software and data files.Software is replaceable at a cost, but data often is not. Lost were ... (Read More)
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