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(Auction)Americana Sale Offers Different Perspectives
Garth's, Delaware, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Garth'sIt comes down to perspective. During Garth's annual Thanksgiving weekend auction on November 28 and 29, 2008, in Delaware, Ohio, two contrasting views were expressed to the Garth's staff. One person with a home full of early American furniture and accessories expressed nervousness over ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clock Market: "Running a Little Slow"
R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts, Manchester, New Hampshireby Jeanne SchintoPhotos courtesy Schmitt'sThe sale’s top lot, a circa 1889 Seth Thomas Regulator No. 10, was pictured on the catalog’s inside cover. In a 72" tall walnut case with burled accents, it has an eightday weight-driven movement, a good signed silvered dial, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Toys and Other Things
Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions Ltd., New Hope, PennsylvaniaSalesman’s samples are in demand, especially when they have to do with agriculture. This complex and fully functional working sales model of a double gang-plow for The Peru Plow & Wheel Co., with the words “Pace-Maker/ Gang/ ‘It Sets the Pace,’” retains ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Christie's: "The Cup Is Half Full"
George Washington at Valley Forge by Tompkins Harrison Matteson, signed and dated 1854, oil on canvas, 36" x 48", together with a preliminary sketch, sold on the phone for $314,500 (est. $300,000/ 500,000). It is a record for the artist. In May 2003 it was sold by the Sherburne Public ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gray Oil Leads Farmer Sale
High lot of the Farmer sale was this oil on canvas by Jack Lorimer Gray (1927-1981), Paying in the Nets, depicting two fishermen in an open rowboat working their nets in choppy seas. A fog-shrouded coastline is visible in the background. The image is 25" x 36" (sight size) and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Remains Strong at Green Valley
This miniature (4¼" tall) saltglazed stoneware pitcher marked “S Bell” emerged as the high lot of the sale. (The catalog attributed it to Samuel Bell when he worked in Winchester, Virginia, from about 1825 to 1842.) It is heavily decorated with cobalt floral and feather designs as well as other ... (Read More)
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(Auction)What Price History?
Bloomsbury Auctions, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Bloomsbury AuctionsThis vellum manuscript wedding certificate of Isaac Norris Jr. and Sarah Logan was signed by family, friends, and notables of Philadelphia Quaker society. Their 1739 wedding was one of the most significant social events in the city’s early history. The document ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Spend $6.2 Million and Name the Rock
The 101.27-carat diamond that Christie's sold at its spring 2008 jewelry sale in Hong Kong for $6,211,249 has been named "The Shizuka Diamond" by its new owner as a gift for his wife of 16 years.The Shizuka diamond is the largest colorless diamond ever sold at auction in Asia and, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sotheby's Americana 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)The Young Collector: Collecting on Your Own Terms
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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