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(Fragment)Ellis Show Canceled
The Ellis Antiques Show, a mainstay in Boston since 1960, will be canceled for 2009. Boston Antiques for Charity, Inc. released the following statement on March 10. ?The Board of Directors of The Ellis Antiques Show announces the postponement of the 2009/50th Anniversary Show. Due to the difficult and unstable ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bonhams American Paintings Sale
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Head of a Spanish Musician, signed in pencil “John S. Sargent 1880,” oil on unstretched canvas, 19¼" x 14½", sold on the phone for $264,000 (est. $200,000/300,000).Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943), Young Lady Sewing, unsigned, oil on canvas, 30½" x 32½", sold on the phone for $144,000 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)More Hits than Misses
Leading the doll lots was this BSW Wendy doll in its original box marked “Mon Petit Coeur.” Apparently all original, including the clothing and mohair wig, it sold solidly within estimate for $17,250. Julia photo.Two players could compete against one another on this Mills baseball slot machine, 1920-30. Restored to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Date for June Festival of Antiques Announced
The Yellow Garage Antiques of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, has announced that the third annual June Festival of Antiques will be held Saturday, June 13, at the Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds, located one mile south of Mullica Hill, on State Highway 77.Promoters Steve Lipman and Tracy Dodge stated that officials ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Skinner Names New Sci-Tech Department Chief
by Jeanne SchintoSkinner Inc. of Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, has announced that its science and technology department has been reconfigured. Robert C. Cheney will now lead both sci-tech and clocks, said the auction house's president and CEO, Karen Keane. Since 2006, Cheney has been Skinner's one-man clocks department and an ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: The Long Road
by Steve ProffittOne thing I've learned over the years from teaching seminars is that a compelling story will grab an audience's attention and help emphasize an important point so it's understood and remembered. Consequently, I'm always looking for a story that I can use in my classes. Sometimes I find ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sStudy for “February” by Grant Wood (1891-1942), signed and dated “Grant Wood 1940” and signed and dated again and inscribed “Charcoal Drawing— ‘February’” along the lower margin, charcoal on paper, 19¼" x 24¾", sold for $1,058,500 (est. $400,000/600,000) to Michael Altman Fine Art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Herter Furniture Stars at American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale
Bonhams, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy BonhamsRenaissance Revival inlaid and carved walnut buffet, 8'10" high, commissioned for the billiards room of the Milton Slocum Latham residence, Thurlow Lodge, in Menlo Park, California. It was executed by Herter Brothers, New York, 1872, and stamped “Herter Brothers, New York.” Estimated at ... (Read More)
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(Show)Historic Alexandria Antiques Show
Alexandria, Virginiaby Walter C. Newman During the preview evening’s festivities, Delton, Michigan, dealer Joseph Saviano got acquainted with Alexandria denizen, and resident of nearby Mount Vernon, General George Washington (Carl Closs).Closs, who has presented his “living biography” of General Washington in various venues for 11 years, remained in character for the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Modernism: A Century of Style and Design
New York Cityby Lita Solis-Cohen Robert Aibel of Moderne, Philadelphia, sold the top-of-the-line 1983 Nakashima Conoid bench. He said it was the best Conoid bench he ever had. The slab coffee table, also Nakashima, 1970-71, was marked $60,000. On the Conoid Nakashima end table ($25,000) are two works by Toshiko ... (Read More)
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