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(Auction)Garth's Americana Sale
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Two highly important objects related to Marietta, Ohio, sold as the top lots during the Americana sale held by Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers May 20 in Columbus, Ohio.
Landing of the Pioneers by Sala Bosworth (1805-1890), oil on canvas, unsigned, 23" ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, June 2023
Angelo Testa, IBM Disks, 1952-56, linen plain weave, screenprinted, 513/4" x 1043/4". Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund. Photo (c) Museum Associates/LACMA.
-Through July 2 -Los Angeles, California
Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age, 1952-1982 at Los Angeles County Museum of Art explores how the rise of computer technology, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antique Heirloom Jewels Featuring the Shemonsky Collection at Heritage
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, has two "Antique Heirloom Jewels" sales each year-one in the spring and one in the fall. This year's spring auction, held May 18, was special because it contained a large group of jewelry from the collection of Peter Shemonsky. Jill ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rescued Tiffany Windows Sold at Freeman's
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
When Paul Brown, a salvage dealer in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, bought two large rose windows encased in the stone walls of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in West Philadelphia, he had no idea they were made by Louis Comfort Tiffany or had been paid for by John Wanamaker, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Giraffe and Moon Brings $182,700
Hindman, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Hindman
With post-COVID-19 changes affecting many routines in everyday life, here's yet another: starting with its May 2023 art sales, Hindman in Chicago printed separate catalogs for its American and European art auctions. Previously, the sales shared a single catalog. To further separate the genres, sales were ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2023
New York City
With an infusion of new dealers and an increased advertising budget, The American Art Fair, held in New York City May 13-16, with a preview on May 12, had its best showing in its 16 years.
Avery Galleries sold these circa 1935 untitled paintings of swans by Joseph Stella ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Serious Old West History and Collectibles
Old West Show, Grass Valley, California
Climate change? Political paralysis? Southern border problems? These topics may have been discussed over hot dogs and ice cream in the courtyard outside the Old West Show, but inside the showroom, the talk was all knives, rifles, Gold Rush beer trays, cowboy ropes, and fireman ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions' May 12 sale of American art offered a small but thoughtfully curated selection of masterworks that resulted in total sales of more than $6.1 million.
"Diverse Visions: Important Works by American Masters"featured works by notable American artists and by lesser-known artists and rising ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$5 Million Design Sales
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago Auctions
The 20th-century and modern design sales May 11 and 12 at Rago Auctions were big ones-more than 800 lots of art pottery, 20th-century furniture, studio ceramics, and glass crossed the block in two days and brought more than $5 million. New collectors ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, May 2023
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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