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Art lots to keep your eye on in our May 21, 2021 sale include several paintings by members of The Philadelphia Ten artist group. The Philadelphia Ten was the brainchild of ten women painters who had all trained in Philadelphia…
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The Verdure Tapestry of Daniel Garber
The Verdure Tapestry of Daniel Garber: The Mary Maxwell House Daniel Garber’s painting is an idyllic moment of country life, a milk wagon on a rustic lane. The view across the road from his house, in fact. Peaceful, but this…
A Sense of Proportion
Lot 87 in our January 28th sale is by Samuel Colman (1832-1920), a painter of the second generation Hudson River School. A student of Asher Brown Durand and member of the National Academy of Design, Colman sought to paint the…
You’ve come a long way baby
You’ve come a long way baby………….well maybe not. What was your first doll – perhaps a Raggedy Andy, Rainbow Brite, Cabbage Patch or Baby Alive? The marketing of dolls has come full gamut in my memory starting with the fragile,…
A Portrait Comes Full Circle
Did your mother read you stories when you were young? Mine did, every single night on our big soft squishy couch. My brother and I would curl up on each side of her with rapt attention because no matter what…
Facebook Antique Identification Parody
Facebook Antique Identification Parody by: Jamie Shearer How many of you spend more time on Facebook than you would ever care to admit? I sheepishly raise my hand from the back of the room as I try to avoid the…
A Beginners Guide: Collecting Antique Toys with Specialist Noel Barrett
A Beginners Guide: Collecting Antique Toys with Specialist Noel Barrett Aug 07,2018 | 09:39 EDT By Jessica Helen Weinberg with Noel Barrett Click here to read more!
Melchoir Fordney: The story of a Pennsylvania master gunsmith and one of America’s first insanity pleas.
If you met Pook & Pook, Inc.’s Vice President Jamie Shearer at a gun show or exposition recently, he has probably shown you a long rifle coming up for auction and offered to tell you the story of its maker,…
What do these things have in common: A house our first president wouldn’t live in, the oldest piece of land continuously owned by African Americans, and a war ship run aground by pirates?
On October 8th, 2016, we are excited to feature a copy of Birch’s Views of Philadelphia, formally titled The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania North America; as it appeared in the Year 1800. This historically important piece…
How to Identify Works on Paper
You have a piece of art on paper. Before you can research it, determine the artist, or figure out what it is worth, you need to know what it is. Such a simple question can be surprisingly difficult. Works on…
William Will: Philadelphia’s Pewterer
William Will is arguably the most prolific American pewterer of the 18th century. From his Philadelphia shop, he produced pieces of exceptional quality and quantity. Will was also known for his creativity and ingenuity, working with a diverse repertoire of…