Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Claude Monet painting, $27 million, Christie’s Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World An oil on canvas painting by Claude Monet (Fr., 1840-1926), titled Nympheas (1907), sold for $27 million at an Impressionist & Modern Art…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Frieseke oil painting, $962,500, Bonhams Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A 1912 oil painting by the American Impressionist Frederick Carl Frieseke, titled The Garden Chair, painted in the artist’s Giverny home, where his neighbor…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Dante Rossetti manuscript, $30,000, PBA Galleries Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A fine illuminated manuscript of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s The Blessed Damozel from the calligraphic master Albert Sangorski sold for $30,000 at an auction…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Jefferson signed document, $118,750, Swann Auction Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A 1792 printed copy of An Act Establishing a Mint, and Regarding the Coins of the United States, signed by Thomas Jefferson, sold…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Louise Nevelson artwork, $87,500, Rago Arts & Auction Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World An original artwork by Louise Nevelson (Am., 1899-1988), titled Open Zag VIII, sold for $87,500 at a pair of Fine Art…
The Best of Ed Welch – Your Time and Your Money The Business of Doing Business in Antiques By Ed Welch The antiques trade is time and money intensive. No professional dealer can make a living wage in the antiques…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Scale model barber’s chair, $42,000, Victorian Casino Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World An exceptional salesman’s sample barber chair, a beautifully detailed scale model made by Theo A. Kochs (Chicago), sold for $42,000 at an…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Pair of natural pearls, $3.3 million, Doyle Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World A pair of natural pearls sold for $3.3 million at an Important Jewelry Auction held April 28 by Doyle New York in…
Gavels ’n’ Paddles: Babe Ruth pocket watch, $650,108, SCP Auctions Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World Babe Ruth’s gold pocket watch from the 1948 celebration of the 25th anniversary of the opening of “The House That Ruth Built”…
The Civil War Collector – July 2014 By John Sexton Q: I live in Syracuse, N.Y., and have these old Civil War invitations to military balls and receptions. I even have a pre-19th century check dated 1799 from the bank…
