(Auction)
The
Ten Eyck family William and Mary turned and figured walnut high chest of drawers, New York, circa 1730, 72" high x 44¾" wide x 24" deep, sold
for $68,500 (est. $30,000/ 100,000) to Downingtown,Pennsylvania, dealer PhilipW. Bradley. A closely relatedexample sold on October 28,2004, at the sale
of the ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondIn the past, we've talked about different types of collectors and given our thoughts on ways to collect, but after giving it a bit more thought, we've realized that the concept of collecting itself may have some negative connotations. Let's face it, collecting as a ... (Read More)
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by Alan M. PetrilloRobert Huillier The owner of an antiques appraisal business in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been indicted and arrested on fraud and felony theft charges in connection with allegedly defrauding people out of cash and property that police estimate totals $2.5 million.Robert Huillier, 48, was taken into custody on ... (Read More)
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by Joe CohenAntiques are not only interesting, useful, beautiful, and wonderful, they can be challenging and frustrating to collectors, dealers, appraisers, researchers, and authors. I have been involved in all of these positions at one time or another over the last 40 years. For the last 20 years, I have ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
by Jeanne Schinto"My love, she sleeps! Oh, may her sleepAs it is lasting, so be deep!Soft may the worms about her creep!"Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), "The Sleeper" (1831)Even before the start of the many year-long celebrations of the bicentennial of Edgar Allan Poe's birth on January 19, 1809, two Poe ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Carl W. Stinson Inc., North Reading, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoPhotos courtesy Carl W. Stinson Inc.This Hibbard winter landscape, a 23¼" x 29" oil on canvas, sold to a phone bidder for $27,600.Selling in the room for $37,375 was Winter Solstice by Aldro T. Hibbard. The 28¾" x 33¾" oil on canvas ... (Read More)
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Sanford Alderfer Auction & Appraisal, Hatfield, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Alderfer'sThe top jewelry lot was this string of South Sea pearls with an 18k gold and diamond clasp. Estimated at $2500/3500, the pearls sold for $9660.Set of four George Nakashima walnut grass-seated chairs, purchased from the artist in 1956, 27½" ... (Read More)
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Karen Augusta and her husband, Bob Ross, have formed Augusta Auctions, a new fashion and textile auction company, and will be holding spring and fall sales in New York City. The auctions, on April 29 and November 4, will be held at the St. Paul auditorium, one block from Columbus ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
by Daniel GrantThe Rose Art Museum. Photo courtesy Mike Lovett/Brandeis University.Picture in your mind the traditional college art history class, where great works of art are discussed and images of them are projected onto screens or viewed in books. Countless students have undergone this method of learning, and learning happens.Now ... (Read More)
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A superb piece of Canadian material history. This prisoners box was made by John Gibson of Toronto while in jail for taking part in the Mackenzie Rebellion of 1837. Mackenzie, leader of the rebels, wanted Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario) to become a separate republic. He and several ... (Read More)
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