Fur and feathers were a repeated theme in recent auctions, the latter demonstrated in full form in two decoys that flew high at Sandwich Auctions, and a set of Tiffany & Co sterling silver flatware in the Audubon...
WILTON, CONN. — This year’s Fourth of July celebrations were a reminder that the nation’s semiquincentennial is now less than one year away. University Archives continued the patriotic excitement...
REHOBOTH, MASS. — Summer at Americana Auctions was in full swing on July 20, when the firm conducted its 521-lot Splendid Summer Estates Auction, which featured fine art, silver, jewelry, coins, scrimshaw...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — In only his third auction dedicated solely to Tattoo, Circus, Sideshow & Curiosities, Derin Bray assembled nearly 270 lots that, when it was conducted on July 13, was nearly 99 percent...
DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — More than 500 lots of modern and post-war posters, paintings, prints, sculpture and more sold for the benefit of an East Coast educational institution made up the contents of Pook...
PEMBROKE, MASS. — “In my 30 years in the sporting art field, I have never seen more interest. The number of new buyers was rather staggering. At one point, there were so many bids coming in that our pace...
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — The East Hampton Historical Society celebrated its 19th annual Antiques and Design Show at the historic Mulford Farm on July 12-13, with a preview cocktail party on Friday evening,...
On April 28, the New York Academy of Art’s (NYAA) newest president, Paul R. Provost, PhD, began his tenure. With previous experience as the CEO of Art Bridges Foundation, as well as numerous years at Christie’s...
BERKELEY, CALIF. — African American quilts — both contemporary and earlier examples — have been the subject of a few recent landmark exhibitions, including “We Gather at the Edge: Contemporary...
WOODSTOCK VALLEY, CONN. — Norman C. Heckler & Company’s 249th auction, which closed on July 16, featured “an eclectic mix of 74 lots featuring early glass, pottery and antique objects.”
LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. — A Tiffany Studios jeweled Dragonfly table lamp, described in Rago Auctions’ catalog as “exceptional,” surpassed its $150/200,000 estimate and sold for $241,300 to lead the firm’s...
EAST DENNIS, MASS. — Nearly 1,000 lots went under Eldred’s gavel during the firm’s four-day Americana Week, July 22-25, which included three single owner collections: those of Martha Hamilton, Peter...