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(Auction)Maritime Arts Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Eldred’s maritime arts sale held August 19 and 20 under the tent at the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery brought historical objects to market from a variety of collections, including those of Ian R. MacKenzie and New Yorker Michael Gill, who acquired much of his collection ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Unique Congressional Gold Medal Sells for $600,000
A unique large Congressional Gold Medal weighing 7.6 troy ounces that was presented to Major General William Henry Harrison to honor Harrison’s War of 1812 victory at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada on October 5, 1813, sold beyond all expectations for $600,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Stack’s ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Live and Online Americana Sales
Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
Skinner’s summer Americana sale on August 19 in the Marlborough gallery had a live audience of 12 to 15 carefully masked and spaced bidders for the 166-lot sale. The online sale, August 9-18, offered 2030 lots.
In preliminary remarks Stephen L. Fletcher, head of Americana among other ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Photography, Prints, and Ephemera
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
A rare 21" x 17½" early antislavery broadside, “Sclaven Handel”(Slave Trade), printed in German in Philadelphia by Samuel Saur for Tobias Hirte, dated 1794, one of three known copies, sold for $10,332 (includes buyer’s premium), above the $4000/6000 estimate, at ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 42nd Annual Whitehawk Show
Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show, Santa Fe, New Mexico
“The first day was one of the best openings we’ve ever had,” said Fullerton, California, dealer Joseph Tuzzolino. Still decorating the booth on day two, this Pendleton limited-edition Cheyenne-design eagle blanket, 591/1200, has a Beaver State label, dating it to ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2021 Annual NHADA Show
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
The annual antiques show of the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA)—always one of the most anticipated events of the year—was back live after a year’s hiatus forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The August 12-14 New Hampshire Antiques Show at the DoubleTree by ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, August 2021
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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(Show)The 2021 Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair
Manchester, New Hampshire
"Sales at the show were sort of out of sight,” wrote Wiscasset, Maine, antiques dealer Peter Eaton regarding Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, held on August 11 and 12, promoted by Karen DiSaia Management.
The Rogers family William and Mary maple high chest has a molded cornice, applied ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk, Outsider, and Self-Taught Art Plus Americana Online
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers, Oak Park, Illinois
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Don’t you just love it when auction houses go off the rails? We’re talking here about changing direction. Trying a new option. Opening eyes to varied tastes. And shattering expectations.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers, Oak Park, Illinois, an auction house ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2021 Objects of Art Show
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Objects of Art show, which ran August 12-15 at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in Santa Fe’s Railyard District, was filled with happy people seeing each other for the first time since August 2019. The Objects of Art opening (and the opening of the Antique ... (Read More)
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