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  • $150,000 Per Strawberry:
    Lucian Freud Painting Fetches $1.5 Million
    June 22, 2017
    LONDON — A small group of luscious strawberries, painted by Lucian Freud at the height of his fascination with the still-life paintings of the Old Masters, sold moments into Sotheby’s first-of-its-kind...
  • Bonhams Gets A Read On Jeanneret
    For $102,500
    June 22, 2017
    NEW YORK CITY — A periodics rack from Pierre Jeanneret’s Chandigarh collection soared high at Bonhams modern decorative art and design sale on Wednesday, June 21, selling for $102,500. Originally...
  • Harry Winston Spends $5.5 Million
    On Historic Rockefeller Emerald
    June 22, 2017
    NEW YORK CITY — Harry Winston bought the Rockefeller Emerald for a record price per carat at Christie’s on June 19. The luxury jeweler’s chief executive officer, Nayla Hayek, had instructed chief...
  • Top Picks: The King’s Horse Furniture
    June 21, 2017
    “The stirrups, however, bear evidence in themselves of an earlier date than the Boyne battle,” wrote a respondent, thought to be Major Stewart Blacker, in Notes and Queries, 4th Series, Volume VII....
  • Flora/Fauna:
    The Naturalist Impulse In American Art
    June 20, 2017
    By Kristin Nord OLD LYME, CONN. – Tucked away at the Florence Griswold Museum is a magnificent mahogany chest filled with treasures. One drawer stores 38 glass-mounted moths and butterflies, with...
  • Across The Block
    June 20, 2017
    Paintings, sculptures, Goyard trunks, Navajo blankets and books round out this edition of Across The Block, featuring notable prices recently achieved at various auction houses. Bidders Warm To Navajo...
  • Tailgate At Walker Homestead
    Offers Brisk Shopping Experience
    June 20, 2017
    Review and Photos by Tom O’Hara BROOKFIELD, MASS. – Ian McKelvey collected about 40 friends in the backyard of Kris Casucci’s home, Walker Homestead, on June 1 for a short visit, just...
  • CCADA Members Gather
    At East Falmouth For Late Spring Show
    June 20, 2017
    Review and Photos by Jackie Sideli EAST FALMOUTH, MASS. – The Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA) sponsors shows across Cape Cod on a regular basis. On Saturday, June 3, the association...
  • Full House & Fresh Material
    Bring About $1 Million At Bill Smith’s
    June 20, 2017
    Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Of William Smith PLAINFIELD, N.H. – The May 29 sale at Bill Smith’s was the company’s 50th annual Memorial Day auction,...
  • Saturday Session Of Bertoia’s Two-Day Auction
    June 20, 2017
    Review and Onsite Photos by R. Scudder Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy of Bertoia Auctions VINELAND, N.J. – Bertoia Auctions was very busy during the first part of June, with its spring auction on June...
  • Q&A: Doug Woodham
    June 20, 2017
    Marrying his lifelong interests in art, business and collecting, Doug Woodham has released his first book, Art Collecting Today: Market Insights for Everyone Passionate About Art, which aims to demystify...
  • Estate Diamonds Shine
    At Rago’s Jewelry Sales
    June 20, 2017
    Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Rago Arts & Auctions LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Just over 1,000 lots of fine, signed and antique jewelry buoyed Rago Auctions’ June 9-11 weekend...

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