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(Fragment)Moran Joins Leslie Hindman
Mark F. Moran has joined Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in the fine furniture and decorative arts and business development departments. He will perform appraisals and work with estate planners in regions west of Chicago, primarily in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.Moran has worked in the antiques business for over 30 years and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Daniels to Sell Illustration Collection
The Little Black Hen by E.H. Shepard.A decade after selling their folk art at auction, collectors Kendra and Allan Daniel will sell children's illustration art at Sotheby's on April 11 in New York City. The artwork features characters such as Babar, Madeline, the Brownies, Christopher Robin, and Raggedy Ann. Artists ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Maloney Receives ISA Media Award
Certified appraiser and veteran appraisal course writer, author, and instructor David J. Maloney Jr. of Appraisal Course Associates has received the 2011 International Society of Appraisers' (ISA) Media Award for his book Appraising Personal Property: Principles & Methodology, 4th Edition.Published by Appraisers Press in 2010, the 570-page book is a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Twentieth-Century Design Sales at Sotheby's
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Ventru sideboard, model 2019 AR, 2126 NR. This is one of a pair executed in September 1929 of Macassar ebony veneer over oak, with ivory marquetry and silvered bronze feet. The 33¼" x 33¼" x 20" sideboard is branded "Ruhlmann" and with the "A" atelier mark. Bidding opened ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Syd Levethan's Longridge Collection
A 16½" diameter London delft polychrome dish, dated 1638, Southwark, Pickleherring Quay or Montague Close, the underside painted in blue with the initials "RI," perhaps for Richard Irons, sold for $218,500 (est. $120,000/180,000) to a collector on the phone and became the most expensive piece of delft in the Longridge ... (Read More)
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(Show)Stella Pier Show Takes the Chill Out
Harry and Ginny’s Antiques, Brookhaven, New York, gave a French accent to its booth with a display of French enamelware from 1900 to 1940 that included salt holders, match safes, and utensil holders. (Sel is the French word for salt; allumettes means matches). The holders were about $200 each. “Prices ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Antiques Show
Gemini Antiques, Oldwick, New Jersey, offered a collection of firefighting equipment models from the large collection deaccessioned by the Smithsonian at Pook & Pook last fall. A hand-drawn ladder truck was $10,500, and a hose reel was $9500. The painted steam train below, 1890-1900, was $7800. It is standing on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Trail Blazers
EditorialWill expanding an Antiques Trail in Connecticut help dealers in the Nutmeg State? State Senator Robert Kane thinks so. The Republican, who represents the 32nd District, has sponsored legislation to require the Commission on Culture & Tourism to investigate how establishing antiques trails could benefit the economy and tourism.We say ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heritage Auction to Benefit the National Numismatic Collection
In January 2012, Heritage Auctions will host a special auction at the Florida United Numismatist (FUN) convention aimed at establishing a $1 million endowment for the National Numismatic Collection (NNC), considered one of the finest collections of rare U.S. coins in existence. The collection is housed at the Smithsonian's National ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design Sales at Phillips
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933), rare Elephant armchair, circa 1926, leather, Macassar ebony, and veneered wood, branded "Ruhlmann" on the underside of the frame. The 35½" high chair is overstuffed furniture as sculpture and sold for $290,500 (est. $180,000/240,000) to Jaewoong Chung of Vintage 20, New York City, and Kukje Gallery, Seoul, ... (Read More)
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