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(Show)The Rifle Hall Americana Antique Show and Spring Jubilee
This four-panel glass display box came from India, where it was used by a snake charmer to house a cobra between performances. It includes two locks, airholes on top, and an iron ring for hanging it from a tree. It was offered for $295 by Earl Lacy of Woo Woo ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hope Springs Eternal at Moore Sale
Napoleonic Wars ship model in bone of the H.M.S. Glory, $12,320.Simple painted swags and flowers and an 1823 Concord, New Hampshire, newspaper lining turned a $20 box into an $8400 buy.Pastel of the Fitzhugh children, 21" x 27", $7168.Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maineby Mark SiscoHap Moore opened his March ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)NeoCollect
A NeoCollect catalog page. Clicking on a picture brings up an enlarged image and detail page.A NeoCollect illustration of a hand-engraved gold medal depicting the American Civil War battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia.Computer Column #246by John P. Reid, [email protected] free Internet service for creating an illustrated on-line catalog of a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Original Round Top Antiques Fair
Kathy Tobler of Granbury, Texas, deals in sterling silver. She asked $7500 for this Francis I four-piece demitasse set with pot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and tray, made by Reed & Barton of Taunton, Massachusetts.This Staffordshire porcelain royal pair from 1855 depicts the Prince and Princess of Wales with Cavalier ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Spring Marburger Farm Antique Show
Round Top, Texasby Steve BrooksThe blacksmith shop is one of 12 historic buildings on site, moved from nearby towns.English artist Andrew Beer (1862-1954) specialized in portraits of racing pigeons for wealthy patrons. Beer paid close attention to breeds and their markings. This circa 1925 painting features Young Aristocrat and has ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)American Furniture 2008
A Book Reviewby Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Furniture 2008Edited by Luke BeckerditeThe Chipstone Foundation, 2008, 272 pages, softbound,$60 plus S/H from Antique Collectors' Club, (413) 529-0861,e-mail , (www.antiquecollectorsclub.com).The 2008 American Furniture journal will be remembered as the one that placed Salem, Massachusetts, cabinetmaker Nathaniel Gould (1734-1781) in the firmament of New England ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Plans to Indemnify Exhibited Art and Artifacts
by Betty FloodNew York state is planning to provide authorization for the state to indemnify domestically held art and artifacts used for exhibition in New York state or those New York state collections loaned to institutions in other states. Sponsored by Senator David J. Valesky (D-Syracuse) and Assemblyman Joseph D. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Indy Ad Show: It's Not All about Numbers
Child’s table with a graniteware top showingnursery rhymes and advertising Telling’s icecream, $350 from Phil Perdue of Crestwood, Kentucky.Sliced pineapple tins from Jeff Vick of Minneapolis, Minnesota: Hawaiian Chief, $135; Lana, $265; Waikiki, $110; and Hawaiian Club, $110.“The Republican Party and Union Forever” embossed tin sign showing Pennsylvania candidates for ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Doing Well, Doing Good and Ed Pfeiffer
Print and map dealer W. Graham Arader is no stranger to headlines. His maverick manner, coupled with innovative marketing and a dislike of holding his tongue, have long made Arader a newsworthy figure.Newsworthy, and quite successful, Arader has galleries in New York City, San Francisco, Houston, Philadelphia, and Denver, and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Fiddler's Antique Show: New Show in a Familiar Location
Most of the dealers had first-floor rooms, plus a parking lot space, but three days of rain took its toll on the pieces outside.The brightly painted miniature snowshoes ranged from 6" to 1' tall and were priced from $200 to $400 by Al Roche.Nashville, Tennesseeby Sarah CampbellThe Fiddler's Antique Show ... (Read More)
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