WINDSOR, CONN. — The men who built America were in the spotlight at Nadeau’s auction on November 7. Daniel Huntington’s (1816-1906) “Portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt“ brought an impressive $45,600...
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Julien’s Auctions has sold what some have dubbed the most important Beatle guitar to hit the auction block. A John Lennon original 1962 J-160E Gibson acoustic guitar had been...
Good Sales Of Traditional Furniture, Small Accessories And Early Folk Art Make A Lively Four-Day Weekend Review and Photos by Tom O’Hara ATLANTA, GA. — Don Scott was again thrilled to visit with the dealers...
ALLENTOWN, PENN. — Dealers in antique toys and related objects, as well as collectors and the curious, will crowd into the Allentown Fairgrounds on Saturday, November 7, for the popular Allentown Antique...
NEW YORK CITY — The Whitney Museum of American Art announced that the 2017 Whitney Biennial will be co-curated by Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks. This will be the 78th in the museum’s series of annual...
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Qing Dynasty jars and jadeite jewelry brought breathtaking sums at an auction of Asian works of art that concluded on October 27. The 311-lot sale, which realized a total of $2,416,619...
CLEVELAND, OHIO — Recent acquisitions by the Cleveland Museum of Art include an Ikenga figure, a prime example of Igbo art from Nigeria; “The Temple of Edfu: The Door of the Pylon,” a sketch...
WILMINGTON, DEL. – Benefitting Winterthur Museum, the 52nd Delaware Antiques Show got underway with a lively preview at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Thursday night, November 5. Featuring...
Review by W.A. Demers; Photos Courtesy of Barridoff Galleries PORTLAND, MAINE — Barridoff Galleries co-principal Rob Elowitch chuckled when checking record prices for James Fitzgerald (American, 1899–1971),...
With Malice Toward None; With Charity For All NEW YORK CITY — A text written and signed by Abraham Lincoln, quoting his second inaugural address, sold at Heritage Auctions on Wednesday, November 4, for $2,213,000...
KANSAS CITY, MO. — A singular and important gift of Native American art has been unanimously accepted into the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by its board of trustees. The collection of Joanne...
NEW YORK CITY — The first of Sotheby’s extensive auctions of property from the collection of A. Alfred Taubman concluded on November 4 with a total of $377 million, passing its low estimate of $374.8...