NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Nashville Show, formerly known as the Tailgate-Music Valley Antiques Show, runs February 16-18 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, 625 Smith Avenue, with over 140 dealers offering...
CHEVY CHASE, MD. — A Beauford Delaney (American, 1901–1979) still life of eggplant and fruit set the table for solid auction results at Sloans & Kenyon, selling for $25,095, including premium,...
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. – Ivor Noël Hume, a British-born archaeologist and author, heralded by his peers as the “father” of historical archaeology, died at his home on February 4. He was 89. Noël...
FAIRFIELD, MAINE – Arthur Donald Julia of Skowhegan Road went to meet his maker, Wednesday, February 1, 2017. “Ol’ Artie” (as he referred to himself on eBay) at nearly 90 years...
NEW YORK CITY – Isobel Hinckley Glover, 84, died January 28 at home in New York City surrounded by family. With her husband, Price Perkins Glover, a well-known and respected collector of Americana,...
By R. Scudder Smith NEWTOWN, CONN. – Every so often I have reason to plow through several shelves of pamphlets and auction catalogs in search of one special publication, and never find it. However,...
Ted Hake’s first auction in 1968, dubbed a “Special Interest Auction,” consisted of nonpolitical pin-back buttons and other small collectibles. The sale offered 155 lots, each with a 75-cent minimum...
NEW YORK CITY – Small in scale, yet teeming with life, miniature boxwood carvings have been a source of wonder since their creation in the Netherlands in the Sixteenth Century. On these intricately...
By Kristin Nord HARTFORD, CONN. — The year was 1853. Navy Commodore Matthew Perry, backed by two frigates and two sloops armed with 66 guns, sailed into Edo (Tokyo) Bay. Bearing gifts and a letter from...
Review and Onsite Photos by Rick Russack, Additional Photos Courtesy Grogan & Company BOSTON, MASS. – Jewelry and fine art have been doing well at Grogan & Company, and the February 4 sale...
Review and Photos by Greg Smith YORK, PENN. – Ten illness cancellations did not stop show manager Melvin “Butch” Arion from filling Memorial Hall to the brim with more than 98 exhibitors...
Since the beginning of time, humans have always tried to find a way to soothe infants. Kings are no different; we all have to sleep. From Heritage Auctions, a wrought iron mechanical cradle comes to the block...