LITCHFIELD, CONN. — A six-carat Kashmir sapphire and 1.20-carat baguette diamond ring was estimated at $100/150,000 when it came to the block at Litchfield County Auctions on September 15. There were...
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — At Quinn’s Auction Gallery on September 14, a bronze sculpture of Guanyin seated with one leg up on a stepped base showed a heavily adorned figure wearing an elaborate headdress...
PITTSFIELD, MASS. — A determined bidder hung on until the end during a bidding war, hooking a rare Tiffany Studios fish lamp that brought $193,600, including buyer’s premium at Fontaine’s Auction...
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Measuring 153¼ inches long, M.C. Escher’s “Metamorphosis II” took $98,400 in Clars Auction Gallery’s September 14-15 sale, selling to a private collector. The woodcut was printed...
SCOTTS VALLEY, CALIF. — Rising above a $900 estimate at Robert Slawinski Auctioneers’ September 15 Major California Estates Auction was a Gustav Stickley oak cabinet that brought $61,200, including...
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A Charleston, S.C., secretary linen press was the top lot at Brunk Auctions’ September 13-14 sale when it brought $96,000 above a $50,000 high estimate. Circa 1790-1800 and measuring...
All that glimmers seemed to be at Hindman’s September jewelry auction as two of the top sellers, a platinum 18K white gold and diamond ring and a fancy yellow diamond, platinum and diamond ring,...
Review and Photos by Greg Smith, W.A. Demers, Madelia Hickman Ring and Tom O’Hara BRIMFIELD, MASS. – For one week three times each year, this town of approximately 4,000 residents swells with...
All Robert M. Nash photos, Courtesy of Cultural Center of Cape Cod SOUTH YARMOUTH, MASS. – From September 20-November 24, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod will be filled with an extraordinary exhibit...
DENVER, PENN. — Dan Morphy, president of Morphy Auctions, has announced a new addition to the company’s roster of expert consultants. Prominent Pennsylvania Americana dealer Kelly Kinzle has been appointed...
At times, it’s a worthy exercise to try to personify a collection, imagining what they would say to one another when their owner isn’t around. Would they be nice to each other on the shelf? Would they...
Paintings and a poster top this week’s notable sales. “Washington Crossing the Delaware Christmas Eve, 1776” by Edward Hicks sold for $149,000 at Trout Auction’s September estate...