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John McInnis to auction Boston family’s private collection, May 4-7
Maxim Kopf, ‘Tahitians on the Beach,’ estimated at $10,000-$20,000
AMESBURY, Mass. – An important single-family private collection out of Metro-West Boston featuring more than 2,200 choice lots in a wide range of collecting categories will come up for bid in a four-day auction planned for Thursday, May 4; Friday, May 5; Saturday, May 6; and Sunday, May 7 by John McInnis Auctioneers. Start times will be 11 am Eastern on all four days. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Esteemed Asian art collection holds attention at McInnis, Feb. 25
Chinese ormolu mounted famille bowl, estimated at $1,500-$3,000
AMESBURY, Mass. – An Asian Collections Auction featuring the personal collection of Dr. Allan Bezan of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, plus other prominent estates from greater Boston, will be held on Saturday, February 25, starting at 10 am Eastern time at John McInnis Auctioneers. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Lauded antique dealers’ collection presented at John McInnis, Aug. 4-6
Appointment signed by King Louis XVIII in 1814, est. $50-$500
AMESBURY, Mass. – John McInnis Auctioneers will offer material from the celebrated Massachusetts antiques dealers Jack and Grace Weil as part of its Three Day Summer Event, taking place from Thursday, August 4 through Saturday, August 6, with the three auction sessions beginning at 10 am Eastern time on each day. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Paul Revere family artifacts arouse interest in Boston-area auction
This 19th-century trade sign, lettered ‘Joseph W. Revere’ in gold leaf and offered with other artifacts from the descendants of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere, exceeded its $1,000-$2,000 estimate to sell for $20,000 plus the buyer’s premium at John McInnis Auctioneers on December 11, 2021. Image courtesy of John McInnis Auctioneers and LiveAuctioneers.
BOSTON (AP) – Artifacts once owned by Paul Revere’s family have been sold at auction for $20,000. The items were found in the attic of a home in Canton, Massachusetts, believed to have been owned by the family of the legendary Revolutionary War figure, The Boston Globe reports.
Mirror with great provenance reflects well on McInnis Dec. 18 sale
Federal convex mirror that once belonged to Nathaniel Bowditch, est. $20,000-$40,000
AMESBURY, Mass. – John McInnis Auctioneers will present an on-site estate auction under a heated tent at the Round Plain Farm in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, a long time Loring family home, on Saturday, December 18. The sale will feature early American period antiques, paintings, Oriental rugs and Chinese porcelain. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
McInnis to auction treasures from Greater Boston area, Dec. 10-11
Circa-1914 carousel outer rim chariot panel, est. $20,000-$30,000
AMESBURY, Mass. – John McInnis Auctioneers will present an important Two-Day Americana auction of more than 1,000 lots on Friday, December 10 and Saturday, December 11. The sale with feature early American formal and country furniture, folk art, paintings, carpets, textiles, samplers, pearlware, mochaware, decoys, photography, maritime material, delftware, miniatures, and also the whimsical and the unusual. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
McInnis sells Picasso that sat in Maine closet for 50 years
A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso, which sat in a closet in Maine for 50 years, sold at John McInnis Auctioneers on June 26 for $150,000 plus the buyer’s premium.
AMESBURY, Mass. (AP) – A mixed-media painting attributed to Pablo Picasso has been sold after spending 50 years in a closet in a house in Maine. The Boston Globe reports that John McInnis Auctioneers, based in Massachusetts, auctioned the painting titled Le Tricorne on June 26.
Fine art takes center stage at John McInnis June 26
Undated Gina Pellon oil on canvas, estimated at $3,000-$6,000
AMESBURY, Mass. – John McInnis Auctioneers, LLC will present its June Important Fine Art Auction on June 26. It will feature more than 550 lots of paintings, prints, sculptures, mid-century Modern furniture, and fine art reference books spanning more than four centuries. All will be brought together to cross the auction block in a single session sale. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
John McInnis provides rich selection of Americana June 12
Hand-colored mezzotints of Washington on his deathbed, estimated at $3,000-$4,000
AMESBURY, Mass. – Grace and Jacques “Jack” Weil, located in historic Marblehead, Massachusetts, were very successful old fashioned antique dealers in Greater Boston back in the mid-century. Their Marblehead shop was the go-to-place on the North Shore to find choice Americana, from folk art and textiles to paintings and formal furnishings. When they closed their landmark store in the 1970s, all their own personal collection and all the extras stored throughout their home remained untouched until now. Nearly a half century later, John McInnis Auctioneers will sell these treasures on June 12 starting at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
