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¢, 50¢ and 5¢, respectively — in one oak cabinet. The post Quirky & Fun, Morphy’s Coin-Op & Advertising Auction Grosses $3.9 Million first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

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 ..read more

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 The Arts Weekly ..read more

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 sale. The post Across The Block first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

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 Sale first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

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 support of the Schoharie Valley Railroad Museum and the 1743 Palatine House Museum. The post Spring Antiques in Schoharie Presented Its Best Lineup Of Dealers Yet first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

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 April 9, welcoming old friends, former employees, colleagues and new attendees. The post Weston’s Antiques: 25 Years & 1,300 Auctions In Coventry first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

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 and William Henry Hunt; and several tall case clocks, most notably a rare Daniel Quare clock owned by Benjamin Franklin’s grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache. The post At Wiederseim Associates—Fine Art, Chinese Porcelains & Storied Tall Case Clock Find Favor first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

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. The post Menagerie Motifs Rule The Roost At Crocker Farm first appeared on Antiques And The Arts Weekly ..read more

CHICAGO — Potter & Potter Auctions conducted its ninth sale of the Eric C. Caren collection on April 18, titled “How History Unfolds On Paper.” The sale offered 559 lots, including works owned and signed by America’s founding fathers, rare broadsides and iconic photographs and papers regarding pop culture, social movements and political ideologies. Earning the sale’s highest price was a document that the auction house deemed “the most important George Washington document in private hands”: George Washington’s commission as general and commander in chief of the army of the United Colonies ..read more