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(Auction)Historical Americana
A rarity was the Confederate first national flag, probably the headquarters flag of General Gustavus Smith in Virginia in 1861, handsewn cotton with 11 stars, 52" x 118", heading and about 2" of the leading edge of the flag torn away, tear and scattered holes, some toning and soiling, $35,250.Dakota ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Giampietro Added to Philadelphia Show
by Lita Solis-CohenContracts have been mailed for the April 2010 Philadelphia Antiques Show. Dealers have been informed that Fred and Kathryn Giampietro of New Haven, Connecticut, will be the only dealers new to the show. Manager Josh Wainright said, "I view this addition as positive symbiosis. Fred and Kathy will ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Ceramics Sale Marks Firm's 14th Auction
The sale's first lot was this rare 61/2" high stoneware flask with flattened sides and incised bird and floral decoration (est. $15,000/25,000). In mint condition and attributed to the Webster family of Hartford, Connecticut, it sold for $40,250 to Virginia dealer Marshall Goodman in the salesroom, underbid by a private ... (Read More)
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(Auction)June Decorative and Fine Arts Auction
George W. Sotter (1879-1953), Mill Road at Night, a signed 22" x 26" oil on canvas in its original carved gilt frame, $96,000. Two years ago it would have sold forbetween $150,000 and $225,000, commented a dealer after the sale.Snow Scene, Center Bridge, Pennsylvania by Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965), a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Indicted Over Sale of Stolen Picasso
An indictment was unsealed in early August that charged Marcus Patmon, 38, of Miami, Florida, with wire fraud in the attempted sale of Le Repas Frugal, a stolen Pablo Picasso etching. The indictment charged that Patmon devised a scheme to defraud a victim by falsely claiming to be the true ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hidden Mother Lodes at the Motherhouse
Ettore Roesler Franz (1845-1907) watercolor, $10,925.Maine auctioneer Kaja Veilleux took home this oil on canvas with a spectacular giltwood and gesso frame for $9200. Most people assumed he was bidding on the strength of the monumental frame, but Veilleux insisted there was considerable value to the painting as well. Later ... (Read More)
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(Show)Wells Show: Rain and Economy Dampen Gate and Sales, but Dealers Remain Upbeat
The grounds of Laudholm Farm allow for easy setup for dealers. Here some exhibitors with their own tents set up against the preserved buildings."We're trying to promote the glass revival," commented a first-timer at this show, Sandy Gnidziejko of Little River Antiques, Biddeford, Maine. She said she'd done "quite well" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Decoy Sale
One of the two remaining examples from a rig of four willets by John Thomas Wilson (1863-1940) of Ipswich, Massachusetts, found in 2007 in the upper Midwest, sold in the room for $80,500 (est. $75,000/100,000). The final member of the four, with the same estimate, sold on the phone for ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Searching for Books and Photos
George Ohr's pottery, Biloxi, Mississippi, circa 1901. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-D4-13536.by John P. Reid, [email protected] subject this month is finding books and pictures on line for free, on loan, or for sale.A good eye and knowledge are two tools of an antiquer ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Third Annual Ohio Valley Auction
Garth's, Delaware, OhioFarm portrait with cows by H. Bush, Ohio, late 19th or early 20th century, watercolor on paper, signed "H. Bush/ Animal Delineator/ Columbus/ O.," seven cows and three calves outside a barn, 32" x 61" plus molded frame, minor imperfections, $11,750.by Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Garth'sThere were a few ... (Read More)
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