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(Auction)A Hibbard Heyday
Carl W. Stinson Inc., North Reading, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoPhotos courtesy Carl W. Stinson Inc.This Hibbard winter landscape, a 23¼" x 29" oil on canvas, sold to a phone bidder for $27,600.Selling in the room for $37,375 was Winter Solstice by Aldro T. Hibbard. The 28¾" x 33¾" oil on canvas ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Alderfer's December Catalog Sale
Sanford Alderfer Auction & Appraisal, Hatfield, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Alderfer'sThe top jewelry lot was this string of South Sea pearls with an 18k gold and diamond clasp. Estimated at $2500/3500, the pearls sold for $9660.Set of four George Nakashima walnut grass-seated chairs, purchased from the artist in 1956, 27½" ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Augusta Auctions Formed
Karen Augusta and her husband, Bob Ross, have formed Augusta Auctions, a new fashion and textile auction company, and will be holding spring and fall sales in New York City. The auctions, on April 29 and November 4, will be held at the St. Paul auditorium, one block from Columbus ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Brandeis University Plans to Close Rose Art Museum and Sell Collection
by Daniel GrantThe Rose Art Museum. Photo courtesy Mike Lovett/Brandeis University.Picture in your mind the traditional college art history class, where great works of art are discussed and images of them are projected onto screens or viewed in books. Countless students have undergone this method of learning, and learning happens.Now ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Two Ontario Collections Feel the Pinch of the Economy
A superb piece of Canadian material history. This prisoner’s box was made by John Gibson of Toronto while in jail for taking part in the Mackenzie Rebellion of 1837. Mackenzie, leader of the rebels, wanted Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario) to become a separate republic. He and several ... (Read More)
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(Show)West Coast Vintage Holiday Show
Jonathan Crawley of Blue Caboose Antiques, Portland, Oregon, had delights galore. One of the more animated and noteworthy toys offered by Crawley was this tin windup GI Joe in his Jeep. When wound up, the toy shows that Joe needs driving lessons. His movements are erratic, he likes to stand ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Changes Take Shape at Green Valley Auctions, Inc.
by Walter C. NewmanIn late 2007 Green Valley Auctions president and senior auctioneer Jeffrey Evans announced that there were several changes in the works for the Mt. Crawford, Virginia, company (M.A.D., December 2007, p. 28-D). He reported a plan to modernize and expand Green Valley's physical space in order to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Extreme Makeover for Lang's
by Jeanne SchintoLang's Sporting Collectables, Inc. of Waterville, New York, known throughout the world as America's premier auction house for vintage fishing collectibles, is making big changes. Those changes will start at Lang's next auction on April 17 and 18.First, bidding will be completely virtual. People may bid either on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Conroy Files for Bankruptcy
by David HewettOn January 29, Elbridge, New York, auctioneer Timothy W. Conroy, facing unsolvable financial difficulties, took the only step left open to him and filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York.Conroy, in his mid-40's and the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Some Sales (Including a Big One) at Museum Show
Sandy Jacobs brought items ranging from paper to stone, dating from the 1840’s to 1940’s. On the wall at right, a circa 1938 signed and numbered gelatin silver print by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), East Side Portrait, was $7500. Next to it, tagged $1750, Evening Mist 4th Avenue, showing the New ... (Read More)
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