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One thing that map dealers and map collectors learn early on is that the format in which a map was published has a great deal to do with its historic significance and its monetary value. A very rare example of a hugely important map of the American We…
It’s been nearly 5 years since I started blogging about the hobby of collecting globes. As I look back I think about how. I’ve changed as a collector, and how my collection has changed. In this post I want to share some pictures of my globes in…
To anyone who has been reading this blog for a while, knows I love hunting antiques the old fashioned way. That is out on the open road. This summer took me through New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and into Rhode Island. A sep…
In American Architecture there was often a hybridization of Architectural styles in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This filtered down to the merchandising of interior architectural details that were used, I believe, to create product differentiation. …
In American Architecture there was often a hybridization of Architectural styles in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This filtered down to the merchandising of interior architectural details that were used, I believe, to create product differentiation. …
Hello loyal readers, I’ve been neglecting my blog duties these past couple months. Let me apologize for that. I’ve got a couple of nice posts in the works. First I’m going to recap a great summer of antique hunting that took me to 8 different statesSe…
The widely told story that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in 1839 has been debunked for some time. The first known mention of baseball is in a children’s book from the late eighteenth century. A small illustration of three boys playing is a…
OK, now I’m on eBay looking for needles in haystacks everyday. Lately I’ve noticed an uptick in listings that are so badly priced I just can’t stand it. So lets review a fewAh…. one of my favorites the Frankenstein globe, you see up top we have a …
About two centuries ago, Thomas McKenney, the head of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, began to commission portraits of Native Americans both when they visited Washington D.C. and from artists “in the field.” McKenney realized that the “pro…
Recently I had a chance to have a ” conversation ” with George Glazer, an advanced globe collector specializing in American globes as well as a renound dealer in globes, and maps among other wonderful things. Located in New York his website share…
On May 15, 1756, Britain declared war on France, opening the Seven Years War, the American part of which was called the French & Indian War. Though that was the official start of the French & Indian War, fighting had actually been going on for…
We have 6 of these very large scale 6-arm Gas Chandeliers. This one has Amber Reversed Thumbprint shades. It is 44 inches long and 34 inches diameter. One of the most simple allegorical symbols in lighting fixtures is the scroll arm back. This chandeli…
We have 6 of these very large scale 6-arm Gas Chandeliers. This one has Amber Reversed Thumbprint shades. It is 44 inches long and 34 inches diameter. One of the most simple allegorical symbols in lighting fixtures is the scroll arm back. This chandeli…
All the lights you picked were made between 1900 and 1920. During this period, this type of Leaded Glass fixture was popular not only for purchase from companies like Bradley and Hubbard but also among Stained Glass Craftsmen who were doing more custom…
All the lights you picked were made between 1900 and 1920. During this period, this type of Leaded Glass fixture was popular not only for purchase from companies like Bradley and Hubbard but also among Stained Glass Craftsmen who were doing more custom…
The story of the “Arkansas Traveler” naturally has its roots in Arkansas, but over time it has come to be a universal American folk tale. The origin of this tale is in a story recounted by Colonel Sanford Faulkner, an Arkansas farmer and politician. …
If your a regular reader of this blog you’ll know that I’m always on the lookout for globe related items. Things like original handbooks, catalogs, and manuals being one of my favorites. A couple of weeks ago I was able to add two exceptional pi…
By the middle of the nineteenth century, lithographic publishers were popping up around the country and this provided a new outlet for the artistic and commercial interests of American artists. Without a huge investment, artists could have their image…
I just wrote about the excellent exhibit on Fowler’s bird’s-eye-views of Pennsylvania towns which is at the State Museum of Pennsylvania (as well as on line). One thing which I didn’t mention was the excellent slide-show presentation on the general su…
Why do people love tellurions….? Well for me it’s a mechanical sculpture. Add in a dose of history, and suddenly it’s a 100 plus year old apparatus that still works, and could if desired go right back into a classroom tomorrow. If an antiq…
I recently heard of a wonderful exhibit at the State Museum of Pennsylvania which I am happy to call to everyone’s attention. A description of the exhibit is given on the exhibit web site: ‘Every Thing of Interest Shown’: T.M. Fowler’s Bird’s-Eye View…
Our friend, Vince Szilagyi, who is a scholar on the history of maps, especially those related to Africa, recently gave an excellent talk to the Rocky Mountain Map Society, The Scramble for Africa: Colonial Africa Explored through Maps and Artwork. 1844…
I have been in the print and map business for three and a half decades, getting into the business because of my love of history and graphic images of that history. Initially, I focused on early maps—-from the age of exploration-—and historical prints …
In November, on election day, just a year after one of the most traumatic election days of recent history, I spent a lot of time thinking about the drama and foibles of the election process. This is, of course, nothing new and there have been many pri…
Sortly.com , the most popular home inventory app, features David J. Goldberg on its blog.
The appraises is quoted on the steps to take when securing a collection or heirlooms against impending natural disasters. Topics covered are:
how to inventory yo…
Life can be exciting when your job is to sort through other people’s collections and valuables. When something winning comes to the surface – that’s a good day for client and appraiser. To give you an idea of the life of an appraiser, R. Stephanie Br…
It has been a while since I’ve written about mythical geography, so today I’m going to look at a myth which appeared in the mid-sixteenth century and which lasted for about a century and a half, that is, the geographic error of showing a mountain range…
A few years ago, we posted a blog about how we had discovered the source of some very strange buffalo which appeared in the classic Currier & Ives print, “The Rocky Mountains.” Well I just realized that the same buffalo turned up again! Conningham…
We have recently acquired a couple of important historical prints with a Confederate theme: a portrait of Robert E. Lee and an image of a Confederate encampment. Both of these are rare, significant images, the type of prints I have always been proud t…
I love history and I love maps, so naturally I love my job! Just handling the old maps, researching them and chatting with fellow cartophiles makes my career a wonderful one. However, I do get extra enjoyment when I find some fact or bit of informati…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – In the 1980s, New York’s gritty Lower East Side was a hotbed of aspiring artists and entertainers with the common goal of achieving fame and success. Two of the kindred spirits drawn to each other within the fast-paced microcosm …
I have always loved maps of all sorts. As a kid I studied maps in books and magazines, poured over automobile maps from gas stations, and then when I realized that one could actually get hold of them, became entranced by antique maps. Back in the six…
One of the great things about antique prints and maps is that even after 35 years in the business, I still am surprised and delighted on a regular basis by things we come across. Just yesterday, while organizing some of our prints here in the shop, we…
Bertoia’s eagerly awaited Nov. 11-13 Annual Fall Auction presents diverse categories of toys, banks, trains and holiday antiques with blue-chip provenance
2,100+ lots include the best of Tony Lasala’s cast iron, Jay Schoedinger’s pressed steel, and Aus…
Newcomb Pottery has a long and cherished history. Originally associated with the American Arts and Crafts Movement, its potters evolved stylistically as the 20th century advanced and Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism and new technologies influenced ar…
Early American furniture is a category of joy in and of itself. Although it is rare now to see pieces from the 17th century – most have been collected and endowed to museums – we at The Appraisal Group get as excited as anyone on the Antiques Roadshow …
As you have seen in The Appraisal Group blogs on American Style, antiques come in all forms – from highly ornate to radial sawn oak to tubular steel and leather. A lot of folks these days are having issues with very ornate furniture. Like them or not,…
Coming on the heels of the Arts and Crafts Movement, members of the Bauhaus who fled Europe in the 1930s gave us International Style. It prevailed for much of the 20th century and is with us today.
Thanks to a project sponsored by the defunct magazine…
This week The Appraisal Group is featuring the look book of 20th century Americana. Today, we visit Prairie style. Solidly American, Prairie Style was an an outgrowth of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. It took root mostly in midwestern and west…
Amazing as it sometimes seems, before there was an Internet, there were cross-currents of thought that resounded around the world. It may have taken longer for the ideas of William Morris and John Ruskin, proponents of Britain’s Arts & Crafts Movem…
Often when we talk about the impact and continued popularity of mid-century furniture, the words Studio Crafts sneak into the conversation. Many items from the American Studio Crafts movement come up in routine personal property appraisals conducted by…
As a nation of style seekers, we have, for about the past fifteen years, embraced a new age of Minimalism. Young and mid-career collectors no doubt have fond memories of this furniture from their grandparents’ homes. Others simply admire the sleek, str…
Just finished the installation of about 12 Antique light fixtures that were bought during our 35% off and free shipping sale. We sometimes have this Sale in the month of February to promote more business. The Home was a 1930’s Colonial with challenging…
Just finished the installation of about 12 Antique light fixtures that were bought during our 35% off and free shipping sale. We sometimes have this Sale in the month of February to promote more business. The Home was a 1930’s Colonial with challenging…
Citizen Public and Oyster Bar is a Restaurant Establishment on Boylston St. in the Fenway area of Boston. It is a great location owned by Dave Dubois and his Partners. We have had a long standing relati…
Citizen Public and Oyster Bar is a Restaurant Establishment on Boylston St. in the Fenway area of Boston. It is a great location owned by Dave Dubois and his Partners. We have had a long standing relationship with Dave, for over 20 years…
BOULDER, Colo. – Attention time travelers and antiquities collectors: No boarding pass is required for Artemis Gallery’s May 21 journey to past civilizations. All that’s required is an Internet connection and you’ll soon be browsing a fascinating aucti…
DENVER, Pa. – Morphy Auctions will present 839 lots of antique advertising in its March 28th specialty auction. All forms of bidding will be available, including absentee or live online via Morphy Live.
Rare, large 1909 Coca-Cola cardboard posterest. $…
Important English Furniture:
A Gentleman’s Collection
A pair of late George III patinated bronze and ormolu cassolettes
Achieving a total of £1,476,500, Sotheby’s London auction, Important English Furniture: A Gentleman’s Collection, featured …
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Waverly’s of suburban Washington, D.C., will offer connoisseurs 450 lots of rare books, maps, atlases and ephemera in a well-rounded November 21st catalog auction. Many themes and categories are featured, and key selections include …
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – There is no such thing as an average sale at Palm Beach Modern Auctions (PBMA). Each of the company’s events is carefully curated, with the tastes of today’s sophisticated art buyers kept firmly in mind as consignments are gathe…
DENVER, Pa. – Dan Morphy, CEO of Morphy Auctions, has announced the appointment of Michael L. Vice as expert consultant in firearms and militaria. In his new position, Vice, who is based in Gettysburg, Pa., will appraise and catalog guns, rifles and mi…
Caille Puck 5-cent upright slot machine with music, pre-1900, stocked with great American tunes, plays well. Estimate: $18,000-$22,000.
DENVER, Pa. – Morphy’s Oct. 4-5 Premier Advertising & Coin-Op auction contains more than 1,100 top-quality lots …
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Waverly Rare Books, a division of Quinn’s Auction Galleries in suburban Washington DC, will deliver a wealth of local nostalgia to the auction block on Thursday, September 19th. The centerpiece of the sale is a remarkable selection …