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(Fragment)Freeman's Opens a Boston Office
Kelly Wright. Photo courtesy Freeman's.by Jeanne SchintoFreeman's, the Philadelphia-based auction house, has opened a Boston office and will celebrate its launch with an invitation-only event at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on April 21.The office at 20 School Street in Old City Hall is under the direction of Kelly ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum Returns Costa Rican Antiques
by Betty FloodThe Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York, will give the National Museum of Costa Rica 983 ceramic vessels and figurines that had been donated by Minor Cooper Keith (1848-1929).Keith was born in Brooklyn and later became vice president of the United Fruit Company. He worked 30 years on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Artwork: "An Uncorrelated Asset"
by Daniel GrantLibyan fighter jets strafed protesters in Tripoli, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 173 points on a single day. Presumably, stock market investors worry that unrest in the North African nation will lead to a cutoff of Libyan oil, bringing about higher crude oil prices around the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Special Event During Antiques Week in New Hampshire
On August 7, From Out of the Woods Antiques Center, an 80-dealer shop in Goffstown, New Hampshire, will host a festival with antiques shopping, a country barbecue, and live music. The center will open its doors at 9 a.m., and there is free parking.At 1 p.m., 200 meal tickets will ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Unveiling
The dower chest, probably Berks County, with the name "Elizabeth Enderleinsen" and the date "March 1817," was useful for food and drink. It was $13,500.Clocks were on sale. The clock on the left-the dial signed by Augustine Neisser, its case the earliest by the Garvan Carver-was $350,000, down from $475,000. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Bruce McKinney's American Experience
A phone bidder paid $158,000 (est. $40,000/60,000) for a first edition of The Discoveries of John Lederer, in three several Marches from Virginia, To the West of Carolina, published in London in 1672. The copy retained its fine map and rare license leaf. Lederer wrote his account of his travels ... (Read More)
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(Show)"Nobody Does New York Like the Stellas"
Tom and Deborah Begner of Turkey Mountain Traders priced this Penobscot sewing basket at $1295. “You don’t often find them complete with all of the accessories inside,” said Deborah.Brewerton, New York, dealer Lance Hoyt priced the trout painting at $4900 and the small souvenir paddle at $650.Michele Fox of Grandview, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Orleans Auction Galleries Files For Bankruptcy
by David Hewett
On April 1, New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (reorganization). Court papers declared NOAG has assets of between $100,000 and $500,000, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Iconic Paper: Basketball Rules, Dylan Lyrics, and Emancipation Proclamation
Bob Dylan's lyrics to "The Times They Are A-Changin' " sold to Adam Sender for $422,500. They were handwritten and signed by the singer-songwriter in pencil on an 8½" x 11" sheet of unruled notebook paper. Undated, they are believed to be from September-October 1963. (The copyright on the official ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Antiques in Philadelphia in April
by Lita Solis-CohenPhiladelphia is ready to host three antiques shows the second weekend in April, and there will be previews for two Americana auctions.The big celebration is the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Antiques Show, with a preview party on Friday, April 8. The exhibition Celebrations: Antiques that Mark the ... (Read More)
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