Just posted by MAD on my twitter feed and, although I am not a jewelry person thought this bear was interesting, I have never seen one before....
Interesting article by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond in MAD yesterday about the antiques biz and how it's changed & how the internet has...
It’s one of the best folk art fakes of all time. It fooled them all: dealers, curators, vetters, journalists, and more. Story at the link...
John Bartlam teapot to be sold next month in England, it's in pretty rough shape so estimate is low considering. Bartlam was a potter in...
I picked up this 1730 or so william & mary gateleg table at auction during a HUGE snow storm that had new england shut down a number of years ago....
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/arts/design/leonardo-da-vinci-salvator-mundi-christies-auction.html
William, mascot at the MET & STAR! for many visitors, William is about 4000 years old....
Slow in here so thought i'd post an old table of mine, coastal Connecticut 1750 or so, cherry base with a white pine top that is attached to frame...
Willis Henry had a sale last month on all things Shaker, there was something for every price range. Shaker continues to hold it's own for their...
Someone on another forum posted this table that was in a storage unit that they bought. It's an interesting table i think & it is probably not...
Interesting sale of early weapons & armor, pic is 16th-century open basket-hilt sword, possibly salvaged from the 1545 wreck of the Tudor warship...
“When cabbage and peas were often our best meal.” A Letter from an 18th-century Journeyman Cabinetmaker Things were tough in the winter of 1716....
I know stoneware & redware can be valuable but geez. I was online yesterday for a small relatively obscure auction house out in the boonies of...
An American pilgrim chest is up for grabs next month, a blanket chest attributed to Peter Blin (1640-1725) Wethersfield Connecticut. The...
$456,000. for this whale tooth, unreal! Full story at the link below....
Maine Antique Digest (MAD) tweeted this out yesterday which i thought was neat and, pretty aggressive for MAD as they are normally very reserved....
I had always assumed that oak secondary wood on early furniture was NOT American and, generally speaking that is correct. However, as is usual...
Sold for $12,102,100 at Christie’s on July 6, as part of this summer’s “Exceptional Sale,” was the 17¾" wide, addorsed pair of marble lions made...
C. 1720, New England, pine, decorated with paint. Cool box although i think auction estimate is probably wishful thinking. This box sold on the...
Kinda slow in furniture section so thought i would try out my new cell phone cam (samsung galaxy), pretty good cam, i am impressed! This painted...
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