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(Fragment)Walker Homestead Named to 1000 Great Places List
The Walker Homestead has been named to the 1000 Great Places list by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism out of over 12,000 nominations.The Walker Homestead is a 1698 colonial saltbox on 30 acres in central Massachusetts and most likely the oldest standing house in Brookfield. The property is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Whistler Print Soars
Nocturne, an etching and drypoint printed in black on Japan paper, 1879-80, 8" x 113/4", second state (of five), signed with the butterfly and inscribed "imp" in pencil lower left, inscribed "Paris Memorial Ex, finest known" in pencil on the reverse, $282,000 (est. $80,000/120,000).A Swann Galleries auction on October 27 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Mandated Changes in Appraiser Qualifications on the Horizon
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(Fragment)Former Loaner Brings $3,600,000: Stradivarius Violin Breaks Record
"The Molitor is the perfect convergence of historically important provenance, impeccable condition, and first-class sound," said Jason Price, director of Tarisio. At $3,600,000 it's the most expensive musical instrument ever sold at auction. When it sold at Christie's on March 31, 1989, it brought GBP209,000 (approximately $352,207).When bidding ended for ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana Week Promises to Be the Best in Five Years
John Hays and Margot Rosenberg of Christie's examine the Federal shield-back chair with carving of grapevines down its legs, made and carved by Samuel McIntire for Elias Hasket Derby. Sotheby's will offer an Ammi Phillips painting of a girl in a pink dress holding strawberries, shown here hanging over a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Three Indians in Battle by Edmonia Lewis
Photos courtesy Gabriel's Auctioneers, Norwood, Massachusetts.by Marilyn RichardsonGabriel's Auctioneers in Norwood, Massachusetts, was surprised that almost as soon as illustrated ads for its November 29, 2010, auction appeared on line and in print, the phone started ringing. An unusual number of callers had questions about a particular lot. Among the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Trial Commences in Shill Bidding Case
by Elizabeth DinanA Portsmouth, New Hampshire, auctioneer, charged for acting as a shill during the auction of an antique nautical painting, broke no law, and three charges against him should be dismissed, his attorney told a judge. During a November 9, 2010, trial on a charge alleging conspiracy and two ... (Read More)
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(Feature)A 19th-Century Navajo Child's Blanket Is No Sleeper
"What's a hot item?" I asked Matt Cottone as we went into the sale. He walked over to the podium platform and unfurled a vivid textile, 57" x 36", a classic 19th-century Navajo child's blanket. The great weaving, condition, size, color, and design made it a winner. It went from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction
This Classical carved and figured mahogany wardrobe, probably Philadelphia, circa 1830, 94" x 92" x 29", was a favorite at the preview. Estimated at $8000/12,000, it sold for $22,500. It has masterful veneer with seams in the front of the columns; the interior is fitted with drawers.A Classical ormolu-mounted rosewood ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Do You Believe?
by Steve ProffittCan you imagine accusing a football coach of not believing in the game, or a general of not believing in the military, or a businessman of not believing in business? Of course not, because that would allege a nonsensical contradiction, the same as it would for a seller ... (Read More)
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