Pennsylvania Americana collection outperformed expectations at ConestogaMANHEIM, Penn. — A single-owner collection of Americana, with an emphasis on Pennsylvania history, was presented January 6 at Conestoga Auction, outperforming expectations and continuing the strong market performance of historic, place-focused collectibles. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. Hailing from the Hanover-York area of central Pennsylvania, Byron H. Lecates amassed an eclectic assembly of […]
Quacktastic: Copley Fine Art Auctions’ Sporting Sale totals $3.6MPLYMOUTH, Mass. – On July 13 and 14, Copley Fine Art Auctions’ annual Sporting Sale posted a 92% sell-through rate and set multiple new world records. The two-day auction, consisting of 517 lots, surpassed $3.6 million, with eight lots reaching six-figure results. The top painting lot, a watercolor by Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) titled Dove […]
Chinese porcelain bowl rockets to $200K at BriggsGARNET VALLEY, Pa. – Briggs Auction’s Fine Estates Auction held on July 30 featured a fine selection of antique and modern furnishings, fine art, fine porcelains, decorative arts and more. “This was a well-received auction with a wide variety of items that appealed to a broad range of bidders,” said Stephen Turner, the president of […]
Gallery Report: November 2014 Dorflinger punch set, $132,000, DuMouchelles A turn-of-the-century 15-piece Dorflinger Montrose green-to-clear glass punch bowl set sold for $132,000 at an auction held Sept. 12-14 by DuMouchelles in Detroit. Also, an American brilliant cranberry cut-to-clear glass and Gorham sterling jug finished at $33,000; a Hawkes Queens glass punch bowl with 12 cups gaveled for […]