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(Auction)American Furniture and Folk and Decorative Arts at Freeman's
This appliquéd and pieced cotton presentation quilt was probably made by Rachel A. Allen of New Egypt, New Jersey, and is dated July 19, 1844. The quilt has cutout flowers, floral sprays, and birds on roller-printed chintz, a scalloped border on three sides, and signatures of New Jersey men and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Fiftieth Philadelphia Antiques Show
The loan exhibition, Celebrations: Antiques that Mark the Moment, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the show, was about civic celebrations, including parades of all sorts—circus parades, firemen's parades, and patriotic parades with eagles and flags advertising the nation's confidence and success. Flags and eagles also appeared on ceramics and on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)When Duty Whispers: Concord and the Civil War
When Duty Whispers: Concord and the Civil War is on view at the Concord Museum, 200 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts. For more information, see the Web site (www.concordmuseum.org). Other attractions within walking distance or a short drive away include Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, the Alcott family's Orchard House, the Old ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Director of American Folk Art Museum Quits; Antiques Show Changes Hands; Building Sold
by Lita Solis-CohenMaria Ann Conelli's letter of resignation is posted on the American Folk Art Museum's Web site (www.folkartmuseum. org). After six years she is leaving her post as executive director of the museum on July 1 to return to academia. She writes that she is leaving the museum "in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Elgin Collection Sale
Carved and painted parrot, 6½" high, by "Schtockschnitzler" Simmons, active in southeastern Pennsylvania 1885-1910, $26,070 (est. $4000/6000).The early 19th-century painted tin tray with a crystallized center and a border of vibrant red, blue, and yellow floral decoration with greenish foliage, 12½" long x 8¾" wide, sold for $42,660 (est. $5000/10,000) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Elisha Cushing Jr. High Chest Sells for $60,000 in Wyoming
Broken Spur Auction photo.by Lita Solis-CohenSometimes good things happen when you write a book or article identifying a craftsman. In mid-February, out of the blue, Sharon, Massachusetts, dealer Gary Sullivan got a letter from a woman who was the beneficiary of a trust. The woman explained that her stepmother had ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Update on New Orleans Auction Galleries Bankruptcy: Consignors to Be Paid in Full
by David HewettAs detailed in an article in the May issue (p. 9-A), on April 1 New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) filed for Chapter 11 (reorganization) bankruptcy protection.In essence the filing meant that the popular auction house had more bills than assets and that only a court-ordered time-out and a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Modernism Show Suspended
by Lita Solis-CohenSanford Smith, an impresario of innovative antiques shows for more than a quarter century, announced on his Web site (www.sanfordsmith.com) the demise of Modernism, A Century of Art and Design, the show that filled the Park Avenue Armory in New York City for more than 25 years during ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Design Auction
This monumental desk, 38 1/8" x 96½" x 43¼", of oak, leather, and chromium-plated metal was designed by Jacques Adnet in the 1930's. It sold for $80,500 (est. $40,000/60,000).Enthusiastic buyers seem to vie for Tiffany at every level. This pair of circa 1910 geometric and turtleback tile wall sconces of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Phone Bidders Are Heavy Hitters at Native American Art Auction
The catalog cover lot, "an exceptional" 12" high Hopi polychrome jar attributed to Nampeyo, estimated at $60,000/90,000, sold over the phone for $350,000, "a new auction record for a Pueblo pottery vessel," Jim Haas told M.A.D. This price beats the previous record, also held by Bonhams, $337,250 for an Acoma ... (Read More)
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