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(Auction)Whale's Tooth by Vignette Artist Brings $106,250
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
Interesting, quirky, and historical marine arts came to market at Eldred's August 4 and 5 auction in East Dennis, Massachusetts. On day one, the sale began with scrimshaw from the collection of Joseph Vallejo, much of which had never been at auction or in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Anna Pottery Grover Cleveland Pitcher Sells for $120,000
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
The stoneware Grover Cleveland pitcher by Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick of Anna, Illinois, 113/4" high, signed and dated "Anna Pottery / January 15, 1885," finely decorated around the body with a sculpted figure of President Grover Cleveland flanked by three other figures, sold to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)MADA Donates to Maine's First Ship
On May 4 the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) donated $1000 to Maine's First Ship, the organization that has built a 51' re-creation of the 1607 pinnace Virginia, the first English ocean-going vessel built in the Americas. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, August 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realaized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Mt. Washington Paperweight Climbs to the Top
L.H. Selman Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy L.H. Selman Ltd.
Verisimilitude is a big word for the tiny world created within the pristine glass of a paperweight, but just look closely at the wispy wings of a bee and the flinty black segmented bodies of ants in a work with gourds and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2022
On a topical and "all his own work" note, I must begin my introduction to this month's "Letter" by drawing attention to a couple of the 40 or so artworks that a prolific cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, and writer-the newly honoured Sir Quentin Blake-produced for a very special, premium-free Bonhams sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California Art Auction
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
"There seems to be a solidly consistent buying base for California paintings still," California art department director Scot Levitt said after the August 2 auction at Bonhams, Los Angeles. "The cream of the crop typically sells particularly well, and the more common works sell in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Goosefare to Revive Tolland Show; Seeks Commitments for Wilmington Show
John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions have entered into a partnership with the Tolland (Connecticut) Historical Society to manage its annual antiques show. The show has been on a COVID-19 hiatus for three years but will return Sunday, March 19, 2023.
"Tolland was always one of the premier ... (Read More)
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(Show)End-of-Day Antiquing at Zoar
Zoar Antiques Show & Artisans' Tent, Zoar, Ohio
As a reporter who attends and writes about antiques shows, my goal is to get to the show early in order to see the "good stuff" before it is scooped up by those first through the doors and to speak to dealers possibly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decoy Sale Held at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Guyette & Deeter, Inc., St. Michaels, Maryland
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter, Inc.
For its July 29 and 30 auction Guyette & Deeter, Inc., changed things up by relocating the sale from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the site of many previous summer auctions, to the auction house's base in St. Michaels, Maryland. The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with John Chaski
John Chaski might be "off the road," but he's behind the wheel as this year's president of the Antiques Dealers' Association of America (ADAA) and a driving force at Crumpton, the every-other-week auction extravaganza located within a two-hour drive "from everywhere."
"It's been a positive thing for me and for Crumpton," ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred's Two-Day Sale
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, Eldred's auctions on Cape Cod in East Dennis, Massachusetts, offered its annual two-day summer sale July 26 and 27 beneath the tent on the terrace outside the viewing rooms. The firm is now run by the third generation of Eldreds. The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Reporting Requirements are Closer Than Ever
Pending legislation in Congress would deliver an earth-shattering change to the art and antiques trade if passed.
The ENABLERS Act-Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act-sponsored by Congressman Tom Malinowski of New Jersey, would specifically add "persons who trade in works of art, antiques, or collectibles" ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 40th Camden Show in 43 Years
Camden-Rockport Antiques Show & Sale, Rockport, Maine
On July 23 and 24 John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions revived the annual Camden-Rockport Antiques Show & Sale after a two-year COVID-19-induced suspension. Many of the dealers said they were glad the show was back, and customers also seemed happy ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art Auction Tops $16 Million
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Reno, Nevada
Photos courtesy Coeur d'Alene Art Auction
The sale total for Coeur d'Alene Art Auction's July 2021 sale came in at a whopping $17.5 million. After that record-setting event, Mike Overby of Coeur d'Alene Art Auction predicted, "When prices realized at auction are good, that's when people ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, August 2022
Richard Andres, Interior, circa 1972, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30".
-Through August 20 -Cleveland, Ohio
Richard Andres: Selected Works 1950-1975, an exhibit at WOLFS, features the early works of Abstract Expressionist Richard Andres (1927-2013). Andres was an odd combination of an artistic hermit and a figure on top of the latest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Export Bowls Lead the Way at Auction
Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Nye & Company
With a good mix of consignors and a large group of Ralph Lauren furniture from a New York City dwelling, Nye & Company's July 20 online "Estate Treasures" auction totaled $308,272.
The sale, with a preview open for pre-auction bidding from July ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Deaccessions Raise Funds for Institutional Acquisitions
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
In April 2020 the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) announced a two-year loosening of the rules to permit members to sell art and objects in order to raise money for collection care as opposed to for acquisitions only. Museums ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sporting Sale
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Hingham, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art
Copley Fine Art Auctions' 17th annual sporting sale, held absentee and online July 14 and 15, brought just over $3.1 million. With 675 lots, it was one of the company's largest sales and had about a 95% sell-through rate.
Sporting art by ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Three-Day Sale in Maine
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
On July 8, 9, and 10 Thomaston Place Auction Galleries held a three-day sale dubbed "July Splendor." In all, 1431 lots were due to be sold, a Herculean undertaking, and auctioneer and owner Kaja Veilleux called just about every minute ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Successful Sale Draws Strength from Diversity
Case Antiques, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee
Photos courtesy Case Antiques, Inc.
This year's summer auction at Case Antiques, Inc., in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a joy to examine because the high points were drawn from so many different sought-after specialties. The more than 1200 lots offered July 9 and 10 included objects of immense ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Day in the Country
Pure Country Antique Show, Chrisman, Illinois
Mark and Jill Mattingly have created an event that goes beyond an ordinary antiques show. The second annual Pure Country Antique Show, held July 9 at the Bloomfield Barn near Chrisman, Illinois, not only featured a growing field of dealers in a beautiful rural setting ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Challenging Assumptions
Beneath the Surface
Thunderstorm season has arrived in the Ohio River valley, and storms here are fierce and deeply satisfying. We are generally protected from the more dangerous aspects of midwestern storms, with the terrain discouraging tornadoes, but the mountains pick up the reverberations of thunder and roll it around to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)In Plain Sight
Art theft usually conjures up images similar to the film The Thomas Crown Affair. Sophisticated thieves with elaborate and complicated plans to evade security and make off with masterpieces are the stuff ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bomb Squad Handles Antique Explosive Device
On July 7 at approximately 9:10 p.m. troopers Scott Irish and Steve Sicard from the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad responded to a home on Charlene Drive in Mansfield after a suspicious object was found by family members at the residence.
When they arrived they visually examined the object, which had ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2022
There is a distinctive Far Eastern feel to this month's selection, reflecting some very strong and indeed quite startling, even six-figure results. There may be more to come in these columns, but in this "Letter" readers will find such things as heavenly globe and dragon vases, a stunning banquet plate, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques and Artisans in the Church Yard
South Salem, New York
Buying commenced at 9 a.m. on the grounds of Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church in South Salem, New York, at the annual July 4 Antiques and Artisans in the Church Yard show, managed by Debbie Turi of D. Turi Antique Shows.
Red, white, and blue flags, clothing, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Mark and Marjorie Allen's Estate
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
On July 1, the morning after the first session of the sale of Mark and Marjorie Allen's estate at Pook & Pook, an image of a large pine server with well-worn blue paint was posted on Instagram announcing its price of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Poisonous Books
"Nobody expects something as benign as books to be covered in poison," said Dr. Melissa Tedone, head of library material conservation at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
But when she was asked to repair the emerald-green cloth covering on a second edition of Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, a mid-19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Art Dealer Charged with Carrying Out Art Fraud Scheme
The crimes, if true, were brazen. Art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz is accused of buying low-cost prints and palming them off as high-priced originals. In one instance, he's accused of buying an Andy Warhol reproduction print for $100 via an online auction in May 2019 and selling it in December ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Throwback Sale
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
On June 29 Rusty Farrin of Farrin's Country Auctions held a small Americana auction in his comfortable facility in Randolph, Maine. It was an old-fashioned auction in every sense of the word-no Internet bidding, no list or catalog, no prescribed order of lots, no video screens, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Auction
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
"Overall decent," said Ingmars Lindbergs, director of Native American art at Bonhams, about the results of the June 29 sale in Los Angeles. To Lindbergs, this was very much a "decent interim sale with some highlights," coming in anticipation of a bigger two-day October auction. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, July 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two New Dealers for Annual NHADA Show
Two new exhibitors-JK Nevin Antiques and Baker & Co. Antiques-will join the 65th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show, produced by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) in Manchester, New Hampshire, August 11-13.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, is "thrilled to be participating ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Arroyo Collection Sold at New Haven Auctions
New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
New Haven Auctions gathered desirable antiques for its two-day sale June 25 and 26 in the Branford, Connecticut, gallery where over 800 lots found new owners. New Haven principal Fred Giampietro told M.A.D. that the auction drew 40 or 50 live bidders ... (Read More)
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(Show)One-Day Show at Laudholm Farm Keeps Getting Better
Wells Antiques Show and Sale, Wells, Maine
Far and away one of the most beautiful sites for an antiques show is at Laudholm Farm, the National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells, Maine, where Goosefare Antiques & Promotions presents a very well-attended annual event.
Eager buyers gather well before the opening. Precisely at 10 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Glass, Transferware, and Portraiture Lead at Americana Sales
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held a series of three Americana auctions June 23-25 at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The sales offered more than 1200 lots, divided between a single-day sale of 18th- and 19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Show)CSADA's First Annual Fox Valley at Garfield Farm Antiques Show
Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association, Campton Hills, Illinois
I went to a really great reunion this June. I thought I did. Really-it seemed like a reunion, what with people greeting each other like long-lost friends, with lots of hugs and fist bumps, catching up, and the usual "so great to see ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Ephemera and Photography
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
A Western Americana archive brought the top price in the historical ephemera and photography auction held by Hindman June 21 and 22 in Cincinnati, Ohio, while Civil War photographs, uniforms, and other objects loomed large on both days.
Leading the sale was a family archive of more ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with John D. Ward
After almost 25 years at Sotheby's New York, John D. Ward, senior vice president and head of the silver and objects of vertu department, has developed a patina all his own.
John D. Ward (standing) and Andrew Purdom in their 1930s Tudor Revival townhouse garden. Rob Sutton photo.
Having worked under the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of G.W. "Bill" Samaha's Collection
CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
"Barnburner" leapt to mind as the second part of the collection of G.W. "Bill" Samaha Jr. was auctioned June 19 at CRN Auctions in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The sale fetched just shy of $2.5 million. Bidders really wanted objects from the collection of the universally ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Shaker Sale
Willis Henry Auctions, Duxbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions
It had been three years since Willis Henry Auctions' last Shaker auction, and collectors, dealers, and auction house staff were buoyant to see one other when they met June 18. The chance to acquire one or more of the Shaker works up ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, July 2022
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(Auction)Wyeth Material Tops Sale
Caza Sikes, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Caza Sikes
Items from a small grouping of material by Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), including artwork and negatives of unpublished photographs depicting the artist at work, brought the top interest during the auction of fine and decorative art held by Caza Sikes in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 16.
The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred's Single-Owner Jewelry Auction
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Eldred's
All 301 lots in Eldred's June 15 single-owner jewelry auction in East Dennis, Massachusetts, had no reserve, and all were sold. I got the lowdown from Cheryl Stewart, head of marketing and catalog production, after the sale. "We were really thrilled with the results, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Historical Americana
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
An extraordinary remnant of Colonial American history fetched the highest price at Heritage Auctions' June 11 and 12 sale of Americana and political memorabilia, which was highlighted by items dating back to the earliest period in the country's history. The auction resulted in total ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Blue is the Color of Southern Furniture at Winstead's Sale
Winstead's Auction, Yanceyville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Winstead's Auction
Catherine and Marvin Winstead needed three full days (June 10-12) to disperse the antiques acquired by George Robert "Bob" Jean Jr. (1940-2019). Bob and his wife, Bernice Johnson Jean (1947-2021), owned Staunton River Antiques in Brookneal, Virginia. The shop was open by chance ... (Read More)
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(Auction)On the Way Back to Normality: Leland Little's Signature Sale
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little Auctions
On June 11 auctioneer Leland Little welcomed 20 potential bidders to his first in-person sale in 27 months. He broke out the sparkling wine two hours into his 283-lot Signature sale. Little and the audience celebrated not only the return to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Second Annual MADA Spring Antiques Show
Topsham, Maine
Thirty dealers who are members of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) set up at the second annual MADA Spring Antiques Show at the fairgrounds in Topsham, Maine, Saturday, June 11. The show is an easy one for dealers to do. It's inexpensive-booth rent is only $125-and it's just ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of the Herr Collection
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
The June 9 and 10 sale of the collection of Drs. Donald and Patricia Herr at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was the latest in a long list of single-owner sales of collections assembled over decades by Pennsylvania couples ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany from the Garden Museum
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Christie's offered 44 lots of Tiffany Studios lamps, vases, windows, furniture, tools, ledgers, and fine art by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) in a dedicated live auction the afternoon of June 10 during the house's week of design auctions.
The sale, titled "Tiffany Masterworks from the Garden ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Coffees' Americana Auction
Cultivate Collectors' Services, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cultivate Collectors' Services
When the family of longtime buyers at Garth's Auctions approached Amelia Jeffers early this year to create a legacy appraisal, she was all in. "Roy and Jo Ann Coffee of Ashley, Ohio, which is just outside of Delaware, were wonderful collectors and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Crafting Modernism
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
The June 10 sale titled "Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement" was Sotheby's first sale devoted entirely to works from the American studio design movement. The works made in the 20th and 21st centuries by the leading artists who defined the period ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Three Men Charged in Massive Fraud Scheme
An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago in April alleges a 15-year-long scheme to sell fake art and memorabilia.
The indictment charges mail fraud or wire fraud against Donald Henkel, 61, of Cedar, Michigan; his brother Mark Henkel, 66, of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Raymond Paparella, 59, of Boca ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)It's Not Just Us
Beneath the Surface
Over the years we have talked a lot about what some people see as a declining interest in antiques. Is it because young people are debt ridden? Is it because they are more transient and not looking for purchases that are large in terms of size and in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, June2022
Both London and provincial sales once more provide the content of this "Letter" and offer a mix of the rare and very costly-into which category falls an early and very colourful little tile that made a very high six-figure sum-and in the rather more affordable category, some animal-themed pincushions.
Among the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionism Sale
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
If the COVID-19 pandemic does not get any worse, Freeman's June 6 paintings sale may have been its last without a live audience in the salesroom. The 136 lots of American art and works by Pennsylvania Impressionists were on view at 2400 Market Street in Philadelphia ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Phoenix Perches at Cahoon Museum
The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Massachusetts has announced the debut of Phoenix by artist Robin Tost as part of the museum's "Streetside" series.
Robin Tost and friend John Graney place Phoenix at the Cahoon Museum.
Phoenix is the third in a series of quilted birds made for The Mount, Edith ... (Read More)
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(Show)Heartland Antiques Show
Richmond, Indiana
When the Heartland Antiques Show opened on the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Indiana, June 4, there was something unexpected outside the Tom Raper Center. As the crowd formed in front of that venue, in a line stretching down the sidewalk and across the drive, those gathered faced massive ... (Read More)
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(Show)Primitives Show Moves into the Mid-Atlantic
Early Settlers Antique Show, Frederick, Maryland
The one-day Early Settlers Antique Show was held at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland, June 4. This was the second installment of what is envisioned as an annual destination event, tentatively scheduled to repeat the first Saturday of June each year. The show is ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 Penn Dry Goods Market
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Since 2013 the Penn Dry Goods Market at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, has been the place where the textile cognoscenti have convened. They come to shop at a show offering all kinds of textiles, quilts, coverlets, samplers, lace, rugs, vintage clothing including shoes, sewing ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Director of Books and Manuscripts at Skinner
John Dorfman is the new director of books and manuscripts at Skinner, Inc. He will oversee the research, acquisition, and sale of rare books, historical documents, autographs, and ephemera for the auction house.
John Dorfman.
Dorfman arrives from the field of arts journalism, having spent the past 16 years as editor-in-chief and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Alice in Wonderland and Dorothy in Oz
Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
If I were to ask you what antiques show you have visited the most in all your collecting adventures, what would you say? I would reply the twice-a-year Rhinebeck, New York, event, currently under Frank Gaglio's Barn Star Productions team.
For how long? About 30-plus years.
Why? ... (Read More)
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(Show)Holiday Show Is Festive Any Time of Year
Midwest Holiday Antique Show, Canfield, Ohio
Holidays might roll around once a year, but if you are a collector of festive items, every day is Christmas or Easter or Halloween. Nowhere was this more evident than the Midwest Holiday Antique Show held at the Canfield Event Center in Canfield, Ohio, May ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Have You Seen Harriet Dean?
In 1868 portraits of Nathaniel and Harriet Dean were painted from life by Nicola Marschall (1829-1917), a well-known southern portrait painter, who also is widely accepted to be the designer of first national Confederate flag, known as the "Stars and Bars." Born in Prussia, Marschall immigrated to America in 1849, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Maestro Sells for $882,375
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams conducted its American art sale on Thursday afternoon, May 26, before the long Memorial Day weekend. Results reached $3,072,785 (includes buyers' premiums) with the assist of a work by Ernie
The top-selling lot was The Maestro by Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), which went for $882,375 (est. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Private Collection of William Reese
Christie's, New York City
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, June 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Card Table Tops Private Collection Auction
Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Nye & Company
Nye & Company held a sale of 50 lots from a private collection of a single owner based in the Midwest on the morning of May 25 that totaled $564,115. The sell-through rate was 76%. The presale estimates were $704,730/1,374,120.
"A few ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
A Fairy Tale by Samuel Isham (1855-1914), which the artist signed and dated 1901, achieved an auction record price for the artist ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Diana Douglas and Michael Ogle of American Garage
After almost 30 years in business, with 14 of those spent running their Los Angeles gallery, Michael Ogle and Diana Douglas moved a couple of years ago to a custom-built house on a lake 30 miles south of Grand Rapids, Michigan, where they maintain their design business and sell predominantly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The American Scene
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
Sotheby's held an online-only sale May 9-24, during the time in May filled with American art sales in New York City. Titled "The American Scene," the auction, which started closing at 1 p.m. May 24, included important photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation plus 19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bonhams' $8.3 Million Jewelry Auction
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams' May 24 auction in New York City was brimming with antique jewelry, highlighted by the collections of Helene Irwin Crocker Fagan (1887-1966) and Lady Sylvia Ashley (1904-1977). The 189-lot auction brought $8,381,958 (including buyers' premiums). It was led by a circa 1926 emerald and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Left to Their Own Devices
Next month, auctions in New York City will no longer be governed by strict rules that were put into place in 1986. Beginning June 15, auctioneers in New York City will no longer need a license. The change puts the city on the same footing as the rest of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Laura Fisher's Collection
South Bay Auctions, East Moriches, New York
Photos courtesy South Bay Auctions
Laura Fisher (1945-2021) was a big player in the quilt world for 45 years. She had shops and a warehouse in New York City, set up at the Pier shows and at flea markets, wrote books and articles, gave talks, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Another Landmark Day at Fishersville
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 68th semiannual Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 20 and 21 at the Augusta Expo Event Center in Fishersville, Virginia. The show continues its successful staging by Heritage Promotions of Lynchburg, Virginia, a firm co-owned by Ray and Martha Stokes and their daughter, Lesley Bartram.
Tom ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction at Garth's
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890) of Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, rooster in pine with original polychrome paint, 9" high, ex-Jess Pavey, $42,500 (est. $7500/15,000).
A carved and painted rooster by Wilhelm Schimmel (1817-1890) of Pennsylvania brought the top price during the Americana sale held ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Creole Portrait Goes to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
An air of mystery enfolds the dark-eyed Afro- Creole woman crowned in a colorful turban-style tignon. Her oil on canvas portrait took center stage at Brunk Auctions May 21 when it sold for close to one million dollars.
Could the subject be the famed voodoo queen Marie Laveau (1801-1881)? Her assured ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, June2022
Portrait of Catherine Gates Willard (1762-1785), artist unknown, oil on canvas, circa 1785. Courtesy Willard House and Clock Museum.
-Through June 25 -North Grafton, Massachusetts
For centuries clocks and watches have been depicted in artwork. Timepieces have served as reminders of human mortality and as symbols of affluence, occupation, or technological ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Modern and Contemporary Art Auctions
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
Sotheby's introduced a new sale platform for American art by integrating works into its 20th-century modern and contemporary art sales in May. The auction house offered over 600 lots over a two-day period in morning and afternoon sessions May 18 and May 20.
"This strategic ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Fritz Scholder Auction Record
Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, Fritz Scholder, 68" x 80", acrylic on canvas, $500,000. Photo courtesy Hindman Auctions.
A 1973 painting by Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, set a new auction record for the artist in Hindman Auctions' May 19 Western and contemporary Native American art auction in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Stewards of the West": The Knobloch Collection Sale
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
"Stewards of the West," a 75-lot sale of works from the Knobloch collection, was held at Christie's the afternoon of May 17. Proceeds went to the Knobloch Family Foundation, which makes grants to benefit conservation of natural ecosystems.
The live sale totaled $21,175,140 (including buyers' premiums). ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fishermen's Camp Brings $1.38 Million
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Christie's offered 81 lots in its May 17 morning sale of American art for a sale total of $9,455,340 (includes buyers' premiums). The sell-through rate was 78%. The presale estimates were $15,933,000/23,790,000.
A mixed offering of 20th-century Modernism, Impressionism, and illustration art was on the block. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 American Art Fair
New York City
Returning to a live event and celebrating its 15th year, The American Art Fair opened to an enthusiastic crowd happy to view art and see one another in person.
The much-appreciated art fair, under the helm of art dealer Thomas Colville of Thomas Colville Fine Art, Connecticut and New ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Maud Lewis Painting-Once Traded for Grilled Cheese-Brings $413,000
Photos courtesy Miller & Miller
It was an astounding and history-making moment at Miller & Miller's May 14 Canadiana and decorative arts auction when the hammer finally came down at $350,000 Canadian ($270,974 U.S.) for Black Truck, a rare Maud Lewis painting, originally estimated at $30,000/35,000 Canadian. Selling at ten times ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Rain or Shine, Virginia Pickers Goes On
Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show, Glen Allen, Virginia
Galoshes, duck boots, umbrellas, and ponchos were the preferred apparel accessories of the day when the eighth installment of the semiannual Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show opened for business at Gilman's Farm in Glen Allen, Virginia, May 13. Weather forecasters reported ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Grant's Revolvers Sell for $5.17 Million
A pair of Remington New Model Army revolvers presented to Civil War general and 18th U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant sold for $5,170,000 (est. $1/3 million) May 13 at Rock Island Auction Company, Rock Island, Illinois.
Numbered 1 and 2, the set features the work of L.D. Nimschke, a master engraver ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Lincoln Pass" Leads to Lawsuit, Appeal, and Award
In May 2019 dealer Richard Thorner of Manchester, New Hampshire, was in Pennsylvania for a wedding when he got a call from his friend Bob Lucas, a dealer who was set up at the Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society show in Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly called the "Gun Show." ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th- and 21st-Century Design
Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
When it Wworks, don't change it. Three times a year, in January, May, and September, Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions (LAMA) offers two-day sales of 20th- and 21st-century design in Lambertville, New Jersey. The first day, early 20th-century design, always begins with art pottery, followed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art Sales Lead to Hindman's Most Successful Week Ever
Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Hindman Auctions
Weeks before three days of fine art sales held May 10-12 at Hindman Auctions in Chicago, the expectations of potential bidders were already at a fever pitch. Presale publicity from the Chicago auction house was rife with details, including that a prime Renoir from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Christie's Sells American Paintings at Night
Photos courtesy Christie's
Two paintings-both in collecting fields covered by M.A.D. - that in past years would have been headliners in daytime sales provoked the most spirited bidding at Christie's May 12 evening sale of 20th-century art in the company of van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Pollock, Warhol, and a dinosaur skeleton. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Silver Collection Goes to Harvard
The Harvard Art Museums announced the gift of 21 works of 18th-century American silver from the collection of Daniel A. Pollack and Susan F. Pollack. The gift of cups, bowls, spoons, tankards, and teapots by noted silversmiths from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia includes a caudle cup made by Edward ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, May 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions' recent sale of American art was a "love letter" to life in the United States and the artists whose vision and creativity defined the essence of the American experience.
The May 10 American art Signature auction drew 850 bidders and produced $6.1 million ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Maine Antiques Festival-"The Union Show"-Canceled
The 2022 Maine Antiques Festival in Union, Maine, has been canceled. Commonly called "the Union Show," it was scheduled for August 12 and 13.
According to Paul Davis, promoter and owner of the show, he needed 90 dealers to verbally commit to the show by March 1. Only 36 dealers did ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Endowed by Their Owner
Beneath the Surface
You would not know we are antiques dealers by the state of our house. Or maybe you would. We seem to be accumulating household additions as fast as we accumulate inventory. Things sneak in around the edges: a "new" stoneware crock on top of a shelf, another glass ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Taradash Joins Marion Antique Auctions
Nicholas Taradash has joined Marion Antiques Auction of Marion, Massachusetts, as a junior partner, according to co-owners Frank McNamee and C. David Glynn.
Taradash majored in history at Northern Vermont University, graduating in 2014. He then began working in the curatorial department of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. After two and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Elverson Antique Show and Sale
Elverson, Pennsylvania
The popular Elverson Antique Show and Sale has returned. Held the first weekend in May on the 7th and 8th, the semiannual country show in Chester County, Pennsylvania, was last held in the fall of 2019. That year marked its 50th anniversary.
Began as a fund-raiser for the Elverson Fire ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Americana Brings $4.9 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A trove of the some of the finest and most important presidential and historical treasures from a top collector recently brought an astonishing $4.9 million at auction from fewer than 100 lots.
Heritage Auctions' May 7 sale of 98 lots from the collection of Melvin ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Grass Valley Old West Show
Grass Valley, California
Attending the Grass Valley Old West Show on Mother's Day weekend (May 6 and 7) in Grass Valley, California, was like being in a time capsule. Nothing has changed from past shows-not the dealers, customers, or material. The show was full of people, but only two or three ... (Read More)
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