ESSEX, CONN. — My friend and companion of the past 30 years, Arne Ahlberg, passed away in Essex, Conn., on June 13, a few weeks shy of his July 2 birthday; he would have been 88.
Between a Romani-style wagon that Chupp sold for $115,000 — and a group of clothing that Merrill sold for $2,142 that included two Romanian pieces — bidders were getting the chance to chase European...
It is a rare event when the identity of a previously unknown folk artist is revealed. Some folk artists — especially those working scrimshaw, — were people whose work emerged from pastime activity...
ROCKVILLE, MD. — On June 6, Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers conducted its Gallery Auction, which offered 241 lots of fine art, furniture, decorative art, Asian art and antiques and collectibles.
DENVER, PENN. — Luxury watches, Tiffany lamps, American art and rare Amphora pottery were just some of the highlights of Morphy Auctions’ June 11-12 Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, which, over the course...
EAST DENNIS, MASS — A Russian School painting of a man helping a soldier shave, with an illegible signature but thought to perhaps be the work of Sergei Alekseyevich Korovin (1858-1908) was the top lot in Eldred’s...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — A few days before the Father’s Day weekend, on June 11, Anchored in Tradition: The Maritime & English Oak Collection of Richard Welch sailed into focus at Nye & Company.
ATLANTA — Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery highlighted Modern & Contemporary Art & Design on June 4 and followed it up with a dedicated art glass auction on June 5, titled Translucence: Contemporary...
After 29 years as Greenwich Historical Society’s executive director and CEO, Debra Mecky, PhD, announced her retirement this past April. Mecky’s accomplishments during her tenure are seemingly boundless,...