Search Stories
Now showing 1070-1080 of 9846 result(s)
(Issue Story)Ann Comes Home after More Than 50 Years
It took more than 50 years, but there’s a happy ending on Staten Island.
In November 1970, Richmondtown Restoration, a town and farm museum complex on Staten Island now known as Historic Richmond Town, suffered a break-in and theft. Four paintings were discovered missing—portraits of John Totten (1771-1846) and his wife, ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)California Art Sales at Bonhams
Bonhams, Los Angeles
Photos courtesy Bonhams
“We’re very pleased overall,” said California art specialist Katherine Halligan (pinch-hitting for department director Scot Levitt for this story). “The market is a little soft, but sales of our 19th- century works were particularly gratifying—a strong start—and there was consistent bidding across Impressionism.”
The November 21 California ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)The Jennings Collection at Wooten & Wooten
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
Of the 462 lots in the November 19 sale at Wooten & Wooten, 192 were consigned by the family of the late Betty and Ralph Jennings. The couple collected widely but concentrated on North and South Carolina pottery, paintings, baskets, iron ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Folk-Art Figure Leads Evans Premier Sale
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 43rd semiannual premier Americana auction in a suite of three sessions, November 17-19, at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Live, online, absentee, and telephone bidders participated in each of ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2022
Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), portraits of Dirck D. and Annatje Eltinge Wynkoop.
—Through December 18 —New Paltz, New York
Acquisitions and Re-acquisitions at the Dubois Fort Visitor Center at Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) celebrates the return of two portraits by itinerant painter Ammi Phillips, stolen 50 years ago and recently returned by the ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)New Record for Manhattan Stoneware
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
The Zipp family, which owns Crocker Farm, is accustomed to setting auction records. The latest was for Manhattan stoneware when the specialty house sold a presentation pitcher for $264,000 (includes buyer’s premium) to a private collector. The pitcher with incised decoration of a Federal ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Americana: The Autumn Palette
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Billed as “Americana: The Autumn Palette,”the November 18 Americana auction at Bonhams Skinner in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery delivered carefully gathered objects from several collections. Short and sweet with 182 lots, the sale brought serious money for many lots.
Weathervanes from the collection of Kimberly ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)The Fall Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Eldred’s celebrated its 75th year with its annual fall sale November 17 and 18 in its East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery where it all began in 1947. That was when company founder Robert C. Eldred Sr. moved a barn from South Dennis to a sea captain’s ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Ernie Barnes’s Bojangles Leads American Paintings Sale
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
As the last auction house in New York City to maintain a November American art sale, Bonhams held a sale on November 17, the week before Thanksgiving, that attracted dealers and collectors to its Madison Avenue headquarters. The 80-lot sale totaled $1,557,975 with a sell-through ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Strikes and Gutters at Historical Memorabilia and Americana Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Potter & Potter
As sometimes happens, said Gabe Fajuri, cofounder of Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago, an unexpected call from about four blocks away yielded a cache of highlight items for the November 17 sale. A socially isolated man left an estate of ... (Read More)
|
1 (800) 752-8521 • PO Box 1429 • Waldoboro, ME 04572
