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(Fragment)Poe’s Pocket Watch Sells for $250,000
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was dirt poor for most of his short, tragic life. Perhaps he could have penned another fine ironic story had he foreseen that a gold pocket watch he briefly owned would sell for $250,000 (including buyer’s premium); the estimate was $80,000/120,000.
At Christie’s New York City sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Civil War Black Regimental Flag Rises to $196,800
An 1864 Civil War flag that was carried into battle by Pennsylvania’s 127th Regiment of “Colored Troops” led the charge at Morphy’s June 12 and 13 auction in Denver, Pennsylvania, selling for $196,800 (includes buyer’s premium). The buyer was the Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
The 72" x 55¼" hand-painted silk ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Highlights and News at Rago
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Rago Arts & Auction Center
Rago Arts & Auction Center’s June 9 fine jewelry auction was held on the heels of its unreserved jewelry auction on June 7. I chatted with Katherine Van Dell, director of the jewelry department, who filled me in on the sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record Price for Cecilia Beaux Portrait
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
On June 9 Freeman’s in Philadelphia sold Cecilia Beaux’s Ethel Page as Undine, a portrait of her good friend as the water nymph, signed and dated “Cecilia Beaux ’85,” for $454,000 (includes buyer’s premium), well over its estimate of $60,000/80,000. The price is a record for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Full House at Marion Auction
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
Marion Antique Auctions’ sales at the Marion Music Hall across the street from the harbor typically draw a full house from around the area. The June 8 auction was no exception. Although buyers and consignors are from all over—and bid in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)East Meets West at Oakridge
Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc. Ashburn, Virginia
Photos courtesy Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc.
On June 8 Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc. held a gallery sale in its Ashburn, Virginia, showrooms. This was our first visit to an Oakridge sale. The firm was formed in 2014, its primary emphasis being the sale of Asian antiques ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Another Look for Ten Bucks
Another Look for Ten Bucks
In early April an intriguing new service was added to eBay. Before bidding on or buying Asian art, eBay users in the United States can now pay $10 via PayPal to have the object looked at—via the eBay listing and not in person—by an expert in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)An 1893 Time Machine
For $150,000, including buyer’s premium, a lucky phone bidder won an amazing piece of America’s clock history at Sotheby’s New York City June 4 “Important Watches” auction. Without dedicated sales or a clock department any longer, Sotheby’s needs to make extra efforts to alert antique clock buyers when lots like ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Currier Museum’s “Candidates and Culture”
The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, is launching “Candidates and Culture,” a program to lead a conversation about arts and culture and their role in our country. The Currier will offer special discounted rates to political candidates from all parties to host events at the museum
According to a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harvard Art Museums Are Gifted 70 Otto Piene Sketchbooks
Seventy sketchbooks by renowned artist Otto Piene (1928-2014) have been gifted to the Harvard Art Museums. The gift was made by poet and author Elizabeth Goldring, the artist’s wife. Dating from 1935 to 2014, the largely unpublished sketchbooks reflect interdisciplinary, cross-media experiments from Piene’s long career in the Boston area ... (Read More)
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