Pennsylvania antiques dealer David Horst has joined Morphy Auctions as chief consultant to the company’s Americana department. Horst will handle consignments and cataloging of all Americana and folk art auctioned by Morphy’s. Horst developed a specialty in stoneware and ceramics, with a particular expertise in mocha spatter and gaudy Dutch; as well as Pennsylvania German antiques of all types, including painted furniture. Read More +
The Philadelphia Antiques Show announced recently the show will move to a new home in Center City Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Convention Center. The change in venue invites fantastic updates to the 2012 show, including a larger floor plan and a fresh, new logo to bring antiques into the 21st century. Read More +
Hundreds of select, handpicked items from three prominent Virginia estates – in Franklin, Virginia Beach and Norfolk, plus other consignments – will be sold at auction Saturday, Feb. 4. Read More +
BOSTON – Following the success of last year’s inaugural Winter Sale of wildlife art, Copley Fine Art Auctions, LLC is returning to New York City for their premier American art event. Held in conjunction with Keno Auctions, the Winter Sale … Read More +
“Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster,” is free and on exhibit in the Tennessee State Museum’s Changing Galleries through Jan. 15. Read More +
For tool collectors, Black Friday can mean many things, like cast iron! In this photo spread we present a selection of unusual multifunction tools and their recent prices. These would make perfect stocking stuffers for the collector on your list, but be careful – it will be difficult to keep the stocking pinned to the mantle. Read More +
BOSTON, Mass. – A rare 18th century portrait of Abigail Rose, of North Branford, Conn., sold for $1,271,000 Nov. 5, 2011, breaking a record for the most expensive folk art portrait ever sold at auction. Read More +
The Third Sunday Antique Market runs on the third Sunday of each month May through October, with a special winter show in Feb. 26, 2012. Manager Mike Raycraft said he is pleased with the Fall 2011 show and is looking forward to next year’s 25th anniversary year. Read More +
According to Artifact Consultant Larry Swann, the first auction session will feature approximately one quarter of Earl Townsend Jr.’s prestigious Native American artifact collection. Read More +
This Confederate flag, which was captured at the Battle of Mine Creek, Kans., Oct. 24, 1864, sold at auction June 25, 2011, for $26,290. Heritage Auction Galleries (Dallas) sold the 35-by-50-inch wool flag accompanied by documentation and historical analysis. Photo … Read More +