I remember Jimmy as a wonderful folk art dealer who had an exceptional eye for the unusual, the rare and the beautiful object. I loved to go into his booth at the Philadelphia antiques show and other shows...
BOSTON — In the span of just one week, Grogan & Company, Fine Art and Jewelry Auctioneers conducted two jewelry auctions that totaled $5 million, with more than 425 lots offered.
THOMASTON, MAINE — More than 500 lots of Japanese woodblock prints, rare netsuke, inro and okimono, painted scrolls, traditional silk work, watercolors and other Asian items crossed the block in Thomaston...
CANAAN, N.Y. — Ralph Fontaine’s Heritage Auctions conducted a 487-lot Super Spring Multi-Estate Auction, filled with silver, coins, jewelry, garden items, music boxes, lamps, clocks, paintings, furniture...
ASTORIA, N.Y. — Auctions at Showplace rang in May with its Important Fine Art and Design Auction, kicking off on the first of the month with a 145-lot auction celebrating the biggest names in art, art glass,...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Nye & Company closed out April with its Hunt, Heritage & Home: Property from the Estate of Susan Ely auction, which saw 365 lots cross the block from the private collection of the New Jersey...
AMESBURY, MASS. — Can you successfully sell more than 400 cloth dolls in one sale? As it turns out, yes. As part of a three-day sale, April 25-27, auctioneer John McInnis and gallery director Dan Meader...
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — According to Days Of The Year, April 27 is World Design Day, World Pinhole Photography Day, Morse Code Day, National Pet Parents Day and National Gummi Bear Day.
PHILADELPHIA — Spring takes many forms in Philadelphia: rowers and scullers take to the Schuylkill River, daffodils, tulips and cherry blossoms bloom and dance along Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and a large...
For those that pay attention to the staffing of specialists at auction houses, it can sometimes feel like a game of musical chairs, with experts changing firms as markets evolve.
CHICAGO — When the Costume collection manager at the Chicago History Museum (CHM), Jessica Pushor, decided to take a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1 men’s basketball shoes out of collection storage and up into...