DALLAS—A Clay & Frelinghuysen 1844 campaign flag banner, in nearly mint condition, set a record at Heritage Auctions’ October 21, selling for $81,250 including the buyer’s premium. From the David...
CINCINNATI, OHIO — The most significant piece of Kentucky furniture to ever come to market shattered the record for furniture made in the Bluegrass state when it sold for $498,750 at Cowan’s Auctions...
Benton’s Ten-Pound Hammer Litho Rings High At Soulis Auctions LONE JACK, MO. — A pencil-signed lithograph by Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975) crossed the block at Soulis Auctions’ September...
The Battle of Chickamauga was a three-day affair, taking place September 18–20, 1863, between the Union and Confederate Armies. It was named after the Chickamauga Creek, which ran just outside of Chattanooga,...
LONDON — “One unexpected spinoff of [Jan van Eyck’s] Arnolfini portrait, is that the convex mirror became a staple of the middle-class interior, there became a fashion for these mirrors from...
By James D. Balestrieri FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Giacomo – Jacques when he was in France – Casanova (1725-1708), Chevalier de Seingalt, was really just Giacomo Casanova. Chevalier de Seingalt...
Review and Onsite Photos by R. Scudder Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy RSL Auctions WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. – Fall has arrived and with it comes football, storm windows, colorful trees, winter vacation...
Leo Fender did more than invent the electric guitar; he altered the trajectory of the music world. Would the sounds of iconic musicians like Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck...
Review and Photos by Rick Russack LUDLOW, VT. – This may be one of the friendliest antiques shows around. Its preview party, September 29, began at 7 pm, an hour after the Okemo show- a short distance...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Jones & Horan MANCHESTER, N.H. – Jones & Horan sold $703,000 worth of coins, watches and jewelry on October 1. It was a fast-paced...
Review and Photos by Rick Russack BONDVILLE, VT. – Greg Hamilton’s Antiques at Stratton Mountain opened with a breakfast preview at 7:30 am on September 30 and continued the next day. With...
Review and Photos by Rick Russack LUDLOW, VT. – The Vermont Pickers Market, October 1, was the last of the five shows comprising Antiques Week in Vermont. Returning to the Okemo ski area base lodge,...