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(Feature)In The Trade: Thomas C. Campbell, Hawleyville, Connecticut
In the Tradeby Frank DoneganThomas Campbell has one of the simplest business plans you're likely to run across in the antiques trade. He doesn't have a shop; he doesn't do shows; he doesn't sell at auction; he doesn't have a Web site; he doesn't take consignments; he doesn't rent space ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)A Young Collector's Guide to Auctions -- and Relationships
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe love auctions. We should, because auctions pay our salaries. Andrew is a jack-of-all-trades of sorts at Garth's, and Hollie assists p4A.com in compiling auction records in an on-line database.What's not to love? Auctions have so much to offer. In an age where ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 150th Original Semi-Annual York Show
York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassFew shows can boast that they have been in existence for over seven decades. Started in 1934 by collector/ dealer Mable Renner, the Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, held this year February 1-3 in Memorial Hall East on the York Fairgrounds in York, Pennsylvania, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four Hundred Grand for a Book of Charts
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Rare Hemingway Items Sell for Record Prices
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoIn 2007 Swann Galleries achieved five new auction price records for Ernest Hemingway items. On November 29 a publisher's advance proof of For Whom the Bell Tolls, signed and inscribed to the writer's longtime factotum, Toby Otto Bruce, sold for $96,000 (includes buyer's premium).At ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Hampshire Auctioneer Richard Withington Passes Away
Richard Withington, the colorful auctioneer from Hillsboro, New Hampshire, died April 29 in Concord, New Hampshire.
We?ll post more details as they become available. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$60,000 Carnival Glass Auction
Jon Lee Auction Services, Latham, New Yorkby Betty FloodA surprise was in store for dealers and collectors of carnival glass when Jon Lee, a serious auctioneer who usually favors late 18th- and early 19th-century items such as pottery, stoneware, paintings, and porcelains, announced that he was having a 434-lot sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Grogan Celebrates 20th Anniversary with $2.5 Million Sale
Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusettsby Jeanne Schinto"She adored nuanced conversation, was precise with her language, and delivered con brio editorial monologues reminiscent of those of the legendary Diana Vreeland for whom she worked as photo editor at Harper's Bazaar."The words are those of Angus Wilkie, author, decorative arts specialist, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Galle Vase Comes Out of Storage to Lead at Green Valley
Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mt. Crawford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanGreen Valley Auctions held its sixth annual cataloged winter glass and lighting auction January 25-27 at its facilities in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The sale offered 1860 cataloged lots as well as a separate session of boxed and tray lots. A handful ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Charles Sidney Raleigh: His Second Life
by A.J. Peluso, Jr.Charles Sidney Raleigh lived two lives.About the first, we know very little: that he was born in Gloucester, England in 1830; that he went to sea as a boy of ten; and that he spent the next 30 years as a seaman. Actually, we may know even ... (Read More)
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