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(Auction)50 Years in the Making: The Blue Glass Collection of Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Norman C. Heckler & Company
If ever a collection was begun in the purest of ways, the collection of Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill of antique glass and bottles would surely be the poster child. The first part of their collection ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record Broken for Sculthorpe Painting
On March 20 at Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, Pennsylvania, a watercolor by Chester County, Pennsylvania, artist Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1948), Winter in Berks County, sold to an absentee bidder for a record-breaking $33,000 (includes buyer's premium). The 32" x 62" painting was estimated at $5000/8000.
The previous record for a Sculthorpe work ... (Read More)
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(Show)Chester County Historical Society Antiques & Art Show
Exton, Pennsylvania
"Antiques and Art Show Today" read the sign at the entrance to the Church Farm School announcing the 37th annual Chester County Historical Society Antiques & Art Show. These days many antiques dealers offer paintings along with furniture and decorations, so shows in the city and the country have ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fred Giampietro's Second Fine Art and Estates Auction
New Haven Auctions, New Haven, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
Fred Giampietro has gone back to his roots. The New Haven, Connecticut, gallerist put together his first auction of 2019 on Sunday, March 17, with bidding available in the salesroom of his off-site location on Peck Street, as well as through ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Strong Showing for Bird Haven
Laughlin Auctions, Inc., Edinburg, Virginia
Laughlin Auctions, Inc., headquartered in Woodstock, Virginia, held its 32nd annual spring sale at the firm's galleries in nearby Edinburg on March 16. Laughlin auctions are always large, with auctioneers utilizing three galleries simultaneously. This sale was no exception. While there were no blockbuster or record-setting ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Swan Decoy Tops Country Americana Sale
Garth's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
Sometimes it's not the top lot that makes the most significant statement. When Garth's Auctions held a sale of country Americana on March 15 in Columbus, Ohio, it was a lesser piece of furniture that stuck in the mind of Jeff Jeffers, Garth's principal auctioneer ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Updates: Skinner and Fortuna
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner and Fortuna
Two jewelry auctions in one week in March, one online-only at Skinner in Boston and the other at Fortuna in New York City in a newly established monthly live auction format, represent the ways auction houses are tailoring sales to satisfy the needs ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Editorial: Shine on the Apple
Editorial, March 2019
Americana Week in New York City has undergone a discernable shift, more noticeable this year than ever before.
The sales at the auction houses are no longer strictly Americana; the Winter Show, sans the word "antiques," has fewer Americana dealers; and the only satellite show still standing-The Art, Design ... (Read More)
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(Show)Show Benefiting Kerr Memorial Museum Shines in 15th Year
Oakmont Antique Show, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
The 15th annual Oakmont Antique Show was held Saturday and Sunday, March 9 and 10, with a preview party held on Friday night, at the Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, and though the dealers are only 25 strong; there is nothing "only" about this show-be ... (Read More)
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(Show)53rd Tolland Antiques Show
Tolland Antiques Show, Tolland, Connecticut
An antiques show that has endured for 53 years is remarkable these days. Such is the case for the Tolland Antiques Show, a smallish show with 40 or so dealers from around the Northeast who bring their best quality American antiques. Dealers and show attendees alike ... (Read More)
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