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(Show)A Grassroots Antiques Show
Elverson Antique Show & Sale, Elverson, Pennsylvania
The parking lot was full, and there was a big crowd waiting for the doors to open at 10 a.m. at Twin Valley High School in Elverson, Pennsylvania, for the spring edition of the Elverson Antique Show & Sale March 25. There were dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)From Pottery Country, Pots of All Sorts
Cagle Auction Company, Bogart, Georgia
Photos courtesy Cagle Auction Company
Cagle Auction Company, Bogart, Georgia, located in the northeast part of the state, has routinely offered examples from the most elusive and sought-after southern pottery makers for 20 years, including works from Edgefield, South Carolina; Crawford County, Georgia; the Meaders family; W. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bertoia Sale Tops $1.8 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
It was playtime at Bertoia Auctions' annual spring sale, held March 24 and 25 in Vineland, New Jersey. Two days of childhood memories crossed the auction block, and would-be buyers tried their best to add to their stash.
Friday, March 24, featured property from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Philadelphia Show
The Philadelphia Show, founded in 1962 as the Philadelphia Antiques Show, dropped the word antiques from its name last year and added a tagline in small print: "Antiques * Art * Design." Forty-two dealers will exhibit their wares in a purpose-built tent at the top of the "Rocky Steps" on ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Ceramics in America 2021/2022
A Book Review
The 2021-22 edition of Ceramics in America, the second since Ronald W. Fuchs II joined Robert Hunter as co-editor, begins with four essays about Chinese porcelain and continues with more about ceramics made and used in America. Archaeologist Robert Hunter continues to show how the smallest ceramic fragments ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2023
Guy Pene du Bois, Portrait of Patricia Pike in White Dress, 1941. Estate of Yvonne Pene du Bois McKenney. Photo courtesy 511 Gallery, New York City.
-Through March 26 -Lakeland, Florida
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) and Guy Pene du Bois (1884-1958) were two different but stylistically overlapping artists who became lifelong friends from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Paint-Decorated Chest Brings $32,400
On March 20 Winter Associates in Plainville, Connecticut, held a 345-lot sale beginning at 5:30 p.m. The top lot was a paint-decorated one-drawer blanket chest, estimated at $1000/2000, that sold for $32,400 (includes buyer's premium) to Woodbury, Connecticut, dealer David Schorsch of David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles American ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art and Americana: The Brandegee Collection
Garth's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's Auctions
A single-owner sale of Americana and folk art that ranged from a William and Mary one-drawer stand to a Howard Finster metal sign brought a strong response at Garth's Auctions March 18, indicating there's no lack of interest in fresh goods with the right ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Blessing Collection, Part Two
Woody Auction, Douglass, Kansas
Photos courtesy Woody Auction
Ron Blessing (1949-2022) was a longtime collector of American 19th-century furniture and Victorian silver plate. Later he added Art Nouveau glass and lamps. The star lot of the second sale of Blessing's collection at Woody Auction in Douglass, Kansas, March 18 was his Louis ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Knowing the Reserve
The practice of revealing auction price reserves to bidders has been debated for a long time. Both sides of the argument have solid points, and right now it is up to individual auction houses or consignors to decide.
If Oregon's Senate Bill 734 passes, auctioneers in Oregon would be required by ... (Read More)
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