(Auction)
Wharton Esherick oak, leather, and wrought-iron armchair, 1939, carved "Wharton Esherick MCMXXXIX, to the Pecks, Chick-Jean," 40½" x 23" x 23". Estimated at $25,000/35,000, it sold for $100,650 to a collector on the phone.George Nakashima American black walnut and pandanus cloth cabinet on custom base, 1960's, marked with client's name ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The dynamic Russian bronze by Vasily Grachev (1831-1905) was the top lot in the sale. It went at $31,720 to a Moscow collector. Hindman photo.Obviously, this is the Handel lamp department. Right to left, the paneled glass table lamp went at $1830; the leaded floral, $3172; the leaded wide shade ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Fisher family silver, gold, and hardstone dinner service for 25, marked for Hans Brassler and Eleder-Hickok Co., Newark, New Jersey, circa 1936, in the Louis XIV pattern, with borders cast and chased with strapwork and accented with applied gold and silver-gilt putti, swags, ram's heads, and the initial "F" beneath ... (Read More)
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(Show)
First-time exhibitor Joshua Steenburgh of Pike, New Hampshire, was pleased by his great sales at setup. He stands by a 19th-century cobbler's bench with lots of character that he was offering for $750.Cathy Consentino of Timber River Farm, Timber River, New Brunswick, had sold the metal garden arch that formed ... (Read More)
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(Show)
The pack was back. Collectors and dealers share stories while waiting for the 6 p.m. opening of the preview party on February 17. The line stretched far down a hallway of the beautiful restored Convention Center at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. A bluegrass duo provided the background music.Edd Oberg ... (Read More)
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(Show)
A smiling Pat Cobb of Ann Arbor, Michigan, used the standard motel mirror to reflect her wares. A sewer tile bird on stump was $650; an English blown glass tazza or syllabub stand, $1000; and a cobalt glass bottle, $795.Kitty Saylor of Hamilton, Ohio, was having a great day as ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Santa Fe dealer Steve Elmore was asking $14,000 for this circa 1885 Zuni heart-line deer jar.Choctaw Ron Milam of Corona, California, has been selling at auction since 1966. This early Yokut bowl was priced at $11,900. Ron's son Allen Milam said he had sold "a lot of little items. Our ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
Daniel and Joanna Rose at the exhibition. Dan Rose said he was thrilled to see the quilts for the "first time." He said, "I mostly saw their backs. When we went to shows, I was the one who held them up so Joanna could see the pattern." Photo: Gavin Ashworth.The ... (Read More)
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JMK Shows has taken over the Northern Virginia Antique Show in Arlington, Virginia, after reaching an agreement with Pappabello Shows.According to a press release, Arthur Farbenbloom of Pappabello Shows has made the decision to retire from the promotion of the Northern Virginia Antique Show and instead concentrate on the management ... (Read More)
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Jon Deeter of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, has joined Guyette & Schmidt, Inc. as a partner in the decoy auction firm. Deeter and his wife, Leigh Ann, will be taking over much of Frank and Vicki Schmidt's roles in the firm, according to a press release. Frank, a partner in the ... (Read More)
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