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(Fragment)A-Mark Acquires Parent of Stack's Bowers Galleries
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., a precious metals platform, has entered into a agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Spectrum Group International, Inc. (SGI), the parent of Stack's Bowers Galleries (SBG), one of the world's largest rare coin and currency auction houses and a wholesale and retail dealer specializing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Balancing Act
Beneath the Surface
Is there anything worse than not being able to find something that you absolutely know is there somewhere? With a big house, an auction gallery, and two kids, Hollie really would not want to calculate how many hours she spends looking for things: keys, math books, library books, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Eldred's Relaunches Sandwich Auction House
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, relaunched Sandwich Auction House in February as a discrete brand under its umbrella of auction and appraisal services.
Sandwich Auction House, founded in 1974, spent decades selling hundreds of thousands of items and providing comprehensive estate auction services to southern New England and beyond. After nearly 50 ... (Read More)
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(Show)Stellar Gate and Growth for Hudson Antique Show
Canfield, Ohio
The Hudson Antique Show held March 8 and 9 at the Canfield Fairgrounds Event Center (a.k.a. the Michael Kusalaba Event Center) in Canfield, Ohio, recorded the largest gate in the history of the show. Dealers and shoppers alike pulled show manager Steve Sherhag aside to state variations of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Crowntainer Sells for Record $111,150
A rare Chief Oshkosh Crowntainer beer can set a new auction record at $111,150 (includes buyer's premium) at Morean Auctions, Brimfield, Massachusetts, March 9. (Crowntainers are a style of beer cans that have a funnel-shaped cone top that was sealed with a bottle cap.) The white Chief Oshkosh is the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buyers Root for Orville
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
The Casco Bay Auctions March 8 sale in Freeport, Maine, was spiced by a few items that notably leaped past their estimates to settle in at low four-figure prices and a few awakening sleepers that later might yield tidy sums for their ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Paper Town Boxboro Show under New Ownership
Paper Town Boxboro, the vintage book and paper show held in Boxborough, Massachusetts, twice a year, will continue under new ownership, according to event promoters Tina and John Bruno, who are retiring after more than 40 years in the business.
Richard Mori of Richard Mori Books will operate the shows, beginning ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, March 2025
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hanover Tavern Exhibition
The Hanover Tavern Foundation has planned several events to celebrate the semiquincentennial of the United States. The initial event is an exhibit titled United In Liberty, Divided In Design: Furnishings During the American Revolution. The exhibit includes objects of everyday Colonial life and decorative arts that had been created before ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marc J. Matz Collection of China Trade and Indian Art Draws Strong Bids
New England Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New England Auctions
Fred Giampietro of New England Auctions offered the Marc J. Matz collection in a single-owner sale March 5 in Branford, Connecticut. Matz is a longtime specialist in works from the China trade, colonial India, the Dutch East Indies, Japanese export, and Southeast ... (Read More)
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