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(Auction)Skiing and Judaica Posters Make a Splash
The second of several Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) works to come up for bid, La Dame Aux Camelias (1896), a condition B 77½" x 26¾" framed poster, attracted two phone bidders and sold for $19,200. While not an auction record, the price was the auction's highest bid.A Rolf Kemp (dates unknown) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)No Trick: Houdini Poster Brings $30,000
Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetThe catalog cover lot was catnip for the press, and local TV showed up just to film its sale. The 1902 German color litho with English text at lower right, 31¼" x 43", shows Houdini demonstrating his escape abilities before a panel of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 23rd Street Armory Antiques Show
Malcolm Magruder of Millwood, Virginia, asked $15,000 for this Moravian chair with an old surface; it came from North Carolina and sold. The friendship quilt from New York state was $12,000. Magruder said he was quite satisfied with his sales and met some new customers.Ron Bassin of A Bird in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)That Gothic Bench in the Garden: How Old Is It?
One of the benches bought by the McGaughs.by David HewettHow important would you think your "Pair of Important Gothic Revival Cast Iron Benches, mid-19th century" was once a rash of similar benches began showing up at auctions and retail shops?Worse yet, how confident would you feel about having paid $6838.39 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ecclesiastical Pennsylvania German Pewter Chalice Sold
Photo courtesy Hassinger & Courtney.by Karl H. PassAn 18th-century American pewter chalice, belonging to the congregation of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Freeburg, Pennsylvania, sold for $43,000 on April 9. Unmarked and standing 10½" tall, the chalice has survived with its original lid. The buyer was a Pennsylvania private collector ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Florida Defeats Deregulation
On May 6 a deregulation bill was defeated in the Florida State Senate by a wide vote margin (32-6). The vote was a victory for auctioneers and consumers. The auction industry in Florida, which has over 1800 auctioneers and 846 auction businesses, had been slated for deregulation. If the bill ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Folk and Decorative Arts at Freeman's
This appliquéd and pieced cotton presentation quilt was probably made by Rachel A. Allen of New Egypt, New Jersey, and is dated July 19, 1844. The quilt has cutout flowers, floral sprays, and birds on roller-printed chintz, a scalloped border on three sides, and signatures of New Jersey men and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Fiftieth Philadelphia Antiques Show
The loan exhibition, Celebrations: Antiques that Mark the Moment, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the show, was about civic celebrations, including parades of all sorts—circus parades, firemen's parades, and patriotic parades with eagles and flags advertising the nation's confidence and success. Flags and eagles also appeared on ceramics and on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)When Duty Whispers: Concord and the Civil War
When Duty Whispers: Concord and the Civil War is on view at the Concord Museum, 200 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts. For more information, see the Web site (www.concordmuseum.org). Other attractions within walking distance or a short drive away include Ralph Waldo Emerson's house, the Alcott family's Orchard House, the Old ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Director of American Folk Art Museum Quits; Antiques Show Changes Hands; Building Sold
by Lita Solis-CohenMaria Ann Conelli's letter of resignation is posted on the American Folk Art Museum's Web site (www.folkartmuseum. org). After six years she is leaving her post as executive director of the museum on July 1 to return to academia. She writes that she is leaving the museum "in ... (Read More)
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