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(Auction)Marston and Lincoln Papers Top Auction
Among the hundreds of papers of Brigadier General Gilman Marston was a handwritten honorific in the form of an acrostic, dated 28th August 1865, in which the first letter of each line of poetry spelled his name. The entire lot sold for $5720.Letter by Admiral Horatio Nelson accounting for operating ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Virginia Chest Leads Evans Sale
When a sale reaches lot #370, and the room is still full, it is an obvious indication that something good is coming. This Shenandoah Valley of Virginia walnut bureau was what many had been waiting for. The small chest (38¾" x 38¾" x 20½") features a rectangular top with complex ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Hascoe Sale
This pair of American silver wine cups was made by Paul Revere of Boston in 1792 for Moses Michael Hays and his wife, Rachel. Their initials are in a bright-cut oval suspended from a bow knot on one side; the other side is engraved "CM 1865" and "EC 1865" for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Private Collection of Americana
Carved mahogany open-arm chair attributed to Daniel Trotter, Philadelphia, circa 1785, with an old surface and covered in period silk fabric, 38¾" high. Estimated at $20,000/60,000, it sold for $25,000 to Connecticut collector William Mayer in the salesroom. Trotter made two sets of chairs for Stephen Girard. This chair back ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana Week
EditorialResilience in the market for Americana was evident in New York City during Americana Week. After several years of malaise, buyers responded positively to the offerings.In the auction competition, Christie's won the week, turning a well-edited sale of American furniture, decorations, and silver in two catalogs into a tidy $15,472,125 ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 115th Dunham Tavern Museum Antiques Show
Jane Langol Antiques, Medina, Ohio, offered a zinc window surround (not shown) for $495; a bent-twig settee found in a camp in Vermont, $850; a bent-twig chair found in Orange, Missouri, $340; a wooden angel (left) by Earnest Patton, Campton, Kentucky, $990; and a 7'5" x 2'5" Kilim runner, $600.A ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Farrin's Benjamin Swan Song
The Benjamin Swan painted tall clock with a rocking ship movement, conch shell spandrels, and calendar dial sold for $10,450.A fully three-dimensional Black Forest carved hall tree with a mother bear prowling around the base and her two cubs in the upper reaches sold for $3850.Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maineby ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Isaac Starts 2011 in the Dark but with a Bang
As in previous auctions, the work of Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis (1903-1970) drew strong prices. Sleigh with Covered Bridge (left), an 11½" x 13½" oil on board, fetched $6000, and Winter Village Scene with House, an 11½" x 11½" oil on board, sold for $5500.Very rare were the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Louisiana Purchase Auction Shows Strength in the South
The furniture star of the auction was this rosewood Gothic Revival center table based on a design by Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892); it sold for $44,812.50 to a local collector. A similar table thought to be designed by Davis is shown in “Drawing Room at Kenwood, Gothic Style,” an illustration ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keno's First New York City Auction Successful
There were three phone bidders competing for this diminutive (20½" high x 22¼" wide x 12¾" deep) paint-decorated pine blanket chest attributed to Robert Crosman (1707-1799) of Taunton, Massachusetts. The hinged top is a 19th-century replacement. Estimated at $2000/4000, it sold for $14,640. It was illustrated in The Magazine Antiques ... (Read More)
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