(Book Review)
A Book Review
The Evolution of Washington, D.C.: Historical Selections from the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection at the George Washington University by James M. Goode George Washington University, distributed by Smithsonian Books, 2015, 192 pages, hardbound, $40.
James Goode, historian and curator of the Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection, has selected ... (Read More)
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Photo courtesy William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals.
“Game on,” said Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, auctioneer William Bunch on June 5. Bunch was confirming that his firm, William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals, has been tapped to sell at auction the assets of Raccoon Creek Antiques at Oley Forge, Oley, Pennsylvania. Raccoon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The top lot was this Edward S. Curtis orotone, Maid of Dreams,which was signed on the lower right “Curtis LA c” and numbered “R8-09.” According to notes from the catalog, it retains its original Curtis frame that measures 12½" x 10¾". It sold for $6300 (est. $5000/7000).
This silver-mounted violin bow ... (Read More)
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This paint-decorated small trinket box by Jonas Weber, often called Jacob Weber, 1820-40, 2 3/8" x 4 1/8", is painted green and decorated with a red house and yellow trees on the front, tulips on the sides, and a flower and corner fans on the top. It sold on the ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Zane Moss of New York City had been a fixture at NSADA shows. For this show, he brought the 19th-century mahogany apothecary chest, with original labels and knobs, priced at $4750, topped with a 19th-century Staffordshire lion priced at $575 and four rare circa 1850 Bewlay’s covered jars with labels, ... (Read More)
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Pam Bauer of P.L. Greene Unique Identities, New Haven, Missouri, is no stranger to A Country Gathering. “I’ve been here from the start,” she said. Fresh to the market was an 1860s pie safe in old paint with eight punched tins, priced at $850. It had been acquired in Pennsylvania ... (Read More)
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The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association’s 58th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show will be August 6-8 at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. It will feature 67 exhibitors, including two new ones: Barbara Boardman Johnson of Pewter & Wood Antiques, Enfield, New Hampshire, and Cave Creek, Arizona, and Kelly ... (Read More)
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Heritage Auctions is expanding its New York City offices at 445 Park Avenue (at 57th Street). The addition of more office space on the building’s 15th floor will free up street-level floor space to expand public displays from Heritage’s different auction categories, including sports memorabilia, rare coins, comic books, entertainment ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
In the closing minutes of the American history sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 12, a cabinet card that sold for $300 (including buyer’s premium) said something about this genre of material that has served as the foundation for the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
An 8' high x 12' wide x 15" deep Honduras mahogany showcase from the Scotland Silver Shop in Edinburgh sold to a bidder in the room for $3125 (est. $3500/7500). All the showcases have glass shelves and lighting.
Another Honduras mahogany showcase, this one 7'3" high x 5' wide x 14" ... (Read More)
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