What was a simple recording of the construction of a building turned out to be a story played out against the sky above 1930s New York City.

The bottle, with a dark purple bottom section, lightening toward the middle and darkening again at the shoulders and mouth, was termed “exceptional” by auctioneer and American glass expert Norman Heckler.

Other offerings included a Teague’s Nocturne radio, which fetched $103,840.The radio had a price tag of $350 in 1936.

The three-day event featured a vast offering of rare lamps, as well as French and English cameo glass, Tiffany, cut glass, Victorian art glass and many examples by Lalique and Steuben.

The Delaware Valley College proved to be a location for fertile sales during the 74th Bucks County Antiques Dealers Association Show.

More than 40 dealers gathered for the annual Wethersfield Antiques Show and enjoyed two busy days and a well-attended preview party.

The winds howled, snow blew, cars and trucks slipped and slid, but the show still went on – collectors, dealers and some promoters are a hardy bunch.

Objects in the exhibition, on view in New Orleans, were selected to illuminate the Pharaonic concepts of the afterlife, sustenance and renewal, and the relationship with the divine.

This Dallas Museum of Art exhibit is part of “Quilt Mania,” a citywide collaboration among 11 area cultural institutions.

The main focus of the show, beginning January 19, will be on Dutch and Flemish Seventeenth Century paintings.