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(Auction)Fayum, the Name of the Game
This Fayum (or Faiyum) sarcophagus portrait painting brought bids from around the world and sold for $143,750.This hunting camp scene by Philip Russell Goodwin sold well at $80,500.The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoIt was good to see some fine period furniture going for fine, strong prices for a ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Disposing of Old Computers
Old hard drives removed from computers for security before scrapping.Computer Column #250by John P. Reid, [email protected] are tens of millions of obsolete personal computers sitting in closets, basements, and attics. I counted seven in my home, including the first one I used for antiques shop inventory and sales records. For ... (Read More)
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(Show)Elm Bank Show Chugs Along
Vincent Caravella of The Scrapbook, which sells antique and decorative maps and prints in Essex, Massachusetts, spoke with us about the effort he and others are devoting to making their town a destination. The Web site for the Essex Merchants Group (www.visitessexma.com) is designed to attract people within a 50- ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Short but Sweet Americana Sale
Frederic Wingate tall clock, 92" x 19" x 10", $19,550.Oh, how they love the blue paint. Doors with double raised panels, rattail hinges, a shaped bracket base skirt, and carved swags under the cornice all pushed this cupboard to $8050.Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoBy the standards of previous ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Have Van, Will Travel
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe are gypsies of the open road. In our minds, it always starts out something like gypsies from a Sherlock Holmes story, with a brightly colored mysterious caravan, everything neatly stowed and tied down as we trundle along the backroads, fresh air blowing in our ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rookwood XIX, Keramics 2009, Art Glass 2009
Rookwood vase in the Standard glaze line by Kataro Shirayamadani, with Native American woman and teepees, marked, 10 3/8" high, fine crazing, pinhead-size glaze miss, and a few minor scratches, $21,850, the sale’s top lot.Rookwood scenic Vellum glaze vase, Carl Schmidt, 1913, snow-covered Rocky Mountains in Calgary, marked, 15" high, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Vida Hired at Winter Associates
Winter Associates, an auction house and appraisal firm in Plainville, Connecticut, has hired Christina Keyser Vida, former Mount Vernon assistant curator, as a research assistant and advertising coordinator.As an assistant curator at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Vida worked on the restoration of George Washington's study, his 18th-century gardener's house, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Alan and Amy Gaines, A & A Gaines Antiques, Newport, Rhode Island
A & A Gaines Antiques on Franklin Street in Newport. It’s in a Victorian building on a quiet street around the corner from all the tourist craziness. They don’t own the building, but they do own the two condominium units that form the store. Amy said, “Rhode Island is a ... (Read More)
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(Show)"OK" Is the New "Good"
Nan Gurley, the show owner and manager, also sets up a booth with her husband, Peter Mavris. They displayed an enormous black-painted country store apothecary cupboard with 57 drawers plus four glass-covered slant-front bins for $5400.Marvin Weis of Baltimore, Maryland, showed a chorus line of dancing wooden jiggers, with Mutt ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Decoy Sale
One of best decoys in the sale was this stick-up model hollow snow goose by John Tax (1900-1967) of Osakis, Minnesota. Tax geese rate among the finest standing decoys, and those in feeder position are highly revered. It had what is believed to be an old working second coat of ... (Read More)
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