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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Love and Luck
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe used to joke that we were going to have T-shirts made that said, "Auction Work: It's Not Just a Way of Life, It's a Life Sentence." Coming up on the end of our first decade in the business, we don't find that to be ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 30th Anniversary Chester County Antiques Show
Salt Box Antiques, Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, asked $16,500 for the rare early dry sink, circa 1840. On it is a stack of dark red-painted pantry boxes for $3250. Hanging on the wall is a New England spoon rack for $3900. On the wall at right is a Shaker cheese curd mill ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Flemish Painting Flies
This 16th- or 17th-century Flemish oil on wood panel of a rich feast of lobster, parsnips, turkey or chicken, and various other savory dishes sold for $218,500 (est. $10,000/20,000).This signed 30" x 36" winter morning landscape that fairly screamed "Emile Gruppe" brought a low-estimate $9200. A classic Gruppe composition, it ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Mallett Reports a Profit
British antiques firm Mallett, a publicly traded company, reported a profit for the first time in four years as it released its results for 2011. The firm, founded in 1865, made profit before tax of £0.5 million ($596,666), compared to a loss of £1.4 million ($1,634,030) in 2010. The 2011 ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: Stories in Sterling
by Lita Solis-CohenStories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New Yorkby Margaret K. Hofer, with Debra Schmidt BacThe New-York Historical Society, in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2011, 352 pages, hardbound, $69.95, or softbound, $45, plus S/H from the New-York Historical Society, (888) 860-NYHS or (www.nyhistorystore.com), or from ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.A Legacy in Tramp Art by Clifford A. Wallach (Schiffer Publishing ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The New Art of Flying
Edwin Levick's business card, circa 1909."Fig. 45.—The Santos-Dumont 'Demoiselle' monoplane is the smallest flying-machine that has ever flown successfully with a man. In the later 'Demoiselles' fabric propellers are supplanted by wooden screws of the usual type.""Fig. 84.—The Santos-Dumont 'Demoiselle' in flight.""Fig. 80.—The Wright biplane of 1910. The elevating rudder ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Chest Attributed to Johannes Spitler Sells for $350,500
$350,500. Photo courtesy Freeman's.by Lita Solis-CohenLate on Monday afternoon, April 30, toward the end of Freeman's long spring American furniture, silver, folk, and decorative arts sale, a painted pine blanket chest came up. The circa 1800 chest, decorated with tulips, hearts, compass flowers, and birds in red, white, and black ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Shop and Gallery News
-Avalon Celebrates Ten Years.Avalon Antiques Marketplace in Wiscasset, Maine, recently cited as one of "10 Favorite Antiques Stores, Flea Markets and Salvage Shops" in Yankee Magazine's "Best of New England" (May/June 2012), celebrates its tenth anniversary in June. To celebrate, Avalon is having a storewide sale, June 9-17, with discounts ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Art at Auction
This 40½" x 29½" oil on canvas portrait by Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930), labeled on the back Venetian Lady, signed lower left, came from a private collection in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and sold for $20,700.Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusettsby Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy Eldred'sFor more than 50 years, the ... (Read More)
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