STURBRIDGE, MASS. — Think spring, said David Straight, as his firm conducted its Americana and folk art auction on March 5 offering nearly 500 lots of estate antiques and Americana. Leading the sale...
DALLAS — A Pokémon Charizard No. 4 first edition base set trading card (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) in PSA GEM MT 10 grade sold for $336,000 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Trading Card Games Signature®...
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Billed as “Smitty’s Eye,” the Axtell collection sold by Skinner on March 3 included numerous one-of-a-kind objects. Bringing the highest price of the sale at $10,000 was an unsigned...
FREEHOLD, N.Y. — A top price of $7,800 was achieved by a wharf painting by Alexander Davidson (1838-1887), which had provenance to Knoedler & Co. An international buyer acquired the oil on canvas...
MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA. — One of the top lots in Jeffrey S. Evans’ March 2-5 Winter Americana auction was a very rare Baird “Chicago-era” Coca-Cola advertising store clock, circa 1896-1900, which sold...
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Slow and steady won the race at RSL Auction Company’s March 5 “Crème de la Crème Twenty-Two,” sale when a Pokey The Turtle bank realized $114,238 against a $60/80,000...
HINGHAM, MASS. — Copley Fine Art Auction’s March 4-5 sale showed the continuing strength of the market for decoys and fine sporting art. An exceptional pair of wood ducks made by Connecticut master...
PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. — The 62-painting Hudson River School Art auction from the personal collection of Robert and Susan Doyle and hosted by Absolute Auctions was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for bidders....
PINEVILLE, PENN. —Locati’s February 20 sale concluded with particularly strong results achieved for mid-century art and design, led by “Grande Maternite” by Pablo Picasso, which realized $8,250....
The antiques profession is large and varied enough that there are opportunities for people to try on different hats over the course of their career. After spending 15 years at Christie’s, where he worked...
Review by W.A. Demers. Photos Courtesy Swann Galleries NEW YORK CITY – Books and autographs came to Swann Galleries on February 17, featuring autographs from inspirational figures across technology,...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring. Photos Courtesy Sworders STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, U.K. – Now in its fifth year, Sworders’ annual “Out of the Ordinary” sale, conducted February 15-16,...