Latest News Articles by Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Oh dear, I missed a couple of ‘0’s: musical box sings at US auction
16 June 2025Lynbrook, New York auctioneer Phil Weiss of Weiss Auctions (18% buyer’s premium) admitted to a minor slip when cataloguing a silver gilt and enamel singing bird music box.
Ruhlmann chandelier caught the attention at a French fishing club
16 June 2025A chandelier that Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879-1933) made for a French fishing club hammered for $90,000 (£67,240) at Wright (27% buyer’s premium) in Chicago.
Watchmaker Patek Philippe and jeweller Tiffany collaborated on timepieces
16 June 2025The Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe and American jeweller Tiffany & Co recognised the merits of a union of luxury brands in the mid 19th century.
Life’s rich tapestries: French silk and wool examples outperform estimates
16 June 2025French silk and wool Coriolanus scenes go well over predictions in US auction
May Morris embroidery auctioned in Chicago covers the wishes of a diehard Anglophile
16 June 2025When a c.1890 May Morris for Morris & Co embroidery came up for sale at Toomey & Co (27% buyer’s premium), the timing was less than perfect for the midwestern lady who was destined to become its new owner.
Ox netsuke pulls in the bidders
16 June 2025An ivory netsuke described as ‘after Tomotada of Kyoto’ hammered for Can$42,000 (£22,840) against an estimate of Can$1200-1800 at Harrington’s (25% buyer’s premium) in Ontario.
Vendor very much smiling at that price
16 June 2025In the early to mid-1930s, the German company Saalheimer & Strauss produced four versions of tin litho banks with an image of Mickey Mouse on them.