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(Auction)Art for the Wall, Silver for the Table
Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd., Hillsborough, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklIf it could be hung on the wall, it was for sale at Leland Little's June 14 sale in Hillsborough, North Carolina. There were oils on every conceivable surface as well as watercolors, silhouettes, etchings, lithographs, and woodblock prints. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Toy, Doll, and Advertising Auction Tops $1.1 Million
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoThe final tally for James D. Julia's June 28 toy, doll, and advertising auction in Fairfield, Maine, was just over $1.1 million. What made it equally remarkable in these troublesome economic times is that only about 65 out of the nearly 550 lots failed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fashion and Textiles Auction
Whitaker-Augusta Auction Company, New Hope, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenThe Whitaker-Augusta Auction Company is one of a kind. It fills the needs of collectors, historical societies, museums, and families that need to recycle vintage clothing, fashion accessories, linens, lace, and textiles—the stuff kept in trunks for generations or sometimes for only a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Economos Sale
Sotheby's, Paris, Franceby Lita Solis-CohenAfter living in New York, St. Louis, Denver, and Scottsdale, primitive art dealer James Economos settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico. David Roche, also a Santa Fe dealer, who heads the American Indian art department at Sotheby's, said Economos put together a critical mass of Northwest ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lorello Pleads Guilty
by Jessica BestFormer New York State Department of Education employee Daniel D. Lorello, 54, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $50,000 worth of historic documents and artifacts from the New York State Library and Archives, following an investigation by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo of New York and Lorello's ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Notes from the Complaint Department
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondMaybe it's just the heat, but we've been grumpy lately. Being hot brings out the worst in us, and we've often said that if we retire to Florida, we'd probably be retiring our marriage too. Anyway, there's been lots of grumbling going on at our ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record $9.07 Million Auction: Grand Slam for Baseball Collectibles
Robert Edward Auctions, Watchung, New Jerseyby Ed PfeifferEach year, the annual absentee sale held by Robert Edward Auctions (REA), Watchung, New Jersey, serves as a closely watched benchmark for collectors, dealers, and others interested in fine baseball collectibles. From mid-April to May 3, the 2008 session took bids by telephone ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Court Actions Involving Salander and His Gallery Continue
by David HewettIt's been several months since we reported on the troubled New York City art firm Salander-O'Reilly Galleries and its owner, Lawrence "Larry" Salander. The firm was one of the top art galleries in the world but was forced to declare bankruptcy to halt the myriad creditors storming the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleWhat's more important in determining a fair market price for a gun: a price guide, the presale estimate, or simply what bidders are willing to pay at an auction? To what extent does Internet bidding influence the price? Still another factor is the foreign buyer. They're collecting classic ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Continues to Show Strength
Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mt. Crawford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanFour-dollars-a-gallon gasoline has had an impact on attendance at many auctions, but one sure-fire way to entice people to hop into their cars and pack the house is to offer something very special. Perhaps an example of Edgefield, South Carolina, pottery ... (Read More)
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