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(Auction)American Art Sale
The cover lot of the sale was this Newell Convers (N.C.) Wyeth (1882-1945) illustration from James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Deerslayer. The 40" x 32" oil on canvas sold for $1.325 million (est. $400,000/600,000) to a phone bidder. It was the fifth-highest auction price for the artist. Wyeth was commissioned ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Auction
The Bookworm (Man with Nose in Book) by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), signed lower left, oil on canvas, 32" x 26", painted for the August 14, 1926, cover of the Saturday Evening Post, $3,834,000 (est. $1.5/2.5 million) as an anonymous gift to the Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Warshawsky Collection
The top lot of the sale was this circa 1910 Oriental Poppy floor lamp, bought by dealer Sandy van den Broek for a client. She paid $1,066,000 for the lamp. It was estimated at $400,000/ 600,000. She fought off bids from two phone bidders and one in the salesroom. The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Spencer Gordon and Mark McHugh, Spencer Marks, Ltd., Southampton, Massachusetts
Mark McHugh (left) and Spencer Gordon.
A portion of the Spencer Marks research library and office. There’s even a section of books devoted exclusively to heraldry for deciphering the coats of arms that often appear on silver. Mark McHugh said, “When we built this, we used library specs so the floors ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lincoln Portrait Banner Sets Record at Heritage Auctions
Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions.
A political banner for Abraham Lincoln’s 1864 presidential reelection campaign set a new record when it sold for $106,250 (includes buyer’s premium) during the Heritage Auctions Americana and political auction on May 18 in Dallas, Texas.
Small in size at 9" x 18½", this record-setting flag features the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chair-Table Looks Pretty Good on the Surface
The round chair-table displays a pristine, untouched surface and even a telltale oily spot where someone rested his head after dinner. It brought $7762.50.
Bidders loved this old Maine eider decoy in well-worn black and white paint, chasing it all the way to $2300.
A small (roughly 11" x 12") oil on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clocks, Watches, and Antiques at Schmitt Spring Sale
The highlight of the two-day sale was this 80" high E. Howard & Co. No. 60 regulator wall clock that sold for $40,500.
This man’s minute-repeating chronograph was the highlight of the watches when it sold within estimate for $16,312.50. It was made by London makers Nicole, Nielson & Co. for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Washington Crossing the Delaware" Goes from White House to Winona, Minnesota
Photo courtesy Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
On March 22, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota, unveiled the 40½" x 68" version of Emanuel Leutze’s 1851 masterpiece Washington Crossing the Delaware, perhaps the most famous and iconic American painting.
It was acquired by Mary Burrichter and Robert A. “Bob” Kierlin, the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Harry Hartman Sale
This rare Soap Hollow miniature blanket chest attributed to John Sala, with the initials and date “JKM 1851,” is grain-painted and has gilt stenciling with a central horse and rider with a bird atop the rider’s head, flanked by urns of flowers, and with a checkerboard band border and a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Winterthur Announces Acquisitions
Winterthur recently announced two important acquisitions.
John Shearer Chest Made for Salome Kramer
At the Furniture Forum (March 4-7) Winterthur announced the purchase of a chest of drawers made by John Shearer (worked 1790-1820) for Salome Kramer of Frederick County, Maryland, in 1809. Shearer signed the walnut, oak, and poplar chest eight ... (Read More)
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