SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONN. — The May 6 Connecticut River Book Auction offered collectors of John F. Kennedy material an opportunity to obtain an inscribed copy of Profiles in Courage, a later printing,...
How Much Is That Doggie In The Marble? SHELTON, CONN. – A rare German hand painted sulphide figure marble, circa 1860-1920, featuring a dog seated at attention on the ground drew a final bid of $2,985...
It was mostly fun and games at auction this week, with a couple of more conventional works of art making it out unscathed and above estimate. At Burchard Galleries, a rowdy Dutch brothel scene set the party...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Tremont Auctions SUDBURY, MASS. – Brett Downer and his team brought together a varied selection of good merchandise on April 24, mostly...
Review and Photos by Z.G. Burnett KATONAH, N.Y. – Just when we thought there were no more fields left for Martha Stewart to conquer, she triumphed again April 23-24 with her Great American Tag Sale...
Review and Onsite Photos by Madelia Hickman Ring NEW YORK CITY – From April 21-24, 182 exhibitors from four continents, specializing in every genre and vintage of books, manuscripts, maps, documents,...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Withington Auctions GOFFSTOWN, N.H. – A Boston Queen Anne Eighteenth Century highboy with provenance tipped to $6,000 at Withington Auctions on April 22. The circa...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Bertoia VINELAND, N.J. – On April 21, Bertoia presented the third portion of the Paul Cole collection, one of West Virginia’s greatest toy collectors,...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Pook & Pook DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. – For its April 21-22 Americana & International Auction, Pook & Pook offered a total of 805 lots, of which...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Soulis Auctions LONE JACK, MO. – Dirk Soulis filled two days – April 23 and 24 – with a 228-lot offering of fine art and, on the second, a collection...
After a nationwide search, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) board of trustees selected Niles D. Parker as the organization’s Gosnell executive director. Parker will begin work on May 19. It’s...
By Kristin Nord CLINTON, MASS. – President Vladimir Putin has been feeding his people a steady diet of misinformation on the Ukraine war. What he has portrayed as a righteous attempt to reclaim the borders...