Jan Brooks, smart, funny, talented and complex, died of lung cancer on September 12. Her multitude of friends will savor her memory and miss her generous spirit, sharp wit, big laugh, curiosity and energy.
“Dazzling” would be an apt word to use when describing the selection of fabulous fine art and sparkling diamonds that led auctions nationwide this past week. Buyers secured paintings such as “Saints’...
DALLAS — Heritage Auctions offered nearly 200 lots of Asian art from across the continent in its Fine & Decorative Asian Art Signature Auction, which took place on September 24.
PASADENA, CALIF. — On September 22, Treasureseeker Auctions conducted its End-Of-Summer Spectacular Sale, featuring 340 lots adding up to what the firm called “one of [its] best sales ever!”
FREEHOLD, N.Y. — An oil on canvas painting by Julie Hart Beers (1835-1913), “River Landscape With Cows,” measuring 6½ by 20 inches, sold far past its estimate of $1,5/3,000 at Carlsen Gallery on September...
YARMOUTH, MASS. — Cape Cod endured a bonafide Nor’easter for a couple of days leading up to the weekend of September 21 and 22, coinciding with the Cape Cod Glass Club’s (CCGC) 36th Annual Glass...
NORWALK, CONN. — The 17th annual Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Old-Fashioned Flea Market got under way on September 15 under perfect, sunny skies and comfortable outdoor shopping temperatures.
YORK, PENN. — For those Americana collectors who bemoan the increasing number of antiques shows that drop the term “antiques” from their name, or ones that expand the focus to include Twentieth Century...