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(Show)Wells Outdoor Antiques Show & Sale
Wells, Maine
The 19th Wells Outdoor Antiques Show & Sale, held June 30 at Wells Reserve at Laudholm in Wells, Maine, had it all. A spectacular and historical setting, fine weather, committed buyers, what show managers John and Elizabeth DeSimone described as "professional collectors," and dealers.
Nearly 80 dealers set up on ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 57th Lititz Antiques Show
Lititz, Pennsylvania
"I bought really well and sold some nice things. The show is such a pleasure to do," remarked Lynne Oppenheimer of Ivy Hill Primitives, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, at the Lititz Antiques Show. The 57th annual show was held June 28 and 29 at Warwick Middle School in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Located ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Silver-Tongued Auctioneer Makes Gold Out of Silver
Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maine
Sterling silver accounted for about a third of the gross of Hap Moore's June 29 auction in York, Maine. A couple of sets of sterling silver flatware sold for well over $3000 apiece. But $1265 (including buyer's premium) was the biggest price for a single ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2019
There is a definite Middle and Far Eastern flavour to this month's selection, though most of my Chinese picks from recent sales will have to wait until the next "Letter" appears.
This month lobsters and other Japanese treats get greater prominence, along with some spectacularly successful Islamic treasures, a Mughal dagger, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Anniversary Party at MidWeek
Barn Star Productions' MidWeek One-Day Antiques Fair will be held on Wednesday, August 7, in Manchester, New Hampshire, during Antiques Week in New Hampshire. The show will be open from 1 to 7 p.m. To celebrate the show's 25th year, Barn Star Productions is inviting all paid attendees to join ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ethnographic Art Auction
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Results were mixed during the ethnographic art sale held by Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, on June 25. An array of American Indian, pre-Columbian, and tribal material was offered. Two highly anticipated lots, both from the American Indian session, failed to sell. Instead, an ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Chris Morel (b. 1958), Summer Aspens, oil on linen, 24" x 36".
-Through July 20 -Santa Fe, New Mexico
Nedra Matteucci Galleries presents One Man's Home, featuring oil and watercolor paintings by Chris Morel, including his signature southwestern landscapes as well as paintings from recent travels through the western United States and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana, Part V
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Want to know how to identify a collection put together by learned, passionate individuals and an auction house that knows what it's doing? Look at the results of the fifth auction that took place to disperse said collection and see that the sale total ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sells Well at Semiannual Auction
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Walter C. Newman
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 36th semiannual auction of Americana and fine antiques in two sessions on June 21 and 22 at the firm's gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Nearly 1500 lots crossed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Kroll and Bertoia Are Rock Stars at Barridoff
Barridoff Galleries, South Portland, Maine
On June 22 the newly reconstituted Barridoff Galleries held its fourth auction since the new owners in partnership took charge in August 2017. It was the third at Barridoff's location in South Portland, Maine. William Milliken, one of the auctioneers and partners, confirmed after the sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Gems Surface at Evans Sale
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held fine arts auctions in two marathon sessions, June 21 and 22. Among the nearly 1500 lots of fine Americana, folk art, pottery, and silver that crossed the block, two lots deserve close attention.
First is a late 18th-/early 19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History Auction
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
Events related to two dark chapters in the timeline of the United States were at the heart of the top lots during the American history sale conducted by Cowan's Auctions on June 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio. One of those stories dealt with the struggle ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art Highlights Potomack Sale
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held a three-session late spring auction at its gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 15, 18, and 19. The June 15 sale was live, followed by the two online-only sessions. The live sale was divided into two parts, the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Uneven Results at Native American Sale
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
"A kick in the pants" was how Ingmars Lindbergs, director of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North Carolina Was Center Stage at Leland Little's Sale
Leland Little, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Among the 516 lots at Leland Little's June 15 catalog sale were 54 from the estate of a renowned North Carolina philanthropist, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (1920-2012). An early advocate for civil rights and arts education, Semans was the great-niece of James B. Duke, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Steam Toys Gain Traction at Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., and Noel Barrett Antiques and Auctions Ltd., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook/Noel Barrett
"Quality brings the big bucks," said Noel Barrett after the June 15 toy sale at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. As at every Barrett/Pook sale, more than just toys were offered, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Swann
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries offered 336 lots, including 40 works by Jared French (1905-1987) from a private Italian collection, in its American art auction on June 13. The annual sale totaled $876,055 (including buyers' premiums). Of the 336 lots offered, 227 sold, for a sell-through ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Poe's Pocket Watch Sells for $250,000
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was dirt poor for most of his short, tragic life. Perhaps he could have penned another fine ironic story had he foreseen that a gold pocket watch he briefly owned would sell for $250,000 (including buyer's premium); the estimate was $80,000/120,000.
At Christie's New York City sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Civil War Black Regimental Flag Rises to $196,800
An 1864 Civil War flag that was carried into battle by Pennsylvania's 127th Regiment of "Colored Troops" led the charge at Morphy's June 12 and 13 auction in Denver, Pennsylvania, selling for $196,800 (includes buyer's premium). The buyer was the Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
The 72" x 551/4" hand-painted silk ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Highlights and News at Rago
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Rago Arts & Auction Center
Rago Arts & Auction Center's June 9 fine jewelry auction was held on the heels of its unreserved jewelry auction on June 7. I chatted with Katherine Van Dell, director of the jewelry department, who filled me in on the sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record Price for Cecilia Beaux Portrait
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
On June 9 Freeman's in Philadelphia sold Cecilia Beaux's Ethel Page as Undine, a portrait of her good friend as the water nymph, signed and dated "Cecilia Beaux '85," for $454,000 (includes buyer's premium), well over its estimate of $60,000/80,000. The price is a record for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Full House at Marion Auction
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
Marion Antique Auctions' sales at the Marion Music Hall across the street from the harbor typically draw a full house from around the area. The June 8 auction was no exception. Although buyers and consignors are from all over-and bid in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)East Meets West at Oakridge
Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc. Ashburn, Virginia
Photos courtesy Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc.
On June 8 Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc. held a gallery sale in its Ashburn, Virginia, showrooms. This was our first visit to an Oakridge sale. The firm was formed in 2014, its primary emphasis being the sale of Asian antiques ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Another Look for Ten Bucks
Another Look for Ten Bucks
In early April an intriguing new service was added to eBay. Before bidding on or buying Asian art, eBay users in the United States can now pay $10 via PayPal to have the object looked at-via the eBay listing and not in person-by an expert in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)An 1893 Time Machine
For $150,000, including buyer's premium, a lucky phone bidder won an amazing piece of America's clock history at Sotheby's New York City June 4 "Important Watches" auction. Without dedicated sales or a clock department any longer, Sotheby's needs to make extra efforts to alert antique clock buyers when lots like ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Currier Museum's "Candidates and Culture"
The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, is launching "Candidates and Culture," a program to lead a conversation about arts and culture and their role in our country. The Currier will offer special discounted rates to political candidates from all parties to host events at the museum
According to a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harvard Art Museums Are Gifted 70 Otto Piene Sketchbooks
Seventy sketchbooks by renowned artist Otto Piene (1928-2014) have been gifted to the Harvard Art Museums. The gift was made by poet and author Elizabeth Goldring, the artist's wife. Dating from 1935 to 2014, the largely unpublished sketchbooks reflect interdisciplinary, cross-media experiments from Piene's long career in the Boston area ... (Read More)
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(Show)Objects of Desire: Style for the Garden and Home
Wilton, Connecticut
Twenty-two dealers set up their booths in the barns and big tent of the Wilton Historical Society on Danbury Road in Wilton, Connecticut, May 31-June 2, filling them with objects "with stories to tell" and "objects that tell your story."
That was the theme of the second iteration of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rembrandt Sells at CRN
CRN Auctions, Cambridge Massachusetts
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
CRN Auctions' June 2 auction began promisingly in its Cambridge, Massachusetts, gallery with a portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) of himself and his wife, Saskia, that brought $16,800 (including buyer's premium) against the $3000/5000 estimate. And things went on from there, for nearly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rookwood XXIX
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Humler & Nolan
Rookwood plaques were among the top lots during an auction held by Humler & Nolan on June 1 and 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio. But the market still isn't what it used to be, according to auction manager Riley Humler.
The Rookwood XXIX auction-which ... (Read More)
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(Show)Country Antiques and Americana
Heartland Antiques Show, Richmond, Indiana
The Heartland Antiques Show held its 30th annual summer gathering on June 1 in Richmond, Indiana. The event featured 80 dealers from 17 states, according to Jennifer Sabin, who manages the event.
Although the show has remained at the Wayne County Fairgrounds since its inception, there have ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Big Three-Day Sale in Thomaston
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
The Thomaston Place Auction Galleries three-day sale held May 31-June 2 offered over 1500 lots that originated from virtually all regions of the world except Antarctica. The sale was a far cry from the auction house's biggest blowout ever and ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)John Head's Account Book
A Book Review
One day in 1717 a young man named John Head stepped off a boat from England onto the docks in Philadelphia. Not yet 30 years old, he had been born in Bury St. Edmunds in County Suffolk in 1688. He arrived in the Quaker city with his wife, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Toomer to Head Print Fair
Art fair veteran Helen Toomer will join executive director Jenny Gibbs at the helm of the Fine Art Print Fair as fair director, the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) recently announced.
Toomer brings a comprehensive background of over 14 years in the U.S. and U.K. organizing art fairs and exhibitions. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Ownership for The Magazine Antiques
On May 1 it was announced that Gregory Cerio and Don Sparacin, editor and publisher respectively of The Magazine Antiques, have acquired the title from ArtNews Media, LLC.
"Stewardship is a better word than ownership to describe the way we feel about our new responsibilities," said Cerio. "Antiques is fast approaching ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Elizabeth Goldberg Joins Phillips
Elizabeth Goldberg has been appointed senior international specialist of American art and deputy chairman, Americas, at Phillips. She will start in her new role in July.
Goldberg joins Phillips from Sotheby's, where she was most recently chairman of American art. During her tenure at Sotheby's, she also served as a senior ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Sky Is Falling! The Sky Is Falling! Maybe Not So Much
Opinion
If you look up the word "angst" in the dictionary, don't be surprised to find a picture of an antiques dealer. For the better part of two decades the world of antiques has been unsettled, to say the least. When covering shows and auctions I am frequently asked "How is ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Stuff about the Stuff: The Value and Imperiled Future of Collectors' Papers
Part I of II
A collector's stuff alone is often enough for heirs to deal with. But, as we all know, many collectors, being collectors, also collect stuff about their stuff, and these sometimes monstrous mother lodes of market notes, receipts, invoices, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs of objects, exhibition and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Internet Scams
Computer Column #365
The Internet has been around for three decades, and Internet fraud has been discussed almost that long in this column. Hackers are inventing new frauds every day. A few new ones will be discussed this month in the hope that you develop an eye for scams just as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cropsey Hudson River View Tops Sale
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New HampshirePhotos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
William A. Smith, Inc. held its 52nd annual Memorial Day auction at the company headquarters in Plainfield, New Hampshire, on May 27. The top lot of the sale was View of the Hudson by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), signed ... (Read More)
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(Show)Accent Your Life
Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
Frank Gaglio of Rhinebeck, New York, a longtime dealer and antiques show manager, knows a lot about the antiques marketplace. He sees it changing and plans to keep up with the evolution. So when we asked one new exhibitor why he was doing Antiques at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record for Paul Evans
A Paul Evans Sculpture Front sideboard, 1001/2" long, established a new world record auction price for the designer when it sold for $536,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Sotheby's on May 23. The estimate was $120,000/180,000. Made of lacquered and gilt steel and brass with a painted wood base and a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Prendergast's Fantasy Tops Auction
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonham
Bonhams offered 55 lots in its American art sale on May 22, the last entry on the calendar in a week filled with sales, open houses at the "Just Off Madison" event, and the 24th annual American Art Conference "Initiatives in Art and Culture," held ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record Hartley Painting Sold
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's Images, 2019
Christie's May 22 American art sale totaled $32,668,750, with a sell-through rate of 79%. The auction house's online sale of American art held May 15-22 totaled $2,087,250, bringing the overall total to $34,756,000.
In the live sale were 28 offerings from the Michael Scharf ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, June 2019
In the early weeks of April, when this "Letter" was put together, the principal London salerooms had not really got into full swing, and some were far more focussed on what was happening in China, so on this occasion I have taken the opportunity to pick out a few additional ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Size Matters
The Young Collector
Size Matters
We talk often as an industry about what many consider to be the first rule of collecting: buy the best you can afford. Reduced, however, that means collecting two or three great objects per year rather than 25 "just good" objects. In theory, it makes sense, but ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Record for Gifford at Sotheby's
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
Sotheby's May 21 American art sale offered 83 works of Modernism, illustration art, Impressionism, 19th-century landscapes, portraits, and Western art. At the end of the morning, 51 lots had sold, for a sell-through rate of 61.4%. The sale totaled $19 million, way below the presale ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, June 2019
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ultra-Precise Time Is Money
Schmitt Horan & Co., Manchester, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy Schmitt Horan & Co.
In 2004 when I attended a landmark Sotheby's sale, "Masterpieces from the Time Museum," one deep-pocket bidder was unknown to the horological experts crowding the room. He grabbed many of the top lots and was identified as Cameel Halim, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Silver Stash at Tremont
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
Eighteenth-century Colonial American silver attracted significant interest at the May 19 sale of Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts. Works by Colonial silversmiths such as Jacob Hurd, Paul Revere Jr., and Peter Van Dyck were offered. A silver tankard by Hurd made $13,090 (including buyer's premium). ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fresh Wyeth Sells for $203,150
At its May 18 and 19 auction, Simpson Galleries, Houston, Texas, sold a fresh-to-market Andrew Wyeth watercolor for $203,150 (includes buyer's premium), well above the estimate of $80,000/100,000.
The buyer was a private collector, underbid by a "prominent art dealer," according to Mark Prendergast, director of consignments and marketing at ... (Read More)
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(Show)Worth the Hunt
Virginia Pickers Festival, Glen Allen, Virginia
About six months ago we visited a start-up antiques show in Glen Allen, Virginia. At that time it was dubbed the Virginia Pickers Antique & Collectors Show. The second edition of the show was held the weekend of May 17 and 18. The show has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Grievo Collection of Native American Art
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
As he opened the May 18 auction of Mr. and Mrs. James Grievo's collection of Native American art in the Boston gallery, Skinner chairman and auctioneer Stephen L. Fletcher described collectors Jim and Sheryl Grievo as "considered buyers" who bought carefully. Their collection represented ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Penn Dry Goods Market
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
The Penn Dry Goods Market at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, gets better every year. May 17 and 18 was the seventh annual Penn Dry Goods show and sale with seminars planned by Kathy Lesieur and Candace Perry, a formidable team who never seem to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Egyptian Queen by Frank Frazetta Brings $5.4 Million
The 1969 fantasy painting Egyptian Queen by Frank Frazetta (1928-2010) sold for a world record $5,400,000 (with buyer's premium) on May 16 at an auction of vintage comic books and comic art held by Heritage Auctions in Chicago, Illinois. The price is a record for original comic book art sold ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Supernova" Gold Coin Brings $282,000
A rare U.S. gold coin struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1857 and recovered five years ago from a shipwreck sold for $282,000 (with buyer's premium) on May 16 in New Orleans at an auction conducted by Legend Rare Coin Auctions, Lincroft, New Jersey. According to the auction house, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Changes Are Coming at Fishersville
Shenandoah Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The semiannual Shenandoah Antiques Expo was held May 10 and 11 at the Augusta Expo complex in Fishersville, Virginia. This was the 64th edition of the show, which is produced, promoted, and managed by Heritage Promotions, Lynchburg, Virginia. Over the years, regular visitors to the Fishersville ... (Read More)
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(Show)Old West Show Is Better Than Ever
Grass Valley Old West Show, Grass Valley, California
In its 20-year history-although the show started in 1984, there were several gaps between shows-the Grass Valley Old West Show in Grass Valley, California, has been bought and sold and has been near death if not dead. And yet, the show was back ... (Read More)
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(Auction)13th Annual Ohio Valley Auction & Americana
Garth's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's Auctions
Creep. That might have been considered the word of the day following the 13th annual Ohio Valley and Americana sale held by Garth's Auctions on May 10 and 11 at its interim gallery in Columbus, Ohio. That's "creep" as a verb rather than a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Amusements Abound at Two-day Auction
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
Bidders attending the John McInnis Auctioneers sale in Amesbury, Massachusetts, on May 10 and 11 could easily have assumed that they had entered a gambling hall or an amusement arcade. The foyer area was jammed and the front area of the gallery ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Skinner Paintings
Skinner, Boston, Massachusetts
Two watercolors by John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) attracted much presale attention and were the headliners of Skinner's American and European works of art sale held May 10 in the Boston gallery. The pictures came from a Boston estate.
Bologna Fountain, a 1909 watercolor, gouache, and pencil brought $183,000 (including ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Strong Results for Carved Emeralds
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
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(Auction)Oddities at Auction
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Doyle, in business for 57 years, tried something new with an "Oddities" auction held on May 7. Culling examples of Outsider and folk art, 19th-century anatomical models, sideshow banners, vintage penny arcade machines, mourning jewelry, and other curiosities, the 343-lot sale offered something for everyone.
Well, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fine Art and Flowers at the Armory
TEFAF New York Spring, New York City
April showers brought May flowers to New York City along with TEFAF New York Spring. The third edition of the fair was held at the Park Avenue Armory May 2-7. It has become a required event on the calendars of collectors, curators, gallerists, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Gary Hendershott Files for Bankruptcy
A Florida collectibles dealer charged a year ago with larceny and theft by taking in connection with historical guns and memorabilia belonging to a Georgia collector has filed for personal bankruptcy, claiming liabilities of between $1 million and $10 million and assets of between $0 and $50,000.
The Chapter 13 filing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Sally Clayton Pennington (1931-2019)
Sally Clayton Pennington, 87, cofounder of Maine Antique Digest, died peacefully on March 21 at Riverside at Chase Point in Damariscotta, Maine, after a period of failing health. She was born on July 5, 1931, in West Columbia, Texas, to Max L. and Mary Lucile Clayton. She grew up in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lost Model Plane
In December 2018, this model was shipped by UPS. It was tracked to a distribution center in New Jersey, and then it was lost. If anyone has seen this model for sale on the Internet or at an auction house or antiques show, please call (212) 517-2100; a reward will ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sapphires and Diamonds Dazzle at Spring Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
Blue was the color of the day at Grogan & Company's May 5 spring auction in its Boston gallery, where four sapphire and diamond rings brought a total of $286,700 (including buyers' premiums). The sale was chock full of objects from across ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Zachary Taylor Flag Leads Auction Past $1.9 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
When one of the leading companies in the auction industry, specifically historical and political Americana, states that an item it is offering for sale is truly unique, rest assured, the collecting community will tune in. Such was the case during the Americana and political ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Auction at Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates, Portsmouth, New HampshirePhotos courtesy Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates
The name may have changed, but the faces and places remain the same. The inaugural auction on May 5 of the official partnership of Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates in the gallery at the Treadwell Mansion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at The Tavern a Success
Hanover, Virginia
The first annual Antiques at The Tavern antiques show and sale was held May 3-5 at the historic Hanover Tavern located at Hanover Courthouse, Virginia. Less than a year ago, David L. Deal, executive director of the Hanover Tavern Foundation, envisioned adding a "traditional antiques show" to the broad ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Somerson Collection of 20th- and 21st-Century Metalwork and Jewelry
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
In what is believed to be the first-ever sale of its kind, Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois, held a landmark single-owner sale on May 5 devoted solely to 20th- and 21st-century metalwork, including silver and jewelry. The auction offered curated items from the personal ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and International Auction
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
The Mahantongo Valley, Pennsylvania, turned and painted sugar bowl or spice cup and cover illustrated on the front and back covers of the Pook & Pook May 4 auction catalog sold for $128,100 (includes buyer's premium). Dated 1861, it is inscribed ... (Read More)
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(Show)Boone County Treasure Hunt
Lebanon, Indiana
Change has been good for the Indy Antique Advertising Show. After being purchased in January 2017 by Nona and Mark Wilson of Northstar Collective, Park Falls, Wisconsin, it was moved out of Indianapolis and reinvented as part of the Boone County Treasure Hunt in Lebanon, Indiana. With the Indy ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Pook Sells Mahantongo Painted Urn for $128,100
The Mahantongo Valley, Pennsylvania, turned and painted urn-shaped sugar bowl or spice cup and cover, dated 1861 and inscribed "Jared Stiely" [sic], illustrated on the cover of Pook and Pook's May 4 catalog sold on the phone for $128,100 (with buyer's premium) to Edwin Hild, partner with Patrick Bell of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Bradford Family Potteries in Massachusetts
American redware has been a type of utilitarian production sought after by collectors and museums for well over a century. The Pennsylvania German sgraffito wares were some of the earliest styles in demand. Understandably, many of the best examples disappeared from the American marketplace when they were acquired by such ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art
American Folk Art Museum, New York City
Elizabeth V. Warren, guest curator and a trustee of the American Folk Art Museum, has been thinking about New York City urban folk art for more than two decades. "Folk art is not just rural. Folk art was made in the cities too," she ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lalique Perfume Bottle Leads IPBA Auction
International Perfume Bottle Association, Itasca, Illinois
Photos courtesy International Perfume Bottle Association
Wine glasses in hand, members of the International Perfume Bottle Association (IPBA) settled into their chairs on May 3 in Itasca, Illinois, for the auction that is the exclamation point to the IPBA annual convention. With 180 lots to sell, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stolen First Nations Art
The Nanaimo Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is asking for the public's assistance in locating a significant piece of First Nations art that was stolen in late March. The art piece, known as a spindle whorl, created and designed by local carver Joel Good, was last seen on Thursday, March ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show in Massachusetts
Joshua and Rachel Gurley of Gurley Antique Shows will open a new show, The Fancy Flea at Edaville-Vintage and Antiques Fair, at the Edaville Family Theme Park in Carver, Massachusetts, on Saturday, June 22.
The focus of The Fancy Flea will be vintage goods and antiques. By running it at the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)J. Levine Files Bankruptcy
On March 15 J. Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC, Phoenix, Arizona, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Court documents show the estimated number of creditors as 200 to 999. The company, established in 2009, has assets of $100,001 to $500,000 and liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10,000,000.
The 20 largest unsecured claims total ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Where Have All the Portraits Gone?
Peter, Paul, and Mary's plaintive song strikes a chord in the ongoing search for some missing portraits by 18th-century Salem, Massachusetts, artist Benjamin Blyth (1746-1811). He was an enigmatic man about whom little is known, despite that many of his portraits, primarily pastels, have been used in numerous publications over ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gachot Collection Highlights Americana Sale
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
The collection of the late Richard and Irene Gachot was offered as 60 of the lots at the spring Americana sale at Freeman's on April 30. The Gachots renovated a Quaker farmhouse on Long Island in 1961 and furnished it with the help of antiques ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Richmond Furniture
The first-ever exhibition dedicated to Richmond furniture, Classical Richmond Furniture: Early American History & Craftsmanship in Virginia's Capital, is open through May 31 at the John Marshall House, Richmond, Virginia. The exhibition was curated by Michael S. Phillips.
There are 20 Richmond-attributed pieces at the John Marshall House, and Phillips brought ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2019 Philadelphia Antiques and Art Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"What an incredible time to be a buyer. There may be fewer masterpieces on the market, but there are fewer collectors to compete for them," said Americana dealer David Schorsch of Woodbury, Connecticut, on the phone the day after he bought a diminutive Pennsylvania chest of drawers offered by ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Bedford Spring Art and Antiques Show
The Art, Design & Antiques Show, Bedford, New York
Fellow dealers of longtime New Canaan, Connecticut, antiques dealer Donald Rich came together to put on a small show, The Art, Design & Antiques Show at Bedford Historical Hall, on April 27 and 28 to honor Rich's memory. Held just across the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Masterpiece Sale Surpasses Expectations
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
Folk art, including self-taught or Outsider art, continues to be all the rage. Museums, whether dedicated to this genre or not, are hosting exhibits, resulting in great attendance. Auctions, whether dedicated to this genre or showcasing an assortment of ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Bottle Collector's Legacy
Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association Show and Sale, Rochester, New York
We all hope to make positive impact in the world, and if we can do this in an activity we love, so much more the satisfaction. Dr. Burton Spiller of Rochester, New York, an orthodontist, was a man with many ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Salem Academy and College Sale
Myers Auction and Realty, East Bend, North Carolina
When Salem Academy and College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, deaccessioned its collections, it involved more than selling stored items that no longer met the school's mission. Antique furniture, pottery, and clocks were found in common areas, dormitories, the library, attics, basements, offices, closets, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Clarke Hess Estate
Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers
Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, held the first of three sales on behalf of the estate of Clarke E. Hess of Lititz, Pennsylvania, on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. Hess passed away at age 64 in November 2018 following a six-year battle with ... (Read More)
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(Show)From Z to A at Liberty with Unplanned Side Trips
Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty, North Carolina
The long-running Liberty Antiques Festival is organized alphabetically from row A on the left to row Z on the right. For almost 20 years, your reporter has worked the sale from left to right. Some years the dealers at the end of the alphabet were ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Deals Lead to Lawsuits
Deals to buy three pieces of art-two contemporary and one Impressionist-have led to a lawsuit and a countersuit, with both parties claiming the other didn't hold up their side of the bargain. The money involved is substantial- $645,000.
Art dealer Philippe Hoerle-Guggenheim, who runs art galleries under the name HG Contemporary ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Books in the Internet Age
Computer Column #364
Books are old-fashioned but still important. They provide information that may have been long forgotten. No one library could hold a minute fraction of the books of the world.
Searching for specific books is a necessary skill for a researcher. Antiquers may need book references to trace the provenance ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Collection of Robert and Ruth Vogele
Wright, Chicago, Illinois
Let's hear it for the iconoclast collector! A tip of the hat to those with discerning taste and a passion for the visual. We honor the seeker of visual perfection and give homage to collectors who endlessly seek what they must possess, then act when they find it. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buyers Shoot the Works for $8 Million at Morphy
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions
On April 24 and 25, in the sixth major firearms auction since its acquisition of the James D. Julia Company, Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pennsylvania, piled up an impressive total of over $8 million in firearms sales. In a press release, president and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stacy Hollander Departs American Folk Art Museum
Collectors and the museum world were shocked to hear that Stacy C. Hollander, deputy director for curatorial affairs, chief curator, and director of exhibitions at the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) in New York City, is leaving on June 30 the museum where she has worked for 34 years.
Hollander said ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Supreme Court Decision Changes Sales Tax Policies at Auction Houses
In an e-mail sent on March 26, Josh Eldred, president of Robert C. Eldred, Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts, notified clients of recent changes in sales tax laws that will require the imposition of sales tax on all objects shipped to New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
The 2018 Supreme Court's ruling in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Attorney General Announces Settlement with Auctioneer
On April 24 New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement in a contempt of court case with an auctioneer who previously defrauded consumers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Syracuse area.
Timothy W. Conroy was found in contempt of court for violating a 2008 court order ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2019
There are Impressionists and Post-Impressionists and moderns contributing to the pictorial content of this month's "Letter," but in terms of sheer numbers it is an exceptional collection of Lalique wares that leads the illustration count.
Elsewhere there are dummy boards and walking sticks, something for those who like to row, and, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Silhouettes "Cut Without Hands...": A Rare Broadside for Miss Martha Ann Honeywell
The discovery of a previously unknown printed advertisement for Martha Ann Honeywell, a silhouette artist born without arms, caused this author to reexamine the young lady's life and see if anything had surfaced in recent years that might cast new light on her unusual career.
For someone to forge ahead in ... (Read More)
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