STURBRIDGE, MASS. – A Nineteenth Century copper cow weathervane was at the apex of D.L. Straight Auctioneers’ February 6 auction of Americana and folk art, rising to $7,500. With applied zinc...
YORK, MAINE – John McInnis Auctioneers conducted a two-day virtual onsite sale on February 5-6 featuring the estate of John Robert Gregg Jr, born to John Robert Gregg (1867-1948), educator, publisher,...
SANTA FE, N.M.- A pictographic painted muslin tipi liner attributed to Mato Luta (Red Bear), a Lakota Hunkpapa, sold for $90,000 at Santa Fe Art Auction’s February 6-7 Native American Art sale. It had been...
DANIA BEACH, FLA. – A West Palm Beach, Fla., gentleman’s collection of clocks was one of the more notable offerings in Akiba Antiques’ “Eclectic Collection Of Estates Worldwide”...
DALLAS – An autographed 1997 Michael Jordan card realized more than $1.4 million at Heritage Auctions on February 4 to become the most expensive Jordan card ever sold at auction. The autographed...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Skinner, Inc. MARLBOROUGH, MASS. – “They broke the mold when they made Carl Crossman,” said Karen Keane, chief executive...
Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Brian Lebel’s Old West Events MESA, ARIZ. – There were 13 lots associated with actor John Wayne in Brian Lebel’s January 23 Old West Auction...
Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Christie’s NEW YORK CITY – Seven of the top ten lots in Christie’s Outsider & Vernacular Art sale on January 21 were by Alabama self-taught...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Nye & Company BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – More than 800 lots crossed the block at Nye & Company on January 20-21, in the firm’s “Estate...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Keno Auctions NEW YORK CITY – You would have to characterize Keno Auctions Americana and estate sale on January 23 as small but eclectic. The sale featured...
David Maxwell, PhD, is an archaeologist and lecturer at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, whose primary field is faunal analysis, particularly vertebrates. He has identified,...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Sotheby’s NEW YORK CITY – Sotheby’s Americana Week sales in 2021 carried on the tradition of presenting notable works from important American private...