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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, October 2022
Sign for the Black Horse, circa 1771. Connecticut Historical Society, 1961.63.8.
—Ongoing —Hartford, Connecticut
Between 1750 and 1850 more than 50,000 inn and tavern signs were produced by American painters, creating a distinct visual language and offering a glimpse into tavern life, travel, and patriotic ideals. Only a fraction of these signs ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The McCallister Collection
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Many doctors have the collecting gene. Dr. Larry McCallister (1935-2021) was one of them. He had a passion for American furniture. His hobby was woodworking, and he appreciated the talents of cabinetmakers. He bought William and Mary, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Federal, Classical, and Gothic Revival ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Quality Jewelry at a Fair Price
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Chiswick Auctions
Chiswick Auctions, headquartered in Chiswick, London, presented a jewelry auction on September 22 “which sold 87% of the lots for 95% of their estimates,” according to Raphaëlle Godfrey, acting director of jewelry. Godfrey had been covering for Sarah Duncan, head of the jewelry department, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$7 Million Total for Two Days
Rago/Wright, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago/Wright
Rago/Wright’s September 22 early 20th-century design sale and September 23 modern design sale in Lambertville, New Jersey, were the company’s first post-COVID-19 live sales and the first after Toomey & Co. joined the company and moved its business from Oak Park, Illinois, to Wright’s headquarters ... (Read More)
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(Show)There is a Lot to See at Battersea
Battersea Antiques Show and Historic Trades Fair, Petersburg, Virginia
The third annual Battersea Antiques Show and Historic Trades Fair was held at the historic Petersburg, Virginia, site on the Appomattox River September 17 and 18. Dealers and exhibitors set up in the ground-floor rooms of the Battersea mansion and on the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Elmer’s Auto & Toy Museum Brings $8.5 Million
Mecum Auctions, Fountain City, Wisconsin
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions
Up Elmer’s Road, through hundreds of discarded cars, to Eagle’s Bluff—one of the highest points on the Mississippi River—lay a slice of Americana, the kind of quirky attraction that has long drawn people to Wisconsin. There, stacked to the rafters of barns, were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Collection of Trish and Don Herr
Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers
For years collector and author Dr. Patricia “Trish” Herr cataloged textiles for Horst Auctioneers in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, so it was not surprising that when her husband, Dr. Donald “Don” M. Herr, died in 2021, she downsized and sent a group of things to Horst ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Treasures and Surprises at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
Before traveling to Asheville, North Carolina, for the Brunk Auctions September 15-17 sale, your reporter called Nan Zander for her insights and observations. Zander is Andrew Brunk’s American art specialist. She shared a fascinating story about two of the featured paintings in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online Decoy and Decoratives Auction
Decoys Unlimited, West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Decoys Unlimited
Decoys Unlimited’s online auction September 17 featured objects from collections from all over. Judy and Ted Harmon, principals of Decoys Unlimited of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, gathered nearly 300 lots of decoys and decorative bird and fish carvings for every taste. Buying by collectors ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Surprises and Disappointments in Sacramento Auction
Witherell’s, Sacramento, California
Photos courtesy Witherell’s
Witherell’s September 16 “Luxury Asset” auction in Sacramento, California, “met expectations,” said CEO Brian Witherell, “but with that said, there were surprises and disappointments throughout the sale.”
The biggest disappointment was a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk estimated at $5000/10,000 that sold for $3150 (includes buyer’s premium). In ... (Read More)
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