On Sunday, Feb. 10, Thomas Schwenke’s Woodbury Auction held its Mid-Century, Country & Decorative Arts Auction — despite the Blizzard of 2013. Read More +
Herman Miller dining chairs won for $1,440 in live, online auction
Antique Desks
1820s 16-panel corner cupboard leads auction offerings Jan. 12 in North Carolina
More than 400 pieces of period furniture, architectural antiques, and cut glass are scheduled for auction at North Carolina’s Broken Arch Auction Gallery. Read More +
Antique Trader 2012 Article Index
It’s been a full year of antiques and collectibles news, stories, how-to advice, reader comments and more. Access the articles you’d like to read again. Read More +
History of Colby furniture company helps decipher date of desk
That means your desk was made after that since not much fancy furniture was made during the War. Colby’s was mostly a furniture retailer, having closed its factory in the 1920s. Read More +
KPM nude plaque may cover up to $8,000 in Nov. 10 auction
Don Presley’s 500-lot Nov. 10 sale is brimming with choice selections from Southern California residences and estates, and everything will be available to bidders at his gallery or online through www.LiveAuctioneers.com. Read More +
Vintage jumbo dice wheel could spin up $3,000 in Nov. 10-11 auction
A two-day auction offering nearly 900 lots of antiques, fine art, collectibles, Asian antiques and more will be hosted by Cordier Auctions Nov. 10-11, 2012 in Harrisburg, Pa. Read More +
How political unrest reinvented America’s antique furniture design
The political unrest in 19th century Germany had a profoundly positive effect on American furniture construction and design for the next 50 years. A large number of German craftspeople made their way to America in the 19th century, but four in particular stand out in the furniture field: John Henry Belter, George Hunzinger and Gustave and Christian Herter. Read More +
Furniture Detective: Not all antique Grand Rapids furniture is grand
Common wisdom in the furniture trade says that anything made in Grand Rapids is “good stuff.” Is that true? Perhaps. But like so many other things, there is always a “but.” In this case the but is “Made when and by whom in Grand Rapids?” Read More +
European art leads Bonhams period art and design sale in San Francisco
European paintings brought the auction much success and helped it generate $272,448 in gross sales. The top lot was “The Adoration of the Magi,” an After Sir Peter Paul Rubens oil on canvas, which sold for $6,875. Read More +
Furniture Detective: How antique furniture pieces get their names
In the everyday conduct of our affairs in the older and antique furniture trade, we often come across terms and references that we accept as just part of the lingo. But almost just as often we have little or no idea what the reference or term really means or how it got to be called that. Read More +