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(Auction)Old Glory Flies High and Proud
Pair of carved wooden 45-star American flags, probably from a G.A.R. organization or other patriotic group, $14,950.Gould's research indicated this family register may well have been created by Samuel Lawhead of Dixfield, Maine, known as the "Heart and Hand" watercolorist. In its original frame, it recorded the vital records of ... (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.Collecting Modern: Design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Since 1876 ... (Read More)
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(Feature)No Prior Knowledge: Notes on Research and Discovery
From the family Bible, 1825.On back: "Peter Atherton-Grandpa Atherton's Father. A.F. Morse, Photographic artist, Hallowell, Maine."On back: "For Frank and Family. Grandfather Atherton. William P. Atherton-Hallowell, Maine."On back: "Grandfather Atherton's place, Hallowell, Maine. Frank C. Atherton's father's home. Father (William P. Atherton)."by R. LapidesOf the familiar list of useful guidelines ... (Read More)
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(Show)PAD New York 2011
New York City dealer Todd Merrill used Beth Katleman's Folly as wallpaper for his stand filled with Paul Evans sideboards, chairs by Yard Sale Project, England, and a black walnut cupboard by Michael Coffey priced at $165,000. Katleman exhibited Folly at the Jane Hartsook Gallery at Greenwich House Pottery in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lalique Frosted Glass Fox Stars at Wiederseim Sale
The rare frosted glass Rene Lalique figure of a prowling fox with a long tail sold for $204,750 to a private collector from the U.K. bidding by phone, underbid by another private collector from the U.K. also bidding by phone.This circa 1800 gilt-decorated three-part mirror with three original eglomise panels ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings Sale
John La Farge (1835-1910), Red Hollyhocks, circa 1863, encaustic on panel, 373/4" x 201/4", inscribed "John La Farge" on the reverse, $1,874,500 (est. $500,000/ 700,000) on the phone to a private collector. La Farge did at least three versions of hollyhocks on wood panels and continued to paint watercolors of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th-Century and Modern Auction
Johnny Swing (b. 1961) created this Nickel Couch of approximately 7000 nickels and stainless steel (and thousands of welds) in 2003. It is number five of a proposed edition of 25 and was purchased from the artist. It has a metal tag reading "5.5404 KKW Johnny Swing, LHR." The 31" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Antique Toys, Automata, and Americana
Fishing lure trade sign, full-bodied, painted wood, fish with open mouth, glass eyes, and metal fins, detailed incised carving, defined mouth, tail, and neck area, allover speckled surface, offered with early hanging stanchion with wrought-iron chains, 38" long, some wear and cracks to glass, $19,550 (est. $1500/2500) on the phone. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)What Happened in New York City during the Americana Week Auctions?
Document cabinet signed by John Townsend, consigned by the Chipstone Foundation to benefit its acquisition funds, sold to dealer Bill Samaha for $3,442,500 at Christie's. Christie's photo.Mary Antrim's 1807 sampler, sold for $1,070,500 to Woodbury, Connecticut, dealer David Schorsch at Sotheby's Betty Ring auction. Sotheby's photo.Early Connecticut carved and painted ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Second Cache of Coca-Cola Memorabilia Headed to Auction
The circa 1896 Coca-Cola cameo paper sign, 40" x 30", printed by J. Ottmann Litho. Co., New York, sold for $123,900 at the September 17 and 18, 2011, sale. It had been professionally restored.The biggest and oldest items from the Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia will be sold March 24 ... (Read More)
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