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(Fragment)The Amicable Split-up of The Philadelphia Print Shop
For over three decades, Donald H. Cresswell and Christopher W. Lane have been partners in The Philadelphia Print Shop, founded by the two in 1982. On December 31, 2014, they will be partners no more.
“We found having two shops in two states was not practical,” said Don Creswell at The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tricorn Hat and Hatbox Returned
The simple tricorn hatbox with a tricorn hat inside that sold to a phone bidder at Pook & Pook for $22,800 (est. $500/1000) on October 4, 2014, has been returned to the auction house.
“The box turned out to be made of red pine and therefore English; the hat inside is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Old Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer Laws Can Still Bite
For almost three decades, we have been reporting on the increasingly popular practice by municipal and legislative entities of bundling the sellers of collectibles and antiques with pawnbrokers and junk dealers for licensing purposes and as a source of revenue. The predilection of the latter groups, whether real or mythical, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Elephant Weathervane Brings $20,060
An elephant weathervane, $20,060. Photo courtesy Locati Auctions.
An early 20th-century elephant-form copper weathervane, estimated at $1500/2500, sold for $20,060 (includes buyer’s premium) at the conclusion of an on-line auction conducted by Locati Auctions of Maple Glen, Pennsylvania (www.locatiauctions.com). The auction closed on December 15, 2014.
The two-dimensional weathervane depicts a walking ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Jersey Man Files Suit against Raccoon Creek Antiques
On December 15, 2014, Thomas Marshall of Monroe Township, New Jersey, filed suit in federal court against Raccoon Creek Antiques at Oley Forge, LLC and the two owners: well-known dealers George Allen and Gordon Wyckoff.
According to the suit, Marshall’s now-deceased wife had been a longtime customer of Raccoon Creek, buying ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Grogan & Company Holds Sale in New Boston Gallery
The new Grogan & Company gallery on Charles Street, Boston.
Lucy Grogan is vice president and gallery director of Grogan & Company.
Michael B. Grogan is the president and chief auctioneer of Grogan & Company. His wife, Nancy H. Grogan, is the vice president of the company they began back in 1987—also ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Paintings and Jewelry Rule in Columbia
Shortly after bidding opened at $7500, a phone bidder jumped the bid on Conrad Wise Chapman’s View of Monterey, 1865, to $30,000. At the end, auctioneer Ronald Long was asking for $5000 increments. A New York collector bidding on the phone bought the 8¼" x 32½" oil on canvas for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Quinn & Farmer Sale Led By a "Really Heavy Desk Thingy"
This Sculpture Front cabinet by Paul Evans (1931-1987) is signed and dated 1968. The cabinet is constructed of welded, torch-cut, and polychromed steel and brass, with a thick slate top. The piece has three doors with external hinges. The pair of doors on the proper left open to reveal two ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hooper Family High Chest Sells for $257,000
Photo courtesy Christie’s.
The Hooper family mahogany Chippendale chest of drawers, made in Massachusetts, 1770-90, from the estate of Eric Martin Wunsch, sold on the phone at a Christie’s “Exceptional Sale” at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on December 11, 2014, for $257,000 (including the buyer’s premium). The chest was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Authorities Seek Buyer of Stolen Sign
Lt. Col. Bobby Webre of the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Denham Springs, Louisiana, man wanted on charges of purchasing a stolen antique sign and refusing to return it to authorities.
On December 11, 2014, Chad Prejean was arrested for stealing ... (Read More)
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