Stickley Candlesticks Steal The Show at Rago’s Auction
Sometimes you just can't explain it.
Last week it was a Roycroft copper planter that sold for $92,000. This week it was a pair of Gustav Stickley copper candlesticks, estimated at a reasonable $3,500-$5,500, that two collectors battled over…
Rookwood Auction Reveals Collectors’ Whims
If it was Rare and Important, it did fine.
If it was simply Nice or Good, it struggled.
With nearly a glut of Rookwood pottery hitting the auction blocks in May and June, most of it within a stone's throw of the original kilns in Cincinnati,…
Wet Weather Could Not Deter A&C Collectors in Chicago
The weather may not have cooperated, but it takes more than a little rain and some cool weather to keep Arts & Crafts collectors away from a great show.
This past weekend both Arts & Crafts antiques dealers and contemporary craftsfirms…
The Handicraft Guild of Minneapolis
The Eastwood Gallery (http://www.eastwoodgallery.com) in St. Paul has posted this important piece of information on a little-known but very important Arts & Crafts enterprise called The Handicraft Guild of Minneapolis. We have supplemented…
Auction Fever – Catch It!
Spring brings with it a fresh round of Arts & Crafts auctions, as you can see in our Calendar of Events here at Arts and Crafts Collector.com. Auctions have always been a primary source of great material for collectors, for in addition to…
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