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(Show)The Heartland Antique Show, Fall Edition
Make-do Windsor armchair with a galvanized metal backrest, $450 from Sharon and Claude Baker of Hamilton, Ohio.
Child’s sack-back Windsor highchair, 1790-1805, Connecticut/Rhode Island border, $2900 from Halsey Munson of Decatur, Illinois.
Millinery sign, $1150; seven-color Parcheesi game board with stenciled stags, $2500; framed oilcloth checkerboard in black and gold, $595; Chinese ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
This early redware pot, 7½" x 3 5/8", with a strong globular shape, coggle lines at the shoulder, and outstanding yellow-green with manganese brushed striping and splatters and fitted lid, was made in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It sold to dealer and artist John Sideli of Wiscasset, Maine, for $11,328.
This nicely ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Mt. Crawford Marathon of Americana
Andrew Coffman is considered one of the pioneers of Shenandoah Valley stoneware. Although his name is less well known than other makers, examples of his work are prized by collectors. This 13¼" x 7¾" (rim diameter) ovoid salt-glazed storage jar dates from the second quarter of the 19th century. It ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)John Shearer Desk Sells for $354,000
This desk was made in Frederick, Maryland, by the itinerant Martinsburg, Virginia, joiner John Shearer for Phillip Stuber or Stover in 1808. The 45½" x 47" x 23" walnut case has oak shells and feet, poplar secondary wood, and inlay on the fall front with a swag and oval with ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Salon: Art + Design
Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, had a very good show, said owner Robert Aibel, who featured furniture by George Nakashima and ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu. The “Greenrock” American black walnut side table by George Nakashima (left), 1983, 26" high x 49" wide x 35" deep, was $35,000. The salt-glazed stoneware Tea Stack ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History
Mary Ann Moorman’s Polaroid photograph of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, also with a Polaroid photo of a motorcycle officer, sold to a private collector after the auction for $45,000. “We wanted them to go to an institution, but no institution was interested,” said Wes Cowan. “Part of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman's Americana Auction
This 7" high carved and painted Hopi kachina figure, 19th century, from a Haverford, Pennsylvania, estate sold on the Internet for $6400 (est. $500/800).
This Coasting Bank is a rare painted cast-iron and lead mechanical bank, marked “Coasting Bank” on the red-painted openwork base. It is thought to have been designed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Men's Historical Clothing Sells Big Time
Thomas McDonough was appointed the first British consul to New England (Boston) in 1790. He owned this British consul’s coat and breeches (and there is a portrait of him wearing them). The red wool broadcloth cutaway coat has blue facings, a high stand collar, gold bullion embroidery, and gold etched ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Looking For a Last Minute Gift Idea?
Do you have an antiques enthusiast on your holiday list? A collector? Maine Antique Digest makes a great gift all year long! If you are already a subscriber, renew your subscription for $43 and give as many gift subscriptions as you'd like for only $38 each. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Helly Nahmad Pleads Guilty
Hillel Nahmad, also known as “Helly” Nahmad, pleaded guilty on November 12, 2013, in Manhattan federal court in connection with his leadership role in the operation of a high-stakes illegal sports gambling business.
Nahmad was charged in April 2013 in a 34-defendant indictment charging members and associates of two Russian-American organized ... (Read More)
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