BUFORD, GA. — An antique Anglo-American Abolitionist Society large trade sign more than doubled its high estimate to sell for $10,000 at Slotin Folk Art’s February 11 auction. Co-owner Amy Slotin said...
NEW YORK CITY — Subculture was very much away from the fringe in Swann Galleries’ February 8 auction, which featured nearly 175 lots of the material culture of Punk, Rock, Psych, Hip Hop, Jazz and more....
COPAKE, N.Y. — On February 10, Copake Auctions conducted a country store and estate auction featuring 800 lots. Included were estate fresh items and the contents of a country store, namely Sue Connell’s...
DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Pook & Pook Auctions offered “100 Years: The Kindig Legacy,” a two-session sale February 8-9, with 730 lots that was more than 98 percent by lot. The sale’s highest lot — earned...
STURBRIDGE, MASS. — The top lot at the February 10 sale at D.L. Straight’s auction of Americana and Folk Art was an oil painting depicting the USS Constitution under full sail in Boston Harbor. Done...
MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA. — On February 9 and 10, Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates conducted an auction of items from the Alexandria, Virginia-based Steidel Collection. Despite offering more than 1,050 lots in a variety...
NEW YORK CITY — Swann Galleries opened the winter season with the fourth iteration of The Artists of the WPA. The timed online auction closed Thursday, January 25, with an 89 percent sell-through rate...
PITTSFIELD, MASS. — When it comes to the field of decorative arts, there are few names like Tiffany Studios that have a greater legacy. Collectors today are still drawn to the company’s iconic leaded...
IVORYTON, CONN. — Mary Jean McLaughlin of Ivoryton passed away on January 9, after a long illness. She will be remembered for assembling the largest and most important collection of antique American...
This week’s Across The Block highlighted several unusual and exceptional offerings that garnered top results. A Babe Ruth rookie card – the finest known example – hit $630,000 for Heritage while...
NEW YORK CITY — Nearly 4,000 people generated more than $86,000 in sales from 113 items for the 37 exhibiting dealers in the fourth year of Marvin Getman’s Virtual New York Antiques Show, with many...
NEW YORK CITY — “Anonymous,” “attributed to,” “in the school of…” Much of an object’s value or academic importance is traditionally tied to its creator, sometimes to the point of overlooking...