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(Issue Story)Hanging with Sandy Jacobs
A seasoned dealer of folk art and early Americana, Sandy Jacobs fills her house in Swampscott, Massachusetts, with objects of good form and good style from any time period.
In the business since high school, when she would look after a neighbor’s antiques store and did some buying of jewelry and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, September 2022
Things very old, very odd, and in many instances very, very costly indeed find their place in this month’s “Letter” and range in size from an extraordinary and exquisitely carved little “prayer nut” of 16th-century origin to a very early harpsichord with a striking landscape painted to the interior of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ceramics and Paintings Lead Americana Sale
Caza Sikes, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Caza Sikes
Veering away from the company’s more typical concentration on artwork, Caza Sikes held an auction of Americana September 7 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Much of the material came from the collection of Edythe and Donald Aukerman, longtime Ohio dealers who were downsizing. Other notable items ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Fifty Years a Bookseller: Clarence Wolf’s Memoir
A Book Review
The antiquarian book business has changed drastically in the last half-century. Clarence Wolf’s entertaining memoir Fifty Years a Bookseller: or, The Wolf at Your Door chronicles the old days and tells good stories about dealers and collectors in pursuit of great books.
Fifty Years a Bookseller: or, The Wolf ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Old York Historical Society Buys Weare Chest
The Old York Historical Society (OYHS) in York, Maine, has announced the purchase of a rare Boston chest of drawers made between 1680 and 1700 that descended in the Weare family of Cape Neddick, Maine. It is attributed to the shop of Ralph Mason (1599-1679) and Henry Messinger (d. 1681), ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, September 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Some Thoughts on Being a “Collector”
Who am I? That seems an odd way to begin, I admit, but it is the one question that keeps cropping up most of our lives. Right now I am a collector, a student, an interpreter, an observer, and a fond owner of antique Americana. But “collector” seems slippery, excessively ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Modern Native American Art
Bonhams, Los Angeles
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams’ Native American art specialist Ingmars Lindbergs was being modest when he described the August 31 Los Angeles auction as “not bad.” Sales totaled $1,290,297 (with buyers’ premiums) against a presale low estimate of $459,150, and 86% of the 140 lots sold. Lindbergs said, “We had ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Heckler Finds the Perfect Recipe for Auction Success
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Norman C. Heckler & Company
What makes a great auction? Where historical glass is concerned, buyers get excited when items from a well-known collection come to the auction block. The opportunity to purchase what has been off the market for some time ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fresh Jacobsen Tops Maine Auction
Gamage Antiques, Rockland, Maine
Auctioneer Bruce Gamage held a small 191-lot auction August 29 at the Elks Club in Rockland, Maine. With no Internet bidding, the sale attracted a large crowd of dealers and collectors. The sale totaled approximately $132,000. “I was happy with the sale,” said Gamage.
The 22" x 36" ... (Read More)
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