Antiques And The Arts Weekly

Fine art and sculpture connoisseurs had a lucky strike this past week, as the two categories sold well at auctions worldwide. A previously unseen “Stabile Mobile” by Alexander Calder was auctioned for €533,000 ($619,890) with Oger-Blanchet, while “L’Araignee Grande,” a bronze sculpture by Germaine Richier, achieved $131,250 at Nadeau’s. In the fine art category, Alexander Osc...

One of two lots with the highest price of the day, this Inuit carved gray stone musk ox with an applied white brow and horn, 9½ inches tall by 11 inches wide by 6 inches deep, signed in Inuktitut, surpassed its $800-$1,000 estimate to make $3,600.

Review by Kiersten Busch

THOMASTON, MAINE — In ...

Ship figureheads are scarce and don’t stick around on the market long. Ryan M. Cooper Nautical Antiques & Art offered this one at the show. Yarmouth Port, Mass.

Review & Onsite Photos by Andrea Valluzzo

WEST DENNIS, MASS. —Members of the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association have a d...

Deaccessioned from the Museum at FIT and going to an online bidder was this circa 1972 Halston silk jersey evening gown, which made $9,062 ($400/600).

Review by Andrea Valluzzo

BELLOWS FALLS, VT. — Augusta Auctions’ Modes for May: Antiques & Couture Fashion Auction, conducted on May 20, was...