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(Fragment)Use of Tax ID Number Leads to Felony Charge
On February 16 a criminal complaint was filed against dealer Gary Wayne Clearwater, 70, of Dauphin, Pennsylvania. The charge was retail theft-under-ring, a felony.
According to an affidavit, Pennsylvania State Trooper Logan Spiece was dispatched to the Silver Moon Consignment Barn in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. A dealer in the shop said he ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2022
Once again a mix of both London and provincial sales fills this month's "Letter"-and a very mixed bag it really is!
The most heavily illustrated piece features a selection of Lalique scent bottles that brought the sweet smell of success to a Scottish saleroom. Sold in London, a Japanese Great Wave ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Estate Jewelry Funds Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Alex Cooper Auctioneers
Selden Morgan, director of sales and jewelry at Alex Cooper Auctioneers in Towson, Maryland, said there was great excitement about the sale of Barbara Katz's "fabulous" jewelry held May 5. Katz's jewelry collections "were so large and complete that we were able to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial, May 2022
What's Old is What's New Again
In these days of super-connectivity, it's good to remember the old ways of marketing antiques still work.
Ruby Lane (www.rubylane.com), the e-commerce website established in 1998 by Tom Johnson, a high-level computer programmer, recently held an old-fashioned marketing event: a 30% off, 96-hour "Red Tag" sale, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana, Tiffany Silver, and the Wainwright Estate
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
On May 3 and 4 Doyle held sales of American interest bundled as Americana week at Doyle. The two days of sales brought $1,931,185, surpassing the total presale estimate of $1,103,025/1,758,575 (figured without buyers' premiums); the sales were 92% sold by lot.
The sales began on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auction Houses to Pay Restitution for Shill Bidding
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the resolution of a December 2020 lawsuit filed against Phoenix auction companies Auction Nation, LLC, and its owners Brian Long and Gabriel Prado; and Auction Yard, LLC, and its owner William Russell. They will pay a total of $260,000 in restitution to customers as ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Martha Willoughby to Be Next Editor of American Furniture
Martha Willoughby, whose scholarly essays on American furniture in Christie's auction catalogs in the last quarter century have been as informative as the articles in the Chipstone Foundation's annual American Furniture journal, has been named to succeed Luke Beckerdite as editor of the journal.
Since 1993 Beckerdite has edited American Furniture, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antique Bottle with Nitric Acid Destroyed by Bomb Squad
On May 4 the Sublette County Unified Fire was dispatched to the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale, Wyoming, to safely collect and dispose of a small quantity of concentrated nitric acid in an antique bottle, a press release stated. Presumably the bottle had been donated to the museum, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Court to Settle Dispute over du Pont Promised Gifts
"It really was a TV table," said one person familiar with the collection of William "Bill" Kemble du Pont.
The "TV table" refers to the Richardson family William and Mary walnut dressing table, circa 1735, that was estimated at $8000/12,000 at Sotheby's. The differing nomenclature is a big factor in an ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sales Total $3.4 Million
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
Freeman's annual spring Americana sales are traditionally held a few days after the Philadelphia Antiques Show so that dealers and collectors in town for the show can preview the sale. This year's May 3 offering was much smaller than usual, only 158 lots, exhibited at Freeman's ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Decorative Arts Online
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Now known now as Bonhams Skinner, the Marlborough, Massachusetts, auction house held its spring Americana sale online from April 23 to May 3. The sale featured interesting decorative arts and smalls.
This pair of 19th-century Chinese export famille rose porcelain garden seats in a hexagonal ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Laura Doyle
It's a family affair at Doyle. Upon entering the East 87th Street gallery in New York City, one is greeted with "Welcome to Doyle." The family-owned auction house, celebrating its 60th year, is under the leadership of Laura Doyle, who became chief executive officer in 2019. The auction house was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Executive Director of Wright's Ferry Mansion
James Archer Abbott became the new executive director of the Wright's Ferry Mansion, Columbia, Pennsylvania, February 1.
Abbott is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A.) and the State University of New York Museum Studies Program through the Fashion Institute of Technology (M.A.). Most recently he served as the executive director and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The venerable Philadelphia Show is a 60-year tradition. After a two-year suspension following a contentious five years under a big tent on various fields at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Philadelphia Show launched a new beginning in a big white tent built on a platform over the fountain on ... (Read More)
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(Show)Hanover Tavern Show Continues to Shine
Antiques at the Tavern, Hanover, Virginia
The fourth annual Antiques at the Tavern was held at the historic Hanover Tavern in Hanover, Virginia, April 29-May 1. The show is hosted by the Hanover Tavern Foundation and guided by the foundation's executive director, David Deal. The stated mission of the foundation is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hartley's Wild White Rose Brings $343,750
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
For its May 1 auction in the Beacon Hill gallery, Grogan & Company changed up the format to begin with fine art followed by jewelry. Bidding was online, on the telephone, and by absentee bids. Previews were by appointment over the course ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Weiss Inducted Into Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
Stanley Weiss, civic leader, businessman, real estate developer, and collector of American and English antique furniture, has been inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Weiss was among nine Rhode Islanders inducted at the organization's 57th annual ceremony, held May 1 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Spring North American Decoys at Auction
Guyette & Deeter, Inc., Lombard, Illinois
Here's a tip for readers who might run into Jon Deeter these days: he's the guy with a big grin on his face and a sunny outlook. Life has been good recently for him and for the decoys, sporting art, and outdoors memorabilia auction house ... (Read More)
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(Show)For a Good Time, Visit Liberty
Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty, North Carolina
The friendly fields of the Liberty Antiques Festival were open and crowded April 29, day one of its two-day spring iteration. Arriving two hours after opening meant a hefty hike to the main entrance where some 50 people were in line, $10 in hand. They ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Barber Joins Doyle
Chris Barber has joined Doyle in New York City as a vice president and director of American furniture and decorative arts.
Since 2004 Barber has worked in the American furniture and decorative arts department at Skinner, Inc., in Boston, first as cataloger and specialist and then since 2012 as deputy director. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany, Lalique, and Art Glass Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A stunning Drophead Dragonfly table lamp from Tiffany Studios was the show-stopper of Heritage Auctions' April 28 auction of art glass, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco works. Enthusiastic bidding drove total sales to $1,655,206 (including buyers' premiums) for the Dallas-based auction house.
The top ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Ira Simon's Collection
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co.
Who doesn't love a really bad pun? We cannot resist, so here's one for your delectation: "When the Ira Simon collection sold at Toomey & Co. in April, it drove collectors absolutely batty."
One sale surprise was how far this bat lantern, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Estate
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The highly anticipated sale of artwork and items from the chambers of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) was conducted by The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia. The sale was online only, with telephone, absentee, and real-time ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Furniture, Decorative Art, and Ceramics Auctions Total $1 Million
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co.
Judging from recent sales, activity must be perking at Toomey & Co. We're not saying that whiplash is involved, but here's an example: following the notable white-glove sale April 27 of goods from Chicago private collector Ira Simon, the Oak Park, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Art and Antique Show Returns
The 58th annual Wayne County Art and Antique Show and Sale will return after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. The July 9 and 10 show, to be held at the Wayne Highlands Middle School in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, is produced by the Women's Club of Honesdale.
The show will feature artworks ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Good Day for Victor Higgins and Maynard Dixon
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Western art specialist Katherine Halligan was "very pleased" with the results of Bonhams' April 26 sale of Western art in Los Angeles "for both contemporary and historic Western artists."
The sale was marked by "robust bidding" and was 90% sold by lot. "But the results speak ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bonhams Acquires Skinner, Inc.
While rumors of the sale of Skinner, Inc., have persisted for some time, it was confirmed March 16 by announcements from both auction houses that Bonhams has acquired the auction house. The company will be known as Bonhams Skinner, part of Bonhams America. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Skinner was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin Sale Makes $1.7 Million
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
Slotin Folk Art Auction continues to see strong results as the ever-evolving market for folk and self-taught art gains more admirers and interest. This was evident at the company's spring "Masterpiece" sale held April 23 and 24.
"It was another great ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 Opening of the Burlington Antique Show
Burlington, Kentucky
During the 2022 season opener of the Burlington Antique Show, one sign said it all: "Antiques And Stuff." The show is a mainstay in northern Kentucky, just a 20-minute drive across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. For decades the event has brought a mix of antiques and collectibles to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art, Antiques, and Militaria Sale
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
Tremont Auctions' April 24 annual spring fine art, antiques, and militaria sale in its Sudbury, Massachusetts, gallery drew live buyers and those online, on the phone, and absentee. The sale, replete with unusual and very interesting items, began with silver and jewelry, progressed to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Martha Sells!
Great American Tag Sale, Katonah, New York
When Martha says sell, her flock listens. Over Rt. 22 past Girdle Ridge Road they flew to Martha Stewart's compound in Katonah, New York, for the Great American Tag Sale. There were a few hundred lucky and proactive ticketholders who scored early admittance (for ... (Read More)
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(Show)Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show
Millersburg, Ohio
Even with 42 dealers in place, there was still plenty of room for more when the semiannual Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show held its spring edition April 22 and 23 on the Holmes Country Fairgrounds in Millersburg, Ohio. The building-large, modern, well lit, and comfortable-offered a venue ... (Read More)
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(Show)Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show
Berlin, Ohio
Christina Hummel of Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, recalls the fledgling days of the Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show. But she wasn't the promoter of the event then. "I started as a customer. Stood in line at 6 a.m. I was standing in line with the rest of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, May 2022
Delphin Enjolras (1857-1945), Nu Allonge, pastel on paper, 1918.
-Through May 28 -New Orleans, Louisiana
Au Naturel: The Art of the Female Form at M.S. Rau explores the subject of the female form in fine art. The exhibit features paintings and sculpture by masters such as Jan Brueghel the Younger, Guillaume Seignac, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Weber Box Leads Americana Auction
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook's spring sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, April 21 and 22 offered 806 lots of mostly estate property, including consignments from two much-loved dealers, Peter Tillou and Christopher Rebollo. On Thursday evening beginning at 6, after a preview party, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)It's a Smalls World at Ararity Auctions
Ararity Auctions, Lorton, Virginia
Photos courtesy Ararity Auctions
Ararity Auctions, Lorton, Virginia, recently held a 134-lot online-only sale of special decorative smalls. The sale closed April 17 on the LiveAuctioneers platform. Ararity conducts a seemingly endless series of these comparatively small, targeted boutique-style sales. Similar size sales over the past months have ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Beatles Poster Sells for $275,000
A bright yellow cardboard window card promoting the Beatles concert at New York's Shea Stadium August 23, 1966, sold for $275,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, April 16.
The price shatters the previous auction record for a concert poster-$150,000 paid for another Beatles Shea Stadium poster and for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Solid Sale of California Paintings
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
California art specialist Scot Levitt of Bonhams called his April 12 auction in Los Angeles "a very strong sale, and I fully expected it not to be." There were "no blockbusters," he explained, and few paintings estimated to sell for over $100,000. In other words, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, April 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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(Show)The Winter Show at Barneys
New York City
The Winter Show in spring was no April Fools' joke. From April 1 until April 10, it filled the space that was once Barneys department store at 660 Madison Avenue in New York City with works of art from prehistory to the present in every medium and all ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Popeye and Olive Oyl Tank Brings $105,000
Photos courtesy Milestone Auctions
At Milestone Auctions' April 9 toy auction, a Linemar Popeye and Olive Oyl Tank with its original box sold for $105,000 (includes buyer's premium); the estimate was $30,000/40,000. According to the Willoughby, Ohio, auction house, that price sets a new auction record for a Popeye toy.
The buyer ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bixler Flowerpot Blooms
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
The Zipps of Crocker Farm put together a powerhouse 479-lot spring sale. Held from March 25 to April 8, the absentee-format sale ended with a callback session April 9, the day after bidding closed, for lots with $5000 or higher bids.
"Our last four sales ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ancient to Modern Sale at Marion
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
In an April 9 sale described as "Ancient to Modern," Marion Antique Auctions produced exactly that in its Marion, Massachusetts, gallery. Ancient to modern and pretty much everything in between crossed the block.
Owners Frank McNamee and C. David Glynn, along with new ... (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 two-day sale April 7 and 8 in East Dennis, Massachusetts, reflected its heritage as it brought to market fine art, furniture, sporting art, marine art, and decorative accessories. Offerings came from collections and estates on and off Cape Cod, all ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Philadelphia Show
For 60 years the Philadelphia Show has been the place to find the best selection of American antiques. The collections that fill the new American art galleries at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) were formed by generous donors who bought some of their finest American furniture, silver, folk art, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Pennsylvania Fraktur Artist
Thanks to fragments of an early 18th-century birth and baptismal certificate found in a Bible printed in 1753 in Basel, Switzerland, by Emanuel Thurnensen, the name of another fraktur artist has come to light.
Fragments of taufschein by Henrich Rohlandt.
Henrich Rohlandt did the fraktur dated December 18, 1783, for Maria Borgerin ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bringing Home the Bronze
Beneath the Surface
One of the strangest things about self-employment, at least in our line of work, is how much it differs in terms of scheduling from other, more traditional jobs. Loads of people still manage to do the predictable nine-to-five routine, with the same normal free weekends, whereas we, much ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Two Years of Ceramics in America Reviewed
Anyone tired of politics and trying to stock up on N95 masks can escape with Robert Hunter on what he calls a trip down the rabbit hole with Alice and get lost in fascinating stories in Ceramics in America, the Chipstone Foundation's journal that Hunter has edited for the last ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Adventure during Adversity: A Treasure (Re)Discovered in My Closet
Photography by Leah Picone
Research assistance from Lynsay Spencer
One of my favorite treasure-hunting grounds is close to home: the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Paper Show. The name is misleading, because paintings, drawings, photographs, and other interesting odds and ends also turn up along with books, maps, postcards, and archival material. I seldom miss ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Elverson Antique Show to Return
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Elverson Antique Show & Sale will return to the Twin Valley High School in Elverson, Pennsylvania, May 7 and 8.
The show was last held in October 2019, and it celebrated 50 years of existence that year. It began as a fundraiser for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gold Daniel Morgan Medal Brings $960,000
The only Daniel Morgan at Cowpens medal known in gold-the sole gold example struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1839-sold for $960,000 (includes buyer's premium) April 4 at a sale conducted by Stack's Bowers Galleries in Costa Mesa, California. The estimate was $250,000/500,000. The winning bidder remains anonymous. The underbidder ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Auction Featuring Maine and Ohio Collections
New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
The first day of the April 2 and 3 sale held by Fred Giampietro's New Haven Auctions showcased the collection of Stephen and Patricia Center of Scarborough, Maine, who operated Centervale Farm Antiques in that town. The auction also included select additions ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Diving Helmets and More
Nation's Attic, Wichita, Kansas
Photos courtesy Nation's Attic
Imagine this: Officers of the submarine U.S.S. Batfish are huddled in their quarters, nervously pulling on cigarettes and stubbing them out in a brass ashtray as they decide whether to stay afloat and use the dark seas as cover or submerge and fire upon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Oceanian Textiles Lead at Hilliard Eclectic Sales
Hilliard & Co., Madison, Virginia
Photos courtesy Hilliard & Co
Hilliard & Co. held an online "Eclectic" auction in two sessions, February 26 and April 2. The sales were staged at the firm's gallery in Madison, Virginia, and were conducted in the format that Hilliard & Co. has adopted in response to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Olde Hope's Recent Acquisitions Exhibition
New York City
Photos courtesy Olde Hope
On Wednesday, January 12, the day Patrick Bell and Edwin Hild, partners in Olde Hope, launched Recent Acquisitions, their current exhibition at their New York City gallery at 115 East 72nd Street, they sent an email blast to their client list, posted an invitation on ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, April 2022
With sales in the major London salerooms not yet fully into their 2022 stride, this month's "Letter" has also drawn on a number of auctions held in other parts of the U.K. to come up with a rather curious mix of lots.
It does include a couple of really high priced, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Eclectic Estate of Carl Grenn
Green Valley Auctions, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Green Valley Auctions
Green Valley Auctions conducted a three-session online-only antiques and collectibles sale over three consecutive days, March 29-31. The sales were staged from the firm's facilities in Mt. Crawford, Virginia.
Although there were several consignors, the overwhelming majority of the material came from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Aftermath Sets New Artist Record
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries' sale of African American art in New York City the afternoon of March 31 offered 241 lots of paintings, lithographs, sculpture, mixed media, and quilts. At the end of the six-hour live auction, held online, the department had sold $3,684,007 worth ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tudor Place Reopens
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden in Washington, D.C., has reopened Thursdays through Sundays with docent-led tours of the historic house. Advance registration is suggested for timed entry tickets. Docent-led tours start on the hour, and the last tour begins at 3 p.m. Visitors also may enjoy the garden during ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Small Americana Sale at Skinner
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner's March 30 American furniture and decorative arts auction comprised 111 lots. Presale press releases described the selection as "tightly curated." It was. A cache of objects that descended from Alexander Hamilton caught bidder interest. Several of the Hamilton objects related to other important ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Parallel Visions: Shaker Design and American Folk Art
Woodbury, Connecticut
Photos courtesy David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles
When the Winter Show was postponed, David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles had already announced their plan to offer two Shaker collections, one of furniture and one of boxes, and to hang folk art on the walls. They had written ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Heber C. Kimball: A Mormon Potter from Western New York
Western New York was a destination for trailblazers in the early 19th century. Men and women left their New England farms; Marylanders and Pennsylvanians traveled from the South for this new unexplored territory. They rushed to the new frontier for the area's fertile land, establishing farms for fruit and vegetables. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Found Object Show: Art without Intent
A new show in a pop-up gallery on Rivington Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side took place over the weekend of March 24-27. The Found Object Show: Art without Intent was put together by Adam Irish of Old as Adam, Providence, Rhode Island, and New Yorkers Steven S. Powers and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Quality, Paint, Surface, and a Country Aesthetic
Garth's, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
"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 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
"Americana is having a good moment," said Brunk Auctions' American art specialist Nan Zander a week before the two-day "Premier" sale. On March 26, the sale's second day, Asheville, North Carolina, was Americana central, and its good moment experienced a growth spurt.
Images of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carpenter and du Pont Estates
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
In 2013 when Jeremy and Rebecca Wooten started their antiques auction business in Camden, South Carolina, their business plan centered on the antiques category that put South Carolina on the map: pottery. With large sales of ceramic jars and jugs from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Design Sale in California
California Historical Design, Alameda, California
Photos courtesy California Historical Design
There were a whopping 956 lots in the March 26 California Historical Design auction in Alameda, California, so bidders had to know what they wanted. The top sellers were a veritable who's who of the Arts and Crafts era.
Even with an illegible ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Thom and Cathy Rawson
Six years out of college, Thom Rawson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, decided to leave his job at Rockwell International to pursue full-time what he'd been doing part-time-"playing with antiques." That was in 1978.
"I'd go to auctions and was buying and selling part-time," he said. His interest in antiques was his ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2022
David Ellinger, Out of the heart comes the issues of life, 1943, oil on canvas. Collection of Dr. David Bronstein. Photo: Michael E. Myers, Steadfast Imaging.
-Through April 17 -Glenside, Pennsylvania
Out of the Heart: The Life and Art of David Ellinger at the Harrison Gallery features a selection of 60 works ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antique Jewelry at Heritage Auctions
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A well-curated array of antique jewelry was offered at Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, March 22 when its antique heirloom jewels auction was held. Jill Burgum, senior director of the jewelry department, shared news about the auction and the market in post-sale email communications. She ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Expanded IRS Reporting by Auction Houses
If auction consignors get a notice from an auction house asking for an IRS form W-9, they can thank the American Rescue Plan Act. The W-9 provides the auction house with the correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
When the American Rescue Plan passed in March 2021, it expanded information reporting and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Sale of DeWitt Collection Brings $1.8 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
During his lifetime, the fascination that J. Doyle DeWitt (1902-1972) had with historical American political memorabilia produced what Heritage Auctions called "one of the most significant political history collections in the country."
A portion of DeWitt's vast collection sold for $1,883,533 March 19 and 20 ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 65th Annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show-Online
Digging through data on the 65th annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show, held online March 19 and 20, we spotted a positive trend for the antiques trade and a good thing for collectors-and it came from the horrendous years of COVID-19.
Readers may remember that we introduced the "pounce" when we ... (Read More)
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(Show)"The World of Collecting Begins with Things from Everyday People"
Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association Antiques Show, Pittsford, New York
This quotation, "The world of collecting begins with things from everyday people," from an exhibitor at the 47th Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association (GCADA) Antiques Show, held in Pittsford (Rochester), New York, March 19 and 20, started me thinking. Is she ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Drexler's PinKing Reigns Supreme
Barridoff Auctions, South Portland, Maine
Photos courtesy Barridoff Auctions
Mostly 20th-century art sold at Barridoff Auctions' aptly named International Fine Art Sale March 19 in the South Portland, Maine, gallery. Peter Coccoluto called the 206-lot sale, which divided up pretty much equally among bidders in the gallery, bidders on the phone, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner's online country Americana sale March 5-15 was one of the auction house's "Discovery" sales, auctions that are offered on a more or less monthly basis. These sales feature lots from across the Americana spectrum and include artwork, estate material, and decorative objects from ... (Read More)
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(Show)"You Had Me at Hello": Making Sales in Ohio
The Hudson Antique Show, Canfield, Ohio
Springtime in northeast Ohio: it's true that all four seasons can occur in a 24-hour period at that time of year in the Buckeye State. Unfortunately winter came and stayed for the Hudson Antique Show, held at the spacious Canfield Fairgrounds Event Center in Canfield, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Flea Market Find Brings $38,400
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
Casco Bay Auctions held a 491-lot Americana sale in Freeport, Maine, on March 12. According to auctioneer Andrew Davis, the total was $152,900. Approximately 25% of that total was for one lot: volume 1 of The Pennsylvania Magazine: Or, American Monthly Museum, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Monique Knowlton Toy Collection Brings $2.16 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
Pristine. Perfect. There are no absolutes, but when a collector works in an industry where perfection is desired, it is easy to see how that notion can manifest itself elsewhere. Monique Knowlton, a former international fashion model and art gallery owner, knows all ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clemens Sand Bottle Leads Sale at $800,000
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
Another Andrew Clemens sand bottle. Another selling price in the upper six figures. Another case of the market's strength and volatility staring at each other across a rather thin line. That was the main story during the auction of American furniture, folk art, and decorative arts ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Forced to Forfeit Ivory Collection
A San Diego, California, man who was selling ivory carvings in violation of California law must surrender his entire collection, which he was selling from his Carmel Valley garage to buyers recruited online.
Stephen Shu Wang, 54, was ordered by the court on January 24 to give up all 200 or ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Auction Prices Realized, March 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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(Issue Story)Treasuring Trash
Beneath the Surface
Some people love to give advice and then not follow it themselves. That makes them insufferable. We try not to be insufferable. (Our children probably disagree. But they don't like Dad jokes, so what do they know?) With that in mind and entering the third year of a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Online Jewelry Auctions Popular with Buyers
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner
Skinner's first fine jewelry online auction of the year was held from February 26 through March 8, and the presale announcement on its website beckoned to us: "Spring is coming, and what better way to brighten up your wardrobe than with something that sparkles? The ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Gathering on the Prairie
Arthur, Illinois
Nobody would have predicted what was ahead. On March 7, 2020, when A Gathering on the Prairie opened the doors for its regular semiannual appearance at the Otto Center in Arthur, Illinois, the mood was upbeat despite talk of the COVID-19 virus that was spreading across the United States. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Private Provenance Leads to Public Lawsuit
Can a gallery keep provenance a secret, and, if so, for how long? Those are the questions raised in a lawsuit filed in federal court in late January.
Galerie Jacques de la Beraudiere, S.A., of Belgium filed the suit, alleging that the refusal of Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, LLC, of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 Outsider Art Fair
New York City
The Outsider Art Fair (OAF), now in its 30th edition and the tenth under the tutelage of Andrew Edlin's Wide Open Arts, roared back to Manhattan's Metropolitan Pavilion March 3-6. Its return to a live event after two years was eagerly anticipated by collectors and dealers alike.
After three ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Shows Its Strength
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates conducted its winter Americana auction in four sessions, March 2-5, at the firm's gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Over 2400 lots were offered during the four sessions. Every conceivable category of Americana ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decoys and More Sold at Copley
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
Copley Fine Art Auctions livestreamed its winter sale from Plymouth, Massachusetts, March 4 and 5. Fine collections migrated to other collections, and new records were set.
As befits the master, the first 26 lots on day one were devoted to decoys ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rural Life Antique Show
Tuscola, Illinois
One day before the spring edition of the semiannual Rural Life Antique Show, held March 4 and 5 in Tuscola, Illinois, Chris Smith of American Antiques, Waynesville, Ohio, was confident about the weekend ahead. "I'm going to peel the walls tomorrow," he said.
Among the items for sale was a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Spring Country Spirit Antique Show
Arcola, Illinois
The semiannual Country Spirit Antique Show had its largest event to date during the spring edition held March 4 and 5 at Arcola, Illinois. Forty-five dealers set up at three locations around town, with a staggered opening time for each on Friday. Enthusiasm from shoppers was palpable, according to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, March 2022
This month's "Letter" certainly includes its fair share of artworks that proved very expensive indeed-most notably the nautilus cup with which this selection opens-but it also includes its fair share of lots, both costly and somewhat more modestly priced, that I found appealing and worth inclusion for a variety of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Smitty Axtell's Collection
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
When Richard Smith "Smitty" Axtell of Deposit, New York, died last spring, he left behind mourners across the antiques community and a fine selection of favored Americana objects. Those lots, a little shy of 400, found welcomes from new owners at Skinner's online auction in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)U.S. Mint's First Silver Dollar Sold for $12 Million
A Las Vegas, Nevada, resident has sold a 1794 silver dollar in superb condition that many rare coin experts believe is the first silver dollar ever struck by the United States Mint. It was purchased for a record $12 million by GreatCollections Coin Auctions, Irvine, California (www.GreatCollections.com).
Las Vegas business executive ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Four Mysteries
Mysteries abound in the collecting of American antiques, and I need a detective-Nancy Drew, Sherlock Holmes, or Sam Spade will do just fine. I hope that gumshoes can shed light on some of the puzzles in what collectors do and the antiques we collect. Three of the mysteries are psychological, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Folk-Art Deceptions: Pages from the American Memory Book of Eveline F. Willis
A group of mid-20th-century facsimiles reproducing authentic watercolor drawings by Eveline F. Willis (b. 1828) have been circulating in the marketplace, often found in old frames and glass.
Figure 1. Mr. Arthur Wilson, collotype print by the Meriden Gravure Company, reproducing original work by Eveline F. Willis (b. 1828) and hand ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Philadelphia Show Moves to Philadelphia Museum of Art
For the first time since its inception, The Philadelphia Show will take place on the grounds of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA). The 60th anniversary edition of the show will be held on the PMA's East Terrace from April 29 to May 1 and will feature 40 exhibitors. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Warhol Tops Thomaston Auction
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
On February 25-27, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries staged a 1330-lot three-day sale in Thomaston, Maine. The sale covered plenty of categories and totaled approximately $1.8 million.
Andy Warhol (1929-1987), Campbell's Soup I (Tomato), 1968, serigraph on paper, signed on the reverse ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Oceanian Textiles Open Hilliard's Winter Sales
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(Fragment)The Winter Show-In Spring
Artist rendering of The Winter Show. Image courtesy The Winter Show and Owen Walz.
The 68th edition of The Winter Show will take place April 1-10 at 660 Madison Avenue in New York City, the former flagship location of Barneys New York. The Winter Show, always held in January, was postponed ... (Read More)
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