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(Fragment)Moran Joins Leslie Hindman
Mark F. Moran has joined Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in the fine furniture and decorative arts and business development departments. He will perform appraisals and work with estate planners in regions west of Chicago, primarily in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.Moran has worked in the antiques business for over 30 years and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Daniels to Sell Illustration Collection
The Little Black Hen by E.H. Shepard.A decade after selling their folk art at auction, collectors Kendra and Allan Daniel will sell children's illustration art at Sotheby's on April 11 in New York City. The artwork features characters such as Babar, Madeline, the Brownies, Christopher Robin, and Raggedy Ann. Artists ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Maloney Receives ISA Media Award
Certified appraiser and veteran appraisal course writer, author, and instructor David J. Maloney Jr. of Appraisal Course Associates has received the 2011 International Society of Appraisers' (ISA) Media Award for his book Appraising Personal Property: Principles & Methodology, 4th Edition.Published by Appraisers Press in 2010, the 570-page book is a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Sale Hits $2.2 Million
A rare Marblehead Pottery vase by Arthur Hennessey and Sarah Tutt, circa 1910, sold for $86,250.A 103/4" x 17" watercolor of a sailboat in an urban harbor by Modernist innovator John Marin (1870-1953), signed and dated lower right "Marin 32," sold solidly within estimate for $43,125.A full-body copper horse and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail:
What better way to open up the way to this month's selection than with the door knocker illustrated in the piece that follows-although the Pigatti family's splendiferous knocker does come from an old, December sale.
There are of course lots from 2011 sales in this selection, but ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Trail Blazers
EditorialWill expanding an Antiques Trail in Connecticut help dealers in the Nutmeg State? State Senator Robert Kane thinks so. The Republican, who represents the 32nd District, has sponsored legislation to require the Commission on Culture & Tourism to investigate how establishing antiques trails could benefit the economy and tourism.We say ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heritage Auction to Benefit the National Numismatic Collection
In January 2012, Heritage Auctions will host a special auction at the Florida United Numismatist (FUN) convention aimed at establishing a $1 million endowment for the National Numismatic Collection (NNC), considered one of the finest collections of rare U.S. coins in existence. The collection is housed at the Smithsonian's National ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design Sales at Phillips
Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933), rare Elephant armchair, circa 1926, leather, Macassar ebony, and veneered wood, branded "Ruhlmann" on the underside of the frame. The 351/2" high chair is overstuffed furniture as sculpture and sold for $290,500 (est. $180,000/240,000) to Jaewoong Chung of Vintage 20, New York City, and Kukje Gallery, Seoul, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Christie's 20th Century
Tiffany Studios Tulip leaded glass and bronze floor lamp, circa 1915, the shade stamped "Tiffany Studios New York 1548," the base stamped "Tiffany Studios New York 379." From the collection of Max Palevsky (1924-2010) of Los Angeles, the lamp sold for $203,500 (est. $120,000/ 180,000) to an American private collector. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)VMFA African Art Galleries Reopened
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' newly expanded African art galleries reopened to the public on February 12. The collection will be housed in two galleries.The expansion was made possible by a grant of $1 million from the Dominion Foundation, the charitable arm of Dominion Resources, and the galleries will ... (Read More)
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