Maureen McCabe is a Connecticut-based collage artist, whose assemblages have been described as “both magical and intellectual.” Her works, which weave together ideals of art history, feminism, magic...
TRAPPE, PENN. — Lisa Minardi, executive director of Historic Trappe, which is not only the home of a pre-1750 redware kiln (excavated in the 1990s) but is also a short distance from the potteries of two important...
HUDSON, N.Y. — Design: 1860-1910, Stair Galleries’ October 9 auction, showcased “the dramatic redefinition of the nature of art and culture during this rich chapter in the history of decorative arts...
WILLOUGHBY, OHIO — Just over 700 lots of militariana from the Revolutionary War to modern wartime were offered in Milestone Auctions’ Premier Fall Military & Edged Weapons Sale, conducted October 11.
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Kodner Galleries’ October 8 auction featured an important and rare concert quality circa 1737 Antonio Stradivari violin. Made in Cremona, Italy, “The McKay” bore its original...
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — An Eighteenth Century needlework picture that showed three figures in a landscape on black fabric, and which had once been in the Ohio residence of GW “Bill” Samaha, was the star...
COPAKE, N.Y. — Copake Auctions celebrated its 33rd Annual Bicycle & Automobilia Auction on October 11, featuring the Steve Stevens collection from Colorado, Meltz Pedal Car Collection, the Marty Himes...
DOWNINGTOWN, PENN. — Four watercolor portraits of members of the Thurmond family, attributed to the Guilford Limner (South Carolina and Kentucky, active 1818-1833) achieved pride of place at the top of Pook...
BOSTON — Nearly 150 carpets and woven textiles from Michael Hertzberg’s collection were the bill of fare on October 1 at Grogan & Company. Attended, both virtually and in person by bidders from 28 countries...
BERKELEY, CALIF. — PBA Galleries’ 848th auction, Fine Literature: With Mystery & Sci-fi – Beats, Bukowski & The Counterculture, was conducted on October 9. The 534-lot sale was led by a 1956 self-portrait...
PHILADELPHIA — To say that Philadelphia is a cultural powerhouse is an understatement. The Champs-Élysées-style Benjamin Franklin Parkway that starts at City Hall already houses esteemed institutions...
A few top auction lots from recent auctions are being repatriated: purchased by bidders in the states or countries of their origin. Leading these at $42,840, a circa 1900 Japanese articulated iron snake...