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(Issue Story)Hanging with Skip Chalfant
Harold Leslie Chalfant Jr., whose parents called him Skip from the get-go, lives five miles from where he grew up. “I’m still here. Guess I didn’t get too far in life,” he said with a chuckle. For him, knowing lots of people and places in the area means a great ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Acid Test
Dealers, pickers, and auctioneers often spend many hours rifling through all sorts of stuff, looking for salable antiques and possibly a diamond in the rough. They should take proper precautions—there’s some dangerous stuff out there.
On January 5, the Oroville, California, Police Department responded to a call regarding a possibly explosive ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques Art & Design at Wallace Hall
New York City
With a new owner, Antiques Art & Design at Wallace Hall rolled into town January 19-21 during a bitter cold and flurry-filled Americana Week in New York City.
Featuring 28 dealers, many of whom were returnees, the show opened the morning after the Winter Show gala preview. Now presented ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Visions of America”
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Saturday, January 20, was Americana day at Sotheby’s in New York City. The 71 lots offered in a live morning sale were sold in an hour and a half. The total was $3,383,153; total estimates were $2,904,000/4,573,000, and the sale was 77% sold by lot. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Online
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Cotton album quilt, Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1847, with many names and initials of makers, including Mary W. Paul, B. Kinsey, Jannette Russell, Sarah Osgood Read, M. Bailey, Elisabeth Wherritt, MD Lane, M. Bayless, Martha R. Smith, and Margaritte, 9'7" x 9'7", in fine condition, sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hudson River School in Focus
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
As part of Americana Week, Sotheby’s offered 37 lots of Hudson River school paintings, with works from the Maryann and Al Friedman collection, in an online-only sale from January 11 to January 20.
The sale totaled $1,608,455. Ten of the 37 lots were offered without a reserve. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Important Americana
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
The January Americana Week sales in New York City have been called the Super Bowl for American antiques. Sotheby’s and Christie’s have been the perennial opposing rivals. In recent years, some strong competition has come from regional teams in another league.
The Super Bowl analogy doesn’t ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art of America at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
As part of Sotheby’s “Visions of America” sales in January, billed as “a new celebration of American craftsmanship and culture,” the auction house offered 74 lots of paintings in its “Art of America” sale on the afternoon of January 19 in New York City. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Bar Cross Ranch Sale
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
The single-owner sale January 19 of the contents of the house at Bar Cross Ranch contributed $4,000,390 to Sotheby’s January “Visions of America” total. All but three of the 58 lots sold, which is 95% sold by lot. Total estimates were $2,384,600/3,541,900.
The collection was from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Jersey Glass Stuns at Americana Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Gorgeous, glistening glass in vibrant blue, yellow, orange, and green illuminated the catalog cover and auction results of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s “Americana & International” auction, which took place January 18 and 19 in person in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and online ... (Read More)
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