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(Feature)Editorial: Thank You, Sarah Palin
In early June while visiting the Old North Church in Boston on her eastern U.S. bus tour, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was asked about Paul Revere and his legendary ride. Her answer made the news across America and provided instant fodder for late-night comedians.Palin said Revere was "He who ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Summer Rhinebeck Show Canceled
by Fran Kramer
On June 10, Bruce Garrett, promoter and manager of the Rhinebeck ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nordblom Packs Them In
The 99" high cherry secretary is a Kentucky piece and descended through the family of Judge Davis Edwards of Louisville. There are very minor repairs, with only the side two finials listed as 19th-century replacements. Dealer Clifton Anderson of Kentucky battled an aggressive phone bidder until the latter dropped out ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pickers Market and Mid-Week Return to Furniture World
Barn Star Productions' two antiques shows during Antiques Week in New Hampshire will be returning to the Furniture World Design Center in Manchester. The Manchester Pickers Market Antiques Show will be held Monday, August 8, and the Mid-Week in Manchester Antiques Show will be held Wednesday and Thursday, August 10 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esherick Library Ladder Sells for $119,600
Wharton Esherick steps, $119,600. Photos courtesy Briggs Auction, Inc.by Lita Solis-Cohen A walnut spiral library ladder by Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), signed "W.E./ 1969" and from the estate of Harry and Ruth Sefarbi, soared to $119,600 (includes buyer's premium) after a bidding duel between a Pennsylvania collector and a collector from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Constitutional Convention Notebooks Acquired for New-York Historical Society
Shown are the title page and list of convention delegates from John Lansing Jr.'s second notebook from the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and Lansing's transcription of the Virginia Plan, drafted by James Madison, with amendments made by the Committee of the Whole. The two notebooks sold for $902,500 (est. $600,000/900,000) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Solid Sales and Surprises
Leza McVey is said to have been a leader for modern ceramic art in the U.S. Her khaki, black, blue, and white ceramic bottle with a stopper, 211/4" high and signed "Leza" on the base, brought $17,700.Girl in Pink Blouse by William Sommer (1867-1949), a 26" x 20" oil on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Printed & Manuscript Americana: Lincoln and Baseball, Fire and Brimstone
A 131/2" x 18" lithograph published in 1860 by Currier & Ives-"The National Game. Three 'Outs' and One 'Run'"-sold to a dealer for $10,800 (est. $800/1200). The price is the new world record for an uncolored lithograph by the firm, according to Swann. Besides being the year that Lincoln was ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Book Review: American Furniture 2010
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Furniture 2010Edited by Luke BeckerditeThe Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2010, 290 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from UPNE, (www.upne.com) or (800) 421-1561.American Furniture takes a yearly look at the latest research. It is where scholars in the field discuss ways ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Reading the American Market for Antique Scientific Instruments
Figure 1. Surveyor's compass, H.M. Pool, Easton, Massachusetts; note the two spirit levels placed at right angles for leveling. $402. The Auctioneers Group photo.Figure 2. Surveyor's compass, F.W. & R. King, Baltimore, Maryland; note the brass cover and mount. $1035. The Auctioneers Group photos.Figure 2A. Signed dial of Figure 2.Figure ... (Read More)
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