by Brian Witherell | Mar 22, 2016 | Western Americana
Buffalo Brewing Company Calendar The image of a bare-chested Indian maiden riding bare-back on a buffalo has long been an admired image for Western Americana aficionados. So much so that Brad and Brian Witherell used an adjusted version for their book “California’s...
by Brian Witherell | Sep 30, 2015 | Objects of Value
Heirlooms from the Ghirardelli Family highlight Sonoma County Discoveries. Santa Rosa resident Randy Wells, the grandson of famed San Francisco chocolatier, was surprised to learn the paintings he recently inherited were a small cache of California art. Randy...
by Brian Witherell | Nov 5, 2014 | Objects of Value
Witherells received a challenging and exciting consignment in a violin dated 1872 that bears the label of a highly respected Italian violin maker. This is just the kind of mystery that thrills appraisers like myself. The instrument is attributed to Vincentius...
by Brian Witherell | Jun 13, 2014 | Art
Witherells reached out across the breadth of America – from California to Boston – to establish the provenance of two paintings that will highlight our iGavel Antiques and Fine Art Summer Auction July 9 to 23. When an estate dealer brought two paintings to us I felt...
by Brian Witherell | May 29, 2014 | Western Americana
Strolling the aisles of our recent Grass Valley Old West Show a couple of impressions really stayed with me. One is the quality of Americana antiques our vendors have collected and cared for. The second is the passion that antique dealers have for their vocation. At...
