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(Auction)Hidden Mother Lodes at the Motherhouse
Ettore Roesler Franz (1845-1907) watercolor, $10,925.Maine auctioneer Kaja Veilleux took home this oil on canvas with a spectacular giltwood and gesso frame for $9200. Most people assumed he was bidding on the strength of the monumental frame, but Veilleux insisted there was considerable value to the painting as well. Later ... (Read More)
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(Show)Wells Show: Rain and Economy Dampen Gate and Sales, but Dealers Remain Upbeat
The grounds of Laudholm Farm allow for easy setup for dealers. Here some exhibitors with their own tents set up against the preserved buildings.“We’re trying to promote the glass revival,” commented a first-timer at this show, Sandy Gnidziejko of Little River Antiques, Biddeford, Maine. She said she’d done “quite well” ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Decoy Sale
One of the two remaining examples from a rig of four willets by John Thomas Wilson (1863-1940) of Ipswich, Massachusetts, found in 2007 in the upper Midwest, sold in the room for $80,500 (est. $75,000/100,000). The final member of the four, with the same estimate, sold on the phone for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Third Annual Ohio Valley Auction
Garth's, Delaware, OhioFarm portrait with cows by H. Bush, Ohio, late 19th or early 20th century, watercolor on paper, signed “H. Bush/ Animal Delineator/ Columbus/ O.,” seven cows and three calves outside a barn, 32" x 61" plus molded frame, minor imperfections, $11,750.by Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Garth'sThere were a few ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Searching for Books and Photos
George Ohr’s pottery, Biloxi, Mississippi, circa 1901. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Company Collection, LC-D4-13536.by John P. Reid, [email protected] subject this month is finding books and pictures on line for free, on loan, or for sale.A good eye and knowledge are two tools of an antiquer ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Zinc Sculpture in America: 1850-1950 by Carol A. Grissom (University of Delaware ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: Life after Lovejoy #22
by Marilis HornidgeStrangely enough, when economic times get tough, that which was old rises to the surface on a wave of nostalgia and becomes of interest all over again. This goes for antiques and for mysteries, thrillers, and puzzle plays on the subject. It's not just the eternal hopefuls on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The El Roy P. and Helene Master Sale
These were cataloged as “Pair of Chippendale style mahogany dining chairs in the Boston taste after a design by Robert Manwaring.” The Manwaring design was “Parlour Chair, Plate 9” in his book The Cabinet and Chair-Maker’s Real Friend and Companion (London, 1765). The pair sold for $163,800 (est. $1500/2500) to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rago Craftsman Auction
North Dakota School of Mines vase carved by Margaret Cable with turkeys on a tree branch under a full moon and shoulder carved with the words “Awarded by the 1834 All-American Turkey Show Grand Forks, N.D. for Excellence,” 8" tall, marked with an indigo medallion “#893M.Cable 1934,” sold for $14,400 ... (Read More)
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(Feature)A Summary of the Egerton Family and Their Furniture: What's Attributable, What's Not
by David A. SperlingEvery few decades there is a summary review of the Egerton family (1739-1838) and their work in New Brunswick as the premier cabinetmakers of New Jersey. William M. Hornor Jr. did the original work in 1928 and 1930. This was republished in 1977. The most definitive article, ... (Read More)
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