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(Fragment)Catherine Sweeney Singer Named Director of the Philadelphia Antiques Show
Catherine Sweeney Singer at the 2009 American Art Fair in New York City.
On July 31, the board of the Philadelphia Antiques Show an- nounced the appointment of Catherine Sweeney Singer as the show’s director, which is a new position for the show. Sweeney Singer will be working with the exhibitors, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Paintings Sale on the Cape
Norman Rockwell’s Study for Lunch Break with a Knight was signed on the lower right. It had been featured on the cover of the November 3, 1962, issue of the Saturday Evening Post. The lot included a framed copy of the magazine cover. It came from a private Massachusetts collection. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Former Auctioneer Sentenced on Fraud Charges
Robert W. Duncan, former owner and auctioneer of Bob Duncan and Associates in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced on July 30 in federal court to four years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Duncan, 55, entered a guilty plea on March 12 to defrauding the Social Security ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ira Hudson Decoys Lead Sporting Art Sale
The top decoy lot, which sold at $207,000, was this red-breasted merganser pair by Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949) of Chincoteague, Virginia.
This brant by Harry V. Shourds (1861-1920) of Tuckerton, New Jersey, sold for $57,500 (est. $25,000/35,000).
This circa 1920 bluebill drake by Joseph W. Lincoln (1859-1938) of Accord, Massachusetts, went for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Salt, Pepper, and Sugar Shakers Sell High
Mt. Washington Glass Company fig- or beet-shaped sugar shaker, in cased cranberry with polychrome floral decoration, dating to the fourth quarter of the 19th century, 3 7/8" high. The shaker was in remarkably good condition and came from collection of Richard “Dick” and Mary Ann Krauss of Clyde, Ohio. It ... (Read More)
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()The Weaver Collection of Americana and Folk Art
This 36" high painted lift-top blanket chest proved to be the auction’s biggest draw. With two false upper drawer fronts on a simple cutout base, it was missing the pulls on the two lower drawers, but bidders loved the faded, dry but original blue paint. It started easily at $2000, ... (Read More)
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()Strong Dealer Buying at Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association Annual Show
Mill Brook Antiques, Reading, Vermont, reported very good preshow sales. In fact, most dealers said there was a lot of action at setup, some of which we witnessed. This labeled Grenfell mat is 21" x 33½" and was priced at $1950.
Holden Antiques, Sherman, Connecticut, showed a painted game board, 36" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)July Sale at Garth’s
Buddha hand, brown and white jade, Chinese, 18th or 19th century, 3" high, $14,100.
Carved circular ink stone showing a body of water, a building, and two birds in flight, possibly nephrite jade, Chinese, Qianlong period, signed by Zi Gang, 3¾" diameter, rim flakes, $30,550.
Pair of monumental seven-light silver candelabra marked ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Newport Antiques Show
G. Sergeant Antiques, Woodbury, Connecticut, asked $14,500 for this 51" diameter single-board Sheraton breakfast table; it sold. Gary Sergeant said he also sold a mid-18th-century George II English inlaid walnut chest (not shown); the asking price was $18,000.
Diana H. Bittel of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, asked $9500 for this late 19th-/early ... (Read More)
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(Show)Strong Market for American Brilliant Cut Glass at ACGA Convention
This very rare Quaker City three-piece revolving punch bowl in the Roosevelt pattern, 22" tall x 16" diameter, from ACGA dealer Elias Bustamante of Atwater, California, sold in the first 30 minutes. The bowl stand and cut collar ring, covering a metal turning mechanism, joining the base to the bowl, ... (Read More)
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