Review by Rick Russack, Antiques and The Arts Weekly COLUMBUS, OHIO – Garth’s first sale of 2023 got the year off to a good start. The sale featured more than 80 lots from the collection of Dr Howard A. Tin, a psychologist from Springfield, Ill. The collection, emphasizing color and surface, had been assembled over a 40-year period and featured several windmill weights, folk art architectural house and church models, along with Illinois furniture and other folk art. The balan

Above: Not a lot is known about this Ohio potter, but a bit of detective work found the origins of this jug he made that is decorated with an incised heron. Riley Bratton remains a bit of a mystery when it comes to Ohio potters, but some of the utilitarian stoneware he produced in Muskingum County in the mid-19th century has an intriguing characteristic: incised designs that make them of considerable interest to stoneware and folk art collectors. Check out this month's column

The exhibit titled The Visual Elements: Shape & Form Presented by Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers will be on view at the Huntington Museum of Art from Nov. 19, 2022, through Feb. 12, 2023. This is the second in a two-year series of exhibits focusing on the basic elements of art. Works in this exhibit include the screen print on paper titled Mutability by Don Pendleton and the pastel on paper work titled Bottles by the late Winslow Anderson. “I am hoping that visitors are beg

A folky portrait of a girl and her dog brought the top price during a single-owner sale held by Garth’s Auctions August 21. However, a variety of smalls defined the market that day. The collection was that of Natalene and Eric Aaberg of Beaverton, Oregon. “Eric is a passionate and voracious collector whom I knew essentially through Facebook,” said Jeff Jeffers, CEO and principal auctioneer of Garth’s. The Aabergs bought from Garth’s over the years, but they also traveled. “He

Above: The American Bolt & Screw Case Co. of Dayton made these wooden organizational cabinets for stores across the nation. Metal screws were used as early as the 15th century in Europe, but their production was a laborious process. Blacksmiths would forge nails workers would have to file by hand, making a slot in the head and creating the threads. New machinery and manufacturing techniques in the 19th century meant fasteners could be mass produced quickly. Hardware stores at

Above: Few objects commemorate Cincinnati’s days as Porkopolis, but brothers Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick poked fun at the city’s reputation. When Cincinnati became known as Porkopolis in the 19th century, the nickname was a stench on the city’s reputation. It was a justifiable insult nonetheless. Few objects commemorate Cincinnati’s days as Porkopolis, but brothers Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick poked fun at the city’s reputation. From 1860 to 1896, they owned Anna Po

Above: This example of a unique form of advertising during the late 19th and early 20th centuries was once installed outside a Factory Street business in Canal Dover. Illiteracy and language barriers gave rise to trade signs in the United States during the country’s earliest days, and their use continued into the early 20th century. Patrons searching for a particular business needed look no further than the two- or three-dimensional sign depicting a trade, such as a pair of e

Review by Z.G. Burnett, Antiques and The Arts Weekly COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Americana Session I and II online-only sales at Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers on May 21-22 featured 665 lots of Americana of all types. Figural and fine art occupied the top lots on both days, with a few pieces of intriguing furniture and tableware among them. The sales were accessible with a 94 percent sell-through rate, with everyday items for new and experienced collectors alike, bringing in $40

Pro-ject and e-nun-ci-ate.” Words from a high school English teacher. Mrs. Buzzard was a stickler about speech. She talked with a diction in which every syllable popped, and she expected no less from her students. In that manner, she would have approved of the online-only two-session Americana auction conducted by Garth’s of Columbus, Ohio, that ended March 26 and 27. The sale followed Mrs. Buzzard’s admonition to “speak loud-ly and clear-ly,” beginning with a Queen Anne high

Above: This personal notebook chronicles the work of Simon Beuter, who cared for the German Separatists community’s expansive garden. Known as “The Gardener,” Simon Beuter played a key role in the German Separatists community at Zoar, where he not only helped feed the families of the communal settlement, but also provided produce and services to people across Ohio and beyond the state’s borders. The Zoar community, founded in 1817 by those fleeing religious persecution in the