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(Auction)Variety Makes for a Great Cane Event
Tradewinds Antiques, Peabody, Massachusettsby Susan MellishPhotos courtesy Tradewinds AntiquesHaving an 18k gold octagonal handle with such a long inscription that the engraver had to run three words down the side of the handle, this cane, presented to John Q. Adams, sold for $9775. Selling with a biographical paper detailing the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Waugh, Rungius, and Eichholtz Lead
This oil on canvas of a Alaskan fjord scene by Frederick Judd Waugh brought $27,500.Frederick Judd Waugh (1861-1940), oil on board, 20" x 30", $4070.Frederick Judd Waugh, Sunlit, oil on canvas, $6600.Etchings by Carl Rungius (1869-1959). Each sold for $3630.Bruce Gamage Auctions, Rockland, Maineby Mark SiscoThe heart of Bruce Gamage's ... (Read More)
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(Show)42nd Annual Spring Original Round Top Antiques Fair
Ray and Mary Key of The Mustard Seed, Houston, Texas, asked $495 for this birdcage, made in northern France in the 1930’s or 1940’s.This solid oak railroad bench, 7'3" long, was installed in a station in Fayetteville, Texas, between 1900 and 1920. It was priced at $1250 by Randy Nicholson ... (Read More)
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(Show)Rifle Hall Americana Antique Show & Spring Jubilee
Round Top, Texasby Steve BrooksKaren and Charley Buckingham of Burleson, Texas, offered this hooked rug from Texas, circa 1880, for $2800. The rug was hooked from old clothing, most of it cotton, and the loops were left intact, rather than clipped. “They recycled old clothing,” said Karen. “They couldn’t afford ... (Read More)
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(Show)Sterling McCall Antiques Showcase
This silverware set was custom made for William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, in the late 19th century. It was priced at $29,500 by Phil Dreis of Antique Cupboard, Waukesha, Wisconsin.These production pottery pieces were made around 1940 by the Roseville Pottery Co., Zanesville, Ohio, which mold-cast and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques & Garden Fair
Business was brisk at the booth of Gladstone Jones, Philadelphia, which was filled with botanical prints.We snapped a photo of London seller Robert Bloch in his booth. The French 19th-century drapery table is $6600. Behind it, the French bistro mirror measures 59" x 74" and is $6500. The mid-19th-century French ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Sailors' Knotted Knacks
Becket with carved wooden bracket. The rope work is 8" long.An 8" knotted toggle, an uncommon variation of the common becket for sea chests.Small (9") complexly knotted boat fender.A 6½" fid made from bone with diamond and heart carved top decoration. Note the tightly knotted macramé sleeve.A 25" bow fender, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Leigh Keno Will Chair Antiques in the Gardens
Dealer, auctioneer, and Antiques Roadshow personality Leigh Keno will be the honorary chair for the Antiques in the Gardens show, held at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. The show is produced by the Maine Antiques Dealers Association. Keno will be in attendance at the gala preview event ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Passed-Lot King?
by David HewettAntique Place in Hallandale, Florida, may be a possible record holder for passed lots. It has had four Live Auctioneers sales in 2010. The auctions ranged in size from 215 lots to 270 lots. So far this year it has offered a total of 956 lots. According to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Southern York County, Pennsylvania, Paint-Decorated Chest Surfaces at Small Household Sale
by Karl H. PassIt was not a typical Tuesday evening sale for Wehrly's Auction Service Inc. on May 11. The small rural Glen Rock, Pennsylvania-based company sold an unusual paint-decorated southern York County, Pennsylvania, lift-top chest for $11,000 (includes buyer's premium) to a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, private collector."We believe it ... (Read More)
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