When people make what might be considered an unconventional move professionally, the natural response — at least to a journalist — is “why?” So, when Brandy Culp, formerly the Richard Koopman curator...
NEW YORK CITY — As A. Brandt Zipp recalls, it was around New Year’s Day in 2003 when he made a discovery that had eluded researchers for nearly a century. Thomas W. Commeraw (circa 1771-1823)...
REHOBOTH, MASS. — A Chinese watercolor painting by Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983) sold at the Americana Auctions sale on January 15 for $375,000. It depicted a mountain landscape with a...
CANAAN, N.Y. — The Old Testament story of Judith slaying Holofernes has been depicted through the centuries by many artists, from Botticelli, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Seventeenth Century Italian...
ATLANTA, GA. — Ahler’s & Ogletree presented the Collection of Joel A. Katz at auction on January 12, offering almost 600 lots at no reserve. The queen of the sale was an 18K yellow gold and diamond...
SARASOTA, FLA. — Advertising, signs, coins, firearms and more crossed the block at Freedom Auction Company on January 14 in the firm’s Gentleman’s Americana auction. The group of tobacciana...
EAST DENNIS, MASS. — Asian Art: Property of a Private Collector was the offering at Eldred’s on January 12, where three Nineteenth Century Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls sold for $13,750...
DALLAS — An 1873-CC No Arrows Seated Dime, MS65 sold for $3.6 million to lead Heritage Auctions’ FUN US Coins Signature Auction on January 11-15. This beauty from the Prestwick Collection, Part II...
DALLAS — The most sought-after Silver Age book of all, Amazing Fantasy No. 15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2 off-white pages, sold for $810,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Comics & Comic Art Signature...
BRANFORD, CONN. — Fred Giampietro was busy the weekend of January 14-15, first selling nearly 300 lots from the Americana collection of dealers Pat and Rich Garthoeffner, then another 430 lots of...
BOSTON — Doyle has announced the opening of a new gallery and exhibition space at 236 Clarendon Street, just off the tony Newbury Street shopping district in Boston’s Back Bay. Formerly a clothing...
STURBRIDGE, MASS. - Showgoers on New Year's Day used to have multiple shows from which to choose. But for one reason or another, those other shows are gone or were not scheduled this year...