Collecting With Jeff: May 2017

Horse Racing Collectibles Jeff Figler If you are like most people who go to a horse race you wage on a particular horse because of its name, or maybe on how it looks. Sure, there are some people who study…
Horse Racing Collectibles Jeff Figler If you are like most people who go to a horse race you wage on a particular horse because of its name, or maybe on how it looks. Sure, there are some people who study…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Chippendale carved and figured mahogany scalloped-top tea table with open ball and talons sold for $912,500 at Americana Week, a series of auctions held Jan. 18-21 by Sotheby’s…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A 17-inch-tall, all-original Queen Anne doll in a presentation case and detailed with leather gloves and several layers of clothing, sold for $46,360 at a Premier Toy, Doll and…
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall A lovely 18th century Virginia Queen Anne tray-top tea table with a scalloped skirt, pad feet and a fine old refinish sold for $299,000 at a Fine Art &…
Results of Recent Auctions From Around the World by Ken Hall An 18th century Queen Anne tray-top tea table sold for $299,000 at an auction held Feb. 21-22 by Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, N.Y. The lovely mahogany table, with scalloped…
GENESEO, N.Y…. A lovely 18th century Virginia Queen Anne tray-top tea table, having a scalloped skirt, pad feet and a fine old refinish, sold for $299,000 at a two-day Fine Art & Antiques Auction held Feb. 20-21 by Cottone Auctions,…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Marble-top serving table, $41,480, Schwenke’s Woodbury Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A Georgia marble-top carved mahogany serving table sold for $41,480 at a Spring Anniversary Fine Estates Auction held June 8 by…
The Best of Ed Welch – Selling Popcorn and Shoes The Business of Doing Business in Antiques By Ed Welch In the early 1970s, I did a lot of business with a dealer who sold Period American Furniture. 90 percent…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Queen Anne highboy, $32,500, Ahlers & Ogletree Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A mahogany carved and figured Queen Anne highboy, probably made in Massachusetts (circa 1730-1750), sold for $32,500 at a multi-estate…
Iznik pottery charger, $9,600, Woodbury Auction Gavels ‘n’ Paddles Recent Auctions from Near & Far By Ken Hall An Iznik pottery charger sold for $9,600 at an Americana, Folk Art & Decorative Arts Auction held Apr. 21 by Woodbury Auction…
Edward Hicks painting, $2.55 million, Christie’s Gavels ’n’ Paddles Recent Auction Results from Near and Far By Ken Hall An oil on canvas painting by Edward Hicks (American, 1780-1849), titled Penn’s Treaty, sold for $2.55 million at a sale of…