At first glance, the topic of Thomas Jayne’s newest book, Classical Principles for Modern Design: Lessons from Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman’s ‘The Decoration of House,’ sounded...
Review and Photos by W.A. Demers YORK, PENN. – In the first spring antiques show since he made the move back to Memorial Hall East from Utz Arena at the York Fairgrounds, Bob Bockius of Mitchell...
There is something for all interests in this week’s Across The Block, including Rose Medallion porcelain, a Russian constructionist work, prints by Matisse and Nan Goldin and an interesting list...
LAS VEGAS, NEV. – A 5¢ Caille Peerless roulette floor model slot machine, circa 1907, paid out for the consignor, ending up at $198,000 at Morphy’s May 19-20 coin-op and gambling auction....
BOONTON, N.J. – A Millea Bros auction on May 17-19 featuring collections of Modern and contemporary art from three estates, including gallerist Ileana Sonnabend’s personal collection of Nineteenth...
OAKLAND, CALIF. – Midcentury aficionados ruled at Clars Auction Gallery when it offered a set of eight Finn Juhl for Niels Vodder Egyptian rosewood chairs at its May 19-20 auction, and they sold...
PITTSFIELD, MASS. – An E. Howard No. 57 wall regulator clock attained $145,200, including buyer’s premium, at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery on May 19, which is a new world’s record...
By Karla Klein Albertson ST LOUIS, MO. – While historians expect shipwrecks to be found on the ocean floor, the subsidence of entire cities beneath the waves has the mythic ring of lost Atlantis....
Review and Onsite Photos by Jill Fenichell NEW HOPE, PENN. – At Charles A. Whitaker’s April 28 auction of the legendary personal historic costume collection of Helen O. Larson, a three-piece...
Review and Onsite Photos by Madelia Hickman Ring STURBRIDGE, MASS. – Augusta Auction Company’s annual spring sale of vintage and historic fashion, comprising more than 900 lots, was conducted...
DALLAS—The Wizard of Westwood (John Wooden) continued to work his magic eight years after his death at age 99, as a jersey he wore as a member of the early 1930s Purdue Boilermakers college team, dwarfed...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack STURBRIDGE, MASS. – The term “multicultural” is used frequently today, perhaps too frequently. The word probably does not fit most antiques shows,...