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(Auction)Fraternal Objects Sold in Ohio
Ross Auction Company, Chillicothe, Ohio
On Saturday, July 21, Ross Auction Company in Chillicothe, Ohio, sold a large trove of Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) ceremonial objects. Heart-in-hand staffs, oversize bows and arrows, decorated axes and pikes, carved torches, swords, shields, robes, collars, and even a coffin with a human ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, August 2018
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Philadelphia History Museum Closes to the Public
Is it a sign of the times that the Philadelphia History Museum, plagued with financial difficulties, suspended its public hours on June 30 and closed its doors?
The museum on 7th Street below Market, in a building designed by John Haviland in 1826 as the first home of the Franklin Institute, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Canada Goose Brings $810,000
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
Bidders didn’t have too long to wait for the fireworks to start at the two-day sale of decoys and other sporting art held July 19 and 20 at Copley Fine Art Auctions in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where over a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Whale of a Sale
In a foreword to the catalog for Eldred’s July 19 and 20 marine sale, Josh Eldred, president of the auction house, wrote, “Over the past few years we have been fortunate to have put together some amazing auctions, but this one probably beats them all. It features two major collections, the Kobacker Scrimshaw Collection and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sporting Antiques Sold on the Cape
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
The highlight of the sale came late in the day when this Louisiana swimming ring-necked or ring-bill drake decoy by Nicole Vidacovitch Sr. (1853-1945), circa 1890, flew past the $7500/9500 estimate to sell for $21,250. Vidacovitch carved with great care, using mostly cypress root, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)George Washington Script Here
The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Business is booming at The Cobbs Auctioneers in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Over the past few years, some family members and staffers have moved on to other ventures, but the business is carrying on smoothly. Owner and head auctioneer Charlie Cobb runs a tight, well-laid-out sale, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Housewarming to Remember
Case Antiques, Inc., Auctions and Appraisals, Knoxville, Tennessee
At the Friday night preview party for Case Antiques’ July 14 sale, auction-goers and staff alike enjoyed the stimulating new gallery glow of their recently purchased facility on Papermill Drive in Knoxville, Tennessee. Whether you spoke with co-owners John and Stephanie Case or ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stained Glass Not Seen in More Than 40 Years Goes on View
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) in Worcester, Massachusetts, will present an exhibition of stained-glass works created by Louis C. Tiffany and John La Farge that have not been on view for more than 40 years. Originally commissioned for a Boston church in the late 1890s, the large stained-glass works were ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)EDITORIAL: New Jersey, No privacy for Successful Bidder
“Who bought it?”
It’s a question reporters often ask of auctioneers when discussing lots sold at auction. Most times they are politely rebuffed—auctioneers like to protect the privacy of winning bidders.
No such privacy exists if the auction lots were consigned by the state of New Jersey, according to a recent ruling ... (Read More)
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