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(Fragment)Major Theft at National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
1903 Belmont Stakes trophy, won by Africander.
1903 Brighton Cup trophy, won by Hermis.
1923 Grand National Steeplechase trophy, won by Sergeant Murphy.
1914 Brook Cup Handicap Steeplechase trophy, won by Compliment.
1905 Saratoga Special trophy, won by Mohawk II.
Five historical trophies were stolen during a three-minute burglary at the National Museum of Racing ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Willis Henry Sells McCue Collection and More
Here’s a rare maple rocking chair made at Union Village in Ohio. The more common (but still rare) version has turned posts with the familiar symmetrical pommels or finials at the top and arched-top slats. This version in thin bittersweet orange paint has the thinned-down posts and notched-end slats. It ... (Read More)
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(Auction)John Alexander Ltd. Empties Warehouse
This English metal-mounted and carved mahogany display cabinet by George Washington Jack for Morris & Co., circa 1890, stamped “Morris & Co., 449 Oxford St. W. 1783,” sold for $4600 (est. $10,000/15,000). Levitties said he thought it was worth $40,000 at the top of the market.
Pair of Danish teak and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Educational Series to Fund Winterthur Scholarships
Matthew Quinn, vice president of Quinn’s Auction Galleries, introduces speaker Ken Farmer at the 2012 ISA FAE symposium. Image courtesy of Quinn’s Auction Galleries.
The Foundation for Appraisal Education (FAE), the fund-raising arm of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), has announced the establishment of a scholarship program at Winterthur Museum, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana Sale at Garth's
Two-piece apothecary or store chest with 63 drawers, pine with old gray paint, 19th century, 81½" high x 87" wide, $3916.
Gasoline sign, single-sided, wood in original blue paint with white letters and black trim, first half of the 20th century, 16" x 86", wear and some losses, $3290.
Patriotic pitcher with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pook’s First Toy Auction
This Dark Town Battery cast-iron mechanical bank, manufactured by J. & E. Stevens Company, sold for $3318 (est. $1500/2500) to an absentee bidder. A fine example might sell for $10,000 or $12,000, and the auction record is $27,500 for an exceptional one.
This carpenter-made 22¾" high cast-iron and wood three-story burning ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Foster's Two-Day Event
The portrait of the American schooner Jonathan Chase sold for $6050.
This blue historical Staffordshire platter with an Oriental scene of birds and pagoda-type buildings in the center panel sold for $660.
This two-part Federal secretary with matched crotch mahogany-veneered drawer fronts, brass pulls, and doors with four arched glass panels sold ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jewelry at the Annual Show in Damariscotta, Maine
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos by David Vickery
It was sometimes difficult to get a word in edgewise without interrupting jewelry sales at the Maine Antiques Dealers Association show at Damariscotta River Association’s Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, Maine, on August 28. It was a glorious day, and the word from Roger ... (Read More)
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