VINELAND, N.J. – In the world of antique toys, condition is king. With that in mind, Bertoia’s first auction of 2016 pays tribute to the most outstanding examples of toys from all subcategories, as well as pristine banks, trains and doorstops. The New Jersey company’s Saturday, March 12 Select Toys Auction will showcase exquisite pieces from many advanced collections, including that of respected Pennsylvania collector Bob Brady.
NEW YORK – Despite a weeklong postponement due to winter weather, Keno Auctions’ Pop-Up auction boasted an 87 percent sell-through rate on Jan. 31. An American Impressionist painting from a Rhode Island estate brought nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Antique Omani pottery and jewelry from the collection of Louisa Montague, a former tourism director, and gifted by Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qassimi, ruler of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, will be sold to the highest bidders at an I.M. Chait Gallery auction Feb. 21.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – An exceptional collection of Georg Jensen silver flatware, a circa 1760 Charleston, S.C., torchiere, a rare daguerreotype of 19th century author Washington Irving (one of two known), and a scarce 16th century Chinese cloisonné enamel Hu vase from the Ming Dynasty, will all be sold Feb. 13-15.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has learned that a 16th century oil-wood panel the museum owns was painted by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch.
BOSTON – It seemed too good to be true: An old wooden desk carved with the initials “JFK” from the private school in Connecticut where John F. Kennedy studied as a boy.
That’s because it was.