Search Stories

Now showing 5850-5860 of 9326 result(s)
  Search Author
  Search Title
  Search Story

(Auction)

Americana Auction
by Don Johnson

Monumental Hopi pot attributed to Nampeyo, having a stylized polychrome bird design around the shoulder, Southwest, second quarter of the 20th century, 11" high x 20" diameter, a small hole and a 2" hairline, $37,600. Pair of pewter lamps by Josiah Warren and Daniel Stocking, Cincinnati, circa 1821, whale ... (Read More)

(Show)

Williamsburg Holiday Show—Brightens Black Friday Weekend
by Walter C. Newman

Robert and Deanna Taylor of Aylett, Virginia, trade as Taylor Antiques and Estates. On this table they displayed a wooden box with inlays of clasped hands and striped shields on the lid (left), $550; a four-drawer miniature chest with turned front feet, $750; a slant-front document chest, $675; and a ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Americana at Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Sold to benefit the Lee B. Anderson Memorial Foundation, this circa 1869 View of Belfield, a 28 1/8" x 36 1/8" oil on canvas laid on panel, attributed to Rubens Peale, brought $40,625 (est. $15,000/25,000). Inscribed on the stretcher is “View of Charles W. Peale Homestead Near Germantown/ Copied from ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Farrin Pre-Thanksgiving Auction
by Mark Sisco

Two fish portraits by Maine artist Louis C. Ewer sold for $1265 apiece. Two beaded pouches, apparently Plains Indian strike-a-light bags, both in good shape, fetched $1540 and $660. Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine  Rusty Farrin held about 28 auctions in 2012. With the exception of an on-site auction or two, he holds ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Fine and Decorative Art
by Don Johnson

Interior scene by Eugenio Landesio (Italian, 1809-1879), oil on canvas, signed and dated 1863, an original handwritten label identifying the scene as a corridor of the house of the Mine of Mellado in Guanajuato, Mexico, 16½" x 11½" (sight), craquelure, relined with wax method, small amounts of inpainting, $24,000. Dessert service, ... (Read More)

(Show)

The “New” Book and Paper Show—Getman Gets It
by Jeanne Schinto

The show’s promoter, Marvin Getman. A finely bound, unique collection of over 100 pieces of sheet music, 1859-64, was $1500 from Yeoman’s in the Fork, Leiper’s Fork, Franklin, Tennessee. We spent a longer time than usual with Christopher Frey of Frey Fine Books, Rougemount, North Carolina, because he had a display of ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Tiffany Garden Museum Contents Sold
by Alice Kaufman

A Tiffany Studios parakeet and goldfish bowl tea screen sold for $324,500, which was the auction day’s highest price. Michaan called the screen “very special, unique, a small version of a famous Tiffany window.” It is 8" tall including its 18k gold frame and was estimated at $400,000/600,000. ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Exceptional Results at Louisiana Purchase Auction
by Karla Klein Albertson

In the mid-19th century, John P. Weimar modeled a bust of George Washington after the well-known life portrait by sculptor Jean- Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828). The Weimar version, cast in bronze in 1852, sold for $14,340. Neal Auction Company photo. Top lot of the November sale was a landscape ... (Read More)

(Show)

Vintage Holiday Show at Craven Farm
by Cathy Aldrich

The venue is small but always well attended. This crowd continued to circle the floor for a good long while at the one-day show. Fabric panels such as this one were once a popular and inexpensive way to have a “Grandma Moses” in one’s home. Nadia Mered of Seattle, Washington, brought ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Tiffany Garden Museum Contents Sold
by Alice kaufman

A Tiffany Studios parakeet and goldfish bowl tea screen sold for $324,500, which was the auction day’s highest price. Michaan called the screen “very special, unique, a small version of a famous Tiffany window.” It is 8" tall including its 18k gold frame and was estimated at $400,000/600,000. ... (Read More)
Web Design By Firefly Maine Maine Web Design