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(Auction)Live Auction with Good, Solid Antiques
William Smith Auctions, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William Smith Auctions
Notable for its breadth and depth, the William Smith Auctions’ February 22 sale was replete with American art and furnishings, Chinese art, fine rugs, and other good, solid antiques. Held live in the Plainfield, New Hampshire, gallery, the sale drew the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Americana Week
Like a high school reunion, Americana Week in New York City returned this January after three years of pandemic-related cancellations, changes, and difficulties. Hair was grayer, waistlines were a little larger, and, as at any reunion, there were fewer people in attendance than the last time.
There was a real joy ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)John Balgingham: An Unrecognized 18th-Century Irish/American Cabinetmaker
In November 2020 I chanced to view on the website for Philip Bradley Antiques three images of a magnificent walnut slant-top desk (fig. 1). Both amazed and impressed with the form, material, and craftsmanship exemplified by this piece, I had the good fortune to acquire it. As a regular contributor ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Paintings by Women Shine
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
It was ladies’ day at Freeman’s American art and Pennsylvania Impressionists sale in Philadelphia on Sunday, December 4. Works by women sold way over estimates, making new auction records, and the trend continued in sales that followed on Monday and Tuesday, December 5 and 6.
Jane Peterson ... (Read More)
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(Show)Jenkins Expands Offerings at the Fairgrounds
The Nashville Show, Nashville, Tennessee
After the February 16-18 Nashville Show, manager Jon Jenkins took time to analyze the event’s developments and discuss what the public can look forward to next year.
Anyone familiar with the antiques business knows there are two sorts of characters involved. There are those positive collectors and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Heart of Tennessee Makes the Collecting Heart Beat Faster
Heart of Tennessee Antique Show, Lebanon, Tennessee
With antiques ranging from classically formal to primitive country, the annual Heart of Tennessee Antique Show, held this year February 16-18, is an elegant showcase for around 40 exhibitors.
The Farm Bureau Expo in Lebanon, east of Nashville, is a large state-of-the-art building with easy ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fiddlers Kicks Off the Festivities at the Fairgrounds
Fiddlers Antiques Show, Nashville, Tennessee
The Fiddlers Antiques Show will always be fondly remembered as the show where collectors popped in and out of rooms at an old motel. But the current show, under the management of Kay and Bill Puchstein, features a roster of around 60 exhibitors who happily spread ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, March 2023
Thornton Dial Sr., McCalla, Alabama, 2007. Photo © Jerry Siegel.
—Through March 25 —Dothan, Alabama
Thornton Dial Sr. (1928-2016) is one of Alabama’s most critically acclaimed artists. The exhibition I, Too, Am Thornton Dial at the Wiregrass Museum of Art makes the case that Dial’s drawings are as significant to his practice ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Midwinter Americana Auction
Withington Auctions, Goffstown, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy Withington Auctions
The February 17 midwinter auction at Withington Auctions, Goffstown, New Hampshire, brought out some interesting historical objects and showcased some creations of contemporary artisans.
The three partners of the auction house, Mike Reopel, Ken Labnon, and Gary Yeaton, share some overlapping duties, but it ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Franklin Clock Awakens
Photos courtesy Wiederseim Associates
If ever an auction lot qualified as a “sleeper,” it was an 18th-century English tall clock that sold February 15 at Wiederseim Associates in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, for $37,500 (includes buyer’s premium), far exceeding its $350 high estimate.
The clock’s engraved brass “sheet” dial was signed “Whitehurst, Derby” by ... (Read More)
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