ALL IN THE FAMILY: GRANDFATHER CLOCK AND PRIMITIVE PORTRAIT
On August 23rd, Caddigan Auctioneers of Hanover, Massachusetts, made a foray into South Paris, Maine, and came out with a major winner. “We are a long way from home, we’re very happy to be here,” auctioneer Joan Caddigan announced just before the on-site sale, “This is a wonderful, wonderful, untouched estate, and those are very,… Read more
A PENNY IS WORTH EXACTLY ONE CENT…UNLESS IT’S SPECIAL
The American penny, in various forms, has been a unit of currency since 1793. But its long run may be coming to an end. The US government hasn’t yet made definite plans to discontinue the penny, but there is an ongoing debate over whether or not it should be eliminated. The penny costs more to… Read more
THE CASE OF THE SEYMOUR SECRETARY; WHODUNIT?
Hap Moore’s September 26th, 2009 auction in York, Maine, was one of those sales that could be divided neatly into two categories; “the Boston secretary,” and “everything else.” The Boston glass door secretary may have come from the Federal period workshop of the John and Thomas Seymour. It had two attractively proportioned six-light ogive arch… Read more
SHIP PAINTER SOLON fRANCIS mONTECELLO bADGER; CONDITION OF PAINTINGS CAN MAKE A GREAT DIFFERENCE.
For many years, the ship painter Solon Francis Montecello Badger (1873-1919) was known by the misnomer Samuel Finley Morse Badger. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lived with his father, who was also a marine painter, and as a teenager, lodged with William Stubbs, also a renowned ship painter. For a while, Badger apprenticed… Read more
