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(Show)Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association Antiques Show & Sale
All WADA show/sales feature an educational exhibit prominently displayed as one enters the show. At this event, Debbie and Dick Griem of Kiel, Wisconsin, shared their impressive collection of antique firefighting memorabilia. That’s Debbie standing by part of the display. We saw several showgoers stop to chat and share experiences ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Thoughts on Old Things: Four Centuries of Furnishing the Northeast
This chest of drawers from Montréal, 1780-90, butternut and white pine, was a gift of Miss Dorothy Buhler in memory of Sarah M. Gilbert; a gift of Estelle S. Frankfurter; and gift of the John Gardner Greene estate by exchange. The MFA notes that the chest’s façade in the shape ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The “Charged Up” Charger
This 15" high x 17" long standing temple kylin censer, in cast bronze with cloisonné and gilt decorations, was from a Baltimore estate. The price was an early indication that Orientalia buyers were tuned in, as one paid $50,600 for the piece.
On the very last page of the 76-page sale ... (Read More)
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(Show)Vermont’s Antiques Week: Five Shows in Four Days—The Chase Was On!
From October 3 to 6, a determined group of antiques seekers traversed the byways and highways of south-central Vermont in pursuit of antiques, preferably antiques that were fresh to the market and in as-found perfect condition with great original surfaces, priced at under the market prices. Never mind that the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Norman Lewis Painting Sells for a New Record
A new price record for the artist was set for Norman Lewis (1909-1979) when this circa 1957 untitled 49" x 63" oil on linen canvas sold to a collector for $581,000 (est. $250,000/350,000).
Head by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), a 1947 terra cotta painted dark brown, measures 11" x 6" x 8½". ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"New" Farmer Auctions Holds Inaugural Catalog Sale
This seven-piece sterling silver tea service is marked “Tiffany & Co./ Makers/ Sterling Silver/ 925-1000/ M.” The set includes a kettle on warming stand, coffeepot, teapot, covered sugar, creamer, an open waste bowl, and tray. The kettle, coffeepot, and teapot are fitted with pear wood handles. The tray measures 26½" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)More American Tools Sold Abroad
The first known mention of a toolmaker in an American context occurs in 1752 in plane-maker Francis Nicholson’s will. This plow plane bearing his stamp brought $6748.
This finely proportioned crown molding plane in birch, stamped “N. Potter” and attributed to Nathaniel Potter of Lynn and Leicester, Massachusetts, sold for $10,310.
End ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Elizabeth Furnace and the Stiegel-Coleman House and Furnishings
This oil on canvas portrait of Anna and Harriet Coleman by Thomas Sully, painted between November 2 and December 18, 1846, with the monogram “TS,” 45½" x 35½", sold for $145,000 (est. $40,000/50,000) to one of Bill Coleman’s daughters, underbid by a private collector.
This blown glass pattern-molded cobalt pitcher, said ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lauritzen Gardens Show Advisory Committee
The Lauritzen Gardens Antique & Garden Show has announced the inception of a national advisory committee comprising renowned design experts. Advisory committee members will help provide insight into current trends, recommendations for keynote speakers, direction on featured antiques dealers and ideas, and inspiration for the show. Members include Jeffrey Bilhuber, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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