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(Show)The 2018 Penn Dry Goods Market
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
The lectures were the big draw at the annual Penn Dry Goods Market, held at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, May 18 and 19. Lecture attendees came to listen and then shopped the stalls of the 24 dealers who offered vintage textiles and related Americana; ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record Price Paid for E. Howard No. 57
An E. Howard No. 57 regulator clock set a new auction record for that model at $145,200 (includes buyer's premium) at the May 19 sale at Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
The 73" tall clock had its original 14" diameter silvered dial with black incised Roman numerals and blued and pierced ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Fresh Start for Barridoff Galleries
Barridoff Galleries, South Portland, Maine
The newly reconstituted Barridoff Galleries is open for business at its South Portland, Maine, location. The building renovations are new, the location is new, and even the landscaping in the rural/urban/industrial setting had a fresh scent to it.
Continuing the parade of Waldo Peirce (1884-1970) offerings that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antique Jewelry and Colored Stones Highlight Skinner's Sale and Fortuna's White-Glove Sale of Bo
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
The first Skinner important jewelry auction of the year was May 15, highlighted by colored stones, diamonds, and antique and period jewelry. The top lot was a carved Colombian emerald from the estate of Emily Crane Chadbourne that "attracted international interest," according to Skinner, and it sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cover and Content: The May Sale at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Streamers of bold primary colors dominated a gallery wall and the covers of the Brunk Auctions catalog for its May 11 and 12 sale. Solomon "Sol" LeWitt's Wavy Brushstrokes, a gouache on heavy paper, was impossible to miss. Inside the catalog was an equally powerful display. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hilliard & Co. Offers a Breath of Fresh Air
Hilliard & Co. Auctioneers LLC, Madison, Virginia
Photos courtesy Hilliard & Co.
Hilliard & Co. Auctioneers LLC held a catalog sale at its Madison, Virginia, salesrooms on May 12. This is the first sale by the firm to be reported on by M.A.D. The company is relatively new; it was established in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Regional Ohio Valley Sale with Jewelry
Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
Garth's Auctions took a slightly different approach to the May 12 auction of Americana, held in Delaware, Ohio. For the past 11 years, the May sale has been highlighted by an annual Ohio Valley session. This year, the auction was promoted as "featuring regional items ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana from the Rockefeller Collection
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
"It was the first time I wrote a check dated the day after the date on the catalog and picked up my purchases at 2:30 in the morning," said South Carolina decoy dealer Dick McIntyre, recounting his experience at the sale of Americana from the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art Leads the Way at Weschler's
Weschler's Auctioneers & Appraisers, LLC, Rockville, Maryland
Photos courtesy Weschler's Auctioneers & Appraisers, LLC
Weschler's most recent cataloged "Capital Collections" auction was held on May 11 at the firm's Rockville, Maryland, showrooms. The sale offered a broad mix of material from across most categories but with a definite concentration on fine art. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Paintings, Photos, and Prints
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
American and international bidders pursued an eclectic range of paintings, prints, photographs, and sculpture at Skinner's two-session auction on May 11 in the Boston gallery. Prints and photography sold at 10 a.m.; paintings and sculpture sold starting at 2 p.m. The break allowed bidders and staff time ... (Read More)
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