Antiques and the Arts

John Stuart Gordon, the Benjamin Attmore Hewitt curator of American decorative arts at the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG), was one of three curatorial voices that contributed to YUAG’s most recent collections publications The post Q&A: John Stuart Gordon first appeared on Antiques And […]

MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS. — Auctions sometimes provide surprises. Sometimes big surprises, which are some of the reasons to attend a live sale as opposed to watching it online. The post Antique Phones Ring In Half Of Sale’s $628,000 Total—White’s Dials Up Surprises In Mid-April […]

LAS VEGAS — As predicted, the sale’s top lot in Morphy’s April 11-13 coin-op and antique advertising auction was a rare and highly sought-after Caille Bros musical Triple Eclipse upright slot machine whose design incorporated three separate machines — accepting 5¢, […]

COVENTRY, CONN. — Just east of Hartford, Conn., is a hidden gem of the state’s vintage and antiques community, where collectors and resellers gather every Tuesday to see what’s new at Weston’s Antiques. R.J. and Holly Weston celebrated the gallery’s 25th anniversary on […]

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Following on the heels of its inaugural sale on September 24, 2023, when Bray & Co. offered more than 200 lots of tattoo, circus, sideshow and curiosities, the newly minted firm presented its Spring Discovery Sale on April 13. The post Maps, Money & A Mirror Were […]

PITTSFIELD, MASS. — On April 13, Fontaine’s Auction Gallery conducted an auction of American and European timepieces. The post High Time For Late Nineteenth Century Clocks At Fontaine’s first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly.

PHOENIXVILLE, PENN. — Theodore “Ted” Wiederseim and staff put together a diverse auction featuring more than 500 lots on April 12, including a large collection of fine art, one of its star lots a Thomas Sully portrait of Fanny Kemble as Juliet, along with works by Alexander Pope […]

Metals were a dominant media in auctions this week. An industrial steel cabinet offered at Public Sale made more than $3,000 while a kinetic brass sculpture by Philippe Hiquily (French, 1925-2013) that had been authenticated by the Committee Hiquily rose to lead Clarke’s Spring Spectacular […]

SPARKS, MD. — If anyone had any questions about the strength of the market for stoneware and redware, they need only look at the results of Crocker Farm’s Spring 2024 auction, which closed in a phone bidding session on April 6 following an online bidding period that began on March 27. […]

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — Presented by the Schoharie Colonial Heritage Association (SCHA), the 2024 Spring Antiques in Schoharie show took place at Schoharie Central School on April 13 and 14. The SCHA’s 48th annual spring show welcomed 75 dealers from near and far and was raising money in […]