PRINCETON, N.J. – The vision and legacy of photographer Clarence H. White (1871-1925), a leader in the early Twentieth Century effort to position photography as an art, is the focus of a major traveling...
Review and Photos by Laura Beach NEW YORK CITY – There was a lot of bling, but no glitzy preview to kick off the New York City Jewelry & Watch Show. Never mind, this Palm Beach Show Group event...
Review and Photos by Tom O’Hara MILFORD, N.H. – Jack Donigian had his hall at capacity on October 22, with more than 60 exhibitors and a large, appreciative audience of shoppers starting at 6:30...
NEW YORK CITY — A new auction record for any print by American master Edward Hopper was established at Swann Galleries’ auction of Old Master through modern prints on Thursday, November 2. The rare...
BOSTON, MASS. — Charles Ball served on the USS Constitution from 1839-41. His whalebone cane, inscribed with his name and “Bay of Callao, July 4, 1841” and a scrimshawed whale’s tooth...
DALLAS — Recently returned to a family after it was stolen more than 40 years ago, Norman Rockwell’s “Lazybones (Boy Asleep With Hoe),” also known as “Taking a Break,” sold for $912,500 during...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — An oil on canvas still life by French artist Bernard Buffet (1928–1999) entitled “Nature Morte Au Fond Rouge (Still Life with a Red Background),” sold at Abington Auction...
PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — When the hammer fell on the last lot in Freeman’s November 2 jewelry auction, the final price set a new company record: the rare Belle Époque fancy vivid yellow diamond pendant...
BOSTON, MASS. — Grogan & Company’s 30th anniversary auction on November 5 was led by John Singer Sargent’s “Candelabra With Roses,” which finished at $457,500. The painter had given...
Lorraine and Steve German of Mad River Antiques handle a range of American folk art, from intriguing smalls to choice examples of cobalt-decorated stoneware. Though they live in Connecticut, they frequently...
NEW YORK CITY (AP) — A specially padded baseball cap that Jackie Robinson wore for protection against beanballs has sold for $590,994 at auction. The blue Brooklyn Dodgers hat sold on October 28 after...
The electric shock has gone through a good many uses since we first harnessed electricity and promptly began using it in comedy. From inspiring an entire field of “quack” medicine in the second half...