Innehållsförteckning för July 2024 från Kovels Antique Trader

PRINCETON, N.J. – More than 200 quilts from the Bobbie Aug Quilt Collection, including works by the esteemed artist herself, highlight a July 20 event at Dana Auctions. The auction showcases a remarkable collection of antique and vintage quilts, tops and other textiles with a special highlight on the works by Aug, a distinguished figure in the world of quilting who died in January at the age of 77. Throughout her illustrious career, Aug authored several acclaimed quilting books, including “How to Make String Quilts” and “Vertical Quilts with Style,” which have served as invaluable resources for novice and seasoned quilters alike. Her unique artistic vision, coupled with her mastery of traditional quilting techniques, garnered widespread admiration and recognition within the community. Aug was a dedicated quilt historian and co-wrote…

One of the most illustrious names in American art glass, Steuben Glass Works is best known for its beautiful, delicate, and vividly colored Art Nouveau and Asian-style pieces produced in the early 20th century. Steuben Glass was founded in 1903 when Frederick Carder, an alum of celebrated British glassmaker Stevens & Williams, and T.G. Hawkes and Company president Thomas Hawkes joined forces in Corning, N.Y. The new firm changed the entire glassmaking industry, and the work Carder did there as chief designer made him one of the most celebrated glass artists in history. At its April 18 “Pursuit of Beauty: Art Nouveau, Art Deco & Art Glass Signature Auction,” Heritage Auctions offered more than 40 Steuben vases showcasing Carder’s talents. The top piece was a rare decorated red Aurene glass…

CALIFORNIA Every first Sunday of the month, Alameda. Alameda Point Antiques Faire, 3900 Maine St., Alameda, CA. The Alameda Point Antiques Faire is the largest antiques show in Northern California, boasting 800 dealer booths. All items 20 years old or older. For more info, visit alamedapointantiquesfaire.com. Every second Sunday of the month, Pasadena. World’s largest flea market at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena. More than over 2 million items offered for sale by more than 2,500 vendors. Shop for rare and unusual, vintage collectibles, antiques, new items, arts and crafts and second-hand items. SH: early birds, 5-9am; regular admission: 9am-3pm. For more info, visit rgcshows.com or call 323-560-7469. Every second Sunday of the month, Sacramento. Sacramento Antique Faire, located at Sleep Train Arena, East Entrance, Sacramento, has reopened with new COVID-19…

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 rocketed off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida and four days later, on July 20, the crew of Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and a multitude of unsung heroes back on Earth, achieved that goal. While Kennedy did not live to see the monumental goal accomplished, fifty-five years later it remains “one giant leap for mankind.” The Apollo 11 liftoffphotograph (right) sold for $1,875 and the crew photo of the crew (below) sold for $1,125 at auction.…

DAVID HOCKNEY is one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and of the British Pop Art movement. His unmistakable style breaks boundaries both in the rules of art and across multiple artistic movements. Born in 1937 in Bradford, England, Hockney is a celebrated artist receiving the First Annual Award of Achievement from the Archives of American Art, Los Angeles, in 1993; the Lorenzo de’ Medici Lifetime Career Award of the Florence Biennale, Italy, in 2003; and appointment to the Order of Merit by Queen Elizabeth II in 2012, among many others. In the 1960s, his bright, figurative paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools accompanied by Californian landscapes as wells as personal subject matter including portraits of friends ignited his career. Hockney’s famed 1972 painting “Portrait of an…

Collector’s Gallery Q: Hi Dr. Cavo. I bought this swan side table with marble top more than 20 years ago from an antiques dealer who was packing up after a weekend show in central Wisconsin. I bought the table and a Queen Anne mahogany full length swivel floor mirror for $200. To be honest, I think the dealer was happy to not have to load up anymore items into his trailer. I really liked the mirror, but it was too big for my place, and I ended up giving it to an aunt who could use it. The swan table is in great shape and stands about 28 1/2 inches tall. The marble top is not attached to the table and is 23 1/2 inches in diameter and also is…

Collecting antique toys and banks for more than 50 years, Yorkshire couple John and Adrienne Haley acquired many remarkable gems made by American and European manufacturers. American buyers also relied on the couple for decades to help with sourcing rare, high-quality European toys of their own and thanks to the Haleys’ networking efforts, countless British, French and German pieces traveled across the Atlantic and became prized possessions. On May 18, it was the Haleys’ turn to share their high-profile collection with the world at Bertoia’s Signature Auction. With great eagerness, buyers snapped up the 340 lots of the best mechanical and still banks, Marklin and German tin boats, European trains and luxury autos, and lead and composition figures, all with peerless quality and condition that dazzled enthusiasts. The star lots,…

R eleased almost fifty years ago, “Jaws” remains the perfect summer movie. Directed by Steven Spielberg and released on June 20, 1975, “Jaws” is considered the first summer movie blockbuster – and for good reason. The movie takes place over the Fourth of July weekend on Amity Island, a tourist town (the film was shot in Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts) that feeds offthe dollars of its visitors. In the opening sequence a young woman goes swimming in the ocean by moonlight. The blissful scene suddenly turns terrifying when the woman is pulled under, screaming, establishing the presence of a man-eating shark in the coastal waters. For the next 130 minutes, movie-goers were in for a Hitchcockian thriller. Starring Roy Scheider as Police Chief Brody, Richard Dreyfuss as oceanographer Hooper and…

James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960) was 39 when the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, much too old to enlist. Instead, Flagg drew on what he did best, and in the process influenced not only the war effort but also the face of a country. A leading illustrator of the time, Flagg’s dramatic creation of Uncle Sam exhorting “I Want You for U.S. Army” so resonated with the public that it became a recruitment marvel and one of the most enduring images of the 20th century. The poster struck a patriotic nerve, with a staggering four million copies printed between 1917 and 1918. Flagg created this oil on canvas illustration, “It’s Time to Build a Stronger America, Uncle Sam American Industry advertisement,” in 1932. It sold for $30,000 at Heritage Auctions.…

from the editor Dusk is upon us. If we hurry, we should make it just before the previews start. We hang a right and pick up speed. My buddy Tim is at the wheel. I’m riding shotgun. We’re both excited. It’s the kind of “this-is-allnew” teenage excitement impossible to hide with the station wagon’s windows rolled down and the radio turned up. Straight ahead of us we see it, shadowy, spectacular, a mammoth drive-in movie screen rising majestically on the horizon like a giant dorsal fin. I stick my head out the window and shout at nothing but the moment. In the Summer of 1975, no moment is better than seeing “Jaws” at the drive-in. It is well worth the hoot. The green 1968 Mercury Montego MX station wagon, with…

MILFORD, Conn.—American Impressionism led strong results at Shannon’s Spring Auction in May. The 205-lot sale grossed $2.5 million and was over 80 percent sold. The top lot was a “Portrait of Caroline Allport” from 1897 by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) that sold for $118,750 to a private collection. The work depicts a young girl with a pink bow. Inscribed on the reverse is a poem about Jumbo the elephant described as “Our favorite song, Caroline and Mr. Chase.” The lot was accompanied by a letter from the artist describing the commission. Chase was an American painter, responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later became the Parsons School of Design. “Dressing,” a painting by Frederick Carl Frieske (1874-1939), sold for $112,500. The painting illustrated the influence of French Impressionism. POTTER…