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(Auction)Declaration of Independence Broadside Sells for $380,000
A broadside of the Declaration of Independence, likely printed by Robert Luist Fowle in Exeter, New Hampshire, sold to William S. Reese for $380,000 (est. $300,000/500,000). The underbidder was on the phone. Known as "state B," the document is approximately 19 5/8" x 15 1/8" with a two-column format. In ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Twenty-Six Lots of Americana in California Sale
From a private San Francisco collection, an H.B. Nims and Co. terrestrial floor globe, Boston, second half of the 19th century, sold to a buyer from the design field for $10,370 (est. $4000/6000).An oil on board of the U.S.S. South Carolina by Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921), dated 1916, sold to a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Original Round Top Antiques Fair
An English papier-mâché jewelry box, circa 1870, was priced at $1499 by Ray Carter of The Box Shop, Alpharetta, Georgia. The material, a low-cost alternative to wood and plaster, was made of chipped wood bound with lacquer and glues. The box was inlaid with mother-of-pearl and sealed with another coat ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Sterling McCall Antiques Showcase
Calvin Hendrickson of Lingering Treasures, Brenham, Texas, offered this 19th-century yarn winder for $175. Made by Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co. of Providence, Rhode Island, it was used to wrap spools of yarn that were purchased by the foot in a general store. This piece came from the general store ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Rifle Hall Americana Antique Show & Fall Fest
An assortment of sterling silver napkin rings with dates from the 1840’s to the 1950’s was offered for prices ranging from $40 to $300 by Paul Kurilecz of Floribunda Cottage, Dallas, Texas. Many have engraved names or initials, and Kurilecz likes to pair names, such as Fred and Ginger.A pine ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at Music Valley: Smaller Show Continues Americana Focus
Lynn and Michael Worden of Worden Select Objects, Burr Oak, Michigan, continue their focus on a visually appealing, eclectic style. The couple combined a strong metal base with a stone slab, possibly a building revetment, to produce an attractive table, priced at $1450. The geared wheel on top was $295. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Orleans Domestic Views: Strong Prices and a Question
by Ed Polk DouglasPalo Alto plantation, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, by Marie Adrien Persac, $371,000. Photo courtesy Neal Auction Company.Cataloged as "American School/New Orleans, mid-19th c., 'A New Orleans House and Grounds, probably on Esplanade Ridge,' c. 1860," the painting brought $6273.75. Photo courtesy Neal Auction Company.The locale where an object ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Point-of-Sale Software
A homegrown point-of-sale system on the computer monitor.Computer Column #266by John P. Reid, [email protected] discussing using computers as cash registers, here is an interesting news item. On November 23, 2010, Christie's in London sold an Apple-1 computer motherboard with its original shipping box, some accessories, and a typed letter signed ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Past the Halfway Point
>by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondAround our house, Hollie's always taking things apart to fix them and putting them back together. If we're going to have to call someone in anyway, we might as well take a crack at it first, right? More than once, with the dishwasher disassembled or ... (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 New World Imagined: Art of the Americas, edited by Fronia ... (Read More)
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