Lighthouse clocks are among the most expensive examples of early American clocks, yet they are also are among the most poorly understood. An exciting and informative exhibition now on view at the Willard House and Clock Museum sheds new light to the subject.

Connecticut dealer Marguerite Riordan picked up the slack by entering a bid of $90,000, with a telephone bidder, later identified as New York City dealer Leigh Keno, eventually claiming the piece. The highboy was one of seventy lots offered at auction of Mrs. Jean Braman's estate.

When Ron and Debbie Pook were asked if they missed not having their September 21 sale – which grossed $2.6 million – in the firehouse at Ludwig Corner, the answer was a very quick "no."

Contents from the Bridgewater, Conn. home of the late Julien Levy attracted bidders from California to Athens, Greece, at Fairfield Auction. With a total of 261 bid cards issued, including 94 phone and absentee bidders, it was their best-attended sale of the year.

It is September as it should be, with an armory on Park Avenue filled with antiques. And to make it even better, Diane Wendy reports, "We had good gates, a number of the dealers sold well, and people were in the spirit of attending antiques shows."

As has been the case during the past year, some exhibitors did exceptionally well, some did fairly well, and others were not so fortunate in their sales results.

Richard was regarded as a "character" by those that knew him, passionate about both his storytelling and his antiques. He was widely known and well liked throughout the show circuit that he traveled for many years.

Works featuring more than 150 men and women who have shaped American history from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C, invade London in this exhibit. Represented is a rich selection of American heroes, writers, statesmen, inventors, educators, musicians, artists and scientists.

The New York Public Library's collections have yielded a menagerie of striking images created by preeminent zoological artists illustrating the surprising variety of fauna in the city, and refuting the canard that the local wildlife consists only of pigeons, cockroaches and rats.

Thirty-eight works of art, including paintings and sculptures, showcase classic and contemporary creations from the American West at Boston College. Part of the private collection of McMullen Museum of Art benefactor John J. McMullen will be shown, many of which have never before been on public display.