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(Auction)The Louisiana Purchase Auction: An Annual Celebration of Regional Culture
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Louisiana Purchase Auction: An Annual Celebration of Regional Culture
by Karla Klein Albertson
Photos courtesy Neal Auction Company
Neal Auction Company's annual Louisiana Purchase Auction, held most recently November 16-18, 2018, is the main event on the firm's sales schedule. Themes that appeared in the September event ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maritime and More
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
Desirable scrimshaw and other maritime objects, along with some fine examples of early American furniture, brought bidders to Eldred's auctions November 15-17, 2018, in the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery. Some furniture showed a decided uptick. Three substantial catalogs were published for the sales.
From the collection ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art
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(Auction)American History
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
Two unpublished ninth-plate daguerreotypes-one of noted Texas politician Sam Houston (1793-1863), the other of his third wife, Margaret Lea Houston (1819-1867)-sold for $39,600 the pair (including buyer's premium) to highlight the American history sale held by Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 16, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record for Looking Glass at Freeman's
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
Discoveries of 18th-century Philadelphia furniture still turn up at Freeman's from time to time. A 681/2" high looking glass, topped by its original and nearly intact carved phoenix and with carved garlands in perfect condition, was the talk of the American furniture world when it appeared ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of the Ebsworth Collection
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Barney A. Ebsworth (1934-2018) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His love of art was cultivated when, as a 22-year old U.S. Army officer in France, he made weekly trips to the Louvre. His self-made fortune came from his luxury travel businesses, including Clipper Cruise ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2018
New York City
The American Art Fair, held November 10-13, 2018, offered three floors of approachable 19th- and 20th-century art, along with complimentary lectures, during its 11th edition. Landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and sculptures filled the three floors of the Bohemian National Hall on New York City's Upper East Side. On ... (Read More)
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(Show)Salon Art & Design
New York City
There were no jewelry exhibitors per se, at the 2018 Salon Art & Design, held November 8-12, and yet jewelry played a role in the overall atmosphere of the seventh edition of the yearly fair.
An observer could sense jewelry in the luster of metallic glazes of ceramics and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Delaware Antiques Show
Wilmington, Delaware
The Delaware Antiques Show, held November 9-11, 2018, has a long tradition. It has been on collectors' calendars since 1964 as the place for tax-fee shopping; there is no sales tax in Delaware! The show had half a dozen venues until it settled into Wilmington's Chase Center on the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four Days and Six Continents Worth of Auctioning
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
It wasn't Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' biggest sale ever, but it was the longest. The Thomaston, Maine, company ventured into a four-day format, spanning November 8-11, 2018. The first two days presented collections of ancient and tribal artifacts and then jewelry. The second two days ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin's November Auction Brings In $1.2 Million
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
For Steve Slotin, owner of Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia, the numbers told the story. "We had the largest in-house audience ever," he stated. "As well as an extremely large number of registered online bidders and more than 250,000 views ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bertoia Sells a $1.5 Million Sleigh-Load of Toys
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
Bertoia Auctions' annual three-day fall sale in Vineland, New Jersey, held November 9-11, 2018, delivered countless thrills. Bidders chased more than 1400 lots of toys, banks, trains, and holiday fare.
Derrick crane, Carlisle & Finch, 1905-07, mounted on a wooden flatcar with eight wheels ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Love Letters and a Lautrec Lithograph Lead Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
Love letters headed the action at Grogan & Company's November 11, 2018, sale at its Boston gallery. A group of 43 letters from the young and emerging artist Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) to Alice Moore, written between August 1, 1937, and March 24, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana, Fine Antiques, Plus Some Really Pretty Glass
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 35th semiannual auction of Americana and fine antiques over a three-day period, November 8-10, 2018, at the firm's galleries in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Unlike sales in previous years, this sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana, Part IV
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions' fourth installment of selling the David and Janice Frent collection of presidential and political Americana took place November 10 and 11, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. Close to 1140 items were presented. Approximately 400 lots were up for grabs during session one held ... (Read More)
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(Show)North Carolina's Oldest Continuous Show: Rowan Museum Antiques Show
Salisbury, North Carolina
At its preview on November 8, 2018, the Rowan Museum Antiques Show became eligible for Social Security. Since 1953 this annual show has brought in locals and out-of-towners whose sponsorships, admission fees, and luncheon tabs have enabled the Rowan Museum to keep the air conditioning and lights on. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Spirited Buying for Fine Jewelry at Freeman's
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Freeman's sale of fine jewelry on November 6, 2018, in Philadelphia was a lively affair. Highlights in the sale of diamonds, gemstones, and a single-owner 12-piece collection of Seamen Schepps jewelry were the subject of competitive bidding by "assorted buyers" and "notably went to some private clients," ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keeping the Art in Art Pottery
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Humler & Nolan
During the November 3 and 4, 2018, holiday sale held by Humler & Nolan in Cincinnati, Ohio, a piece of Rookwood that sold 24 years ago served as a yardstick to measure the market for top-notch examples of the American art pottery.
Rookwood ... (Read More)
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(Show)Winnetka Antiques + Modernism
Winnetka, Illinois
"Rebranding" has, of late, become a buzz-word in the antiques world, and we cannot think of an example as successful as the Antiques + Modernism show at the Winnetka Community House, Winnetka, Illinois. There, smart tweaking has melded two tired shows into one vibrant event. The November 1-4, 2018, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Parade of Americana
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
Americana collided with Americana at Skinner's noon-time preview of its November 3, 2018, sale at the Boston gallery. The victory parade route of the Red Sox, winners of the 2018 World Series, jammed up the city, making access to the gallery a near impossibility. Dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Huge Pot, Huge Price
Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society, Bennett, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society
Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society (SFPCS) absentee auction sales may be the consummate example of such events. Typically, an auction and its catalog will provide only minimal information about an object, placing the onus on bidders to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Anna Snake Jug Entrances Bidder to $141,600, Sets Record
Crocker Farm, Inc., Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
The Zipps of Crocker Farm put together what was close to being their largest sale with a 612-lot auction held November 3, 2018, at the family's Sparks, Maryland, facility. The total gross (including 18% buyer's premium) was $879,837.50.
Inscribed "8 to 7," this is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Olde Hope Publishes Catalog
It has been six years since Patrick Bell and Edwin Hild of Olde Hope in New Hope, Pennsylvania, published a catalog of folk art for sale. In the days before websites, printed catalogs were a mainstay of marketing Americana. Now they are rare.
The libraries of collectors used to have piles ... (Read More)
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(Show)Charlotte Antiques & Garden Show: Super Show with a Slow Start
Charlotte, North Carolina
Photos by Donna Prunkl
In late 2002, after a 35-year run, the Mint Museum Antique Show in Charlotte, North Carolina, closed its doors. Organized by Chicago's Robert Lawler, the show featured top-flight dealers, renowned lecturers, and, in its final iteration, sparse crowds (see M.A.D., January 2003, p. 12-D). On ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Yes, There Will Be a New York Antique Ceramics Fair
Nine dealers will show their wares at the New York Antique Ceramics Fair on the third floor of Bohemian National Hall, 321 East 73rd Street, New York City, Thursday through Saturday, January 17-19, 2019, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, January 20, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The nine dealers ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Using Statistics
Computer Column #358
Simple statistical analysis can be useful for antiquers. High-level statistical analysis, sometimes known as "analytics," used by large retail businesses is beyond our needs.
Higher level statistics get an occasional bad rap. Nineteenth-century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli said, "There are three types of lies-lies, damn lies, and statistics." Eighteenth-century ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, November 2018
Quite a mix in this month's "Letter," ranging from very costly portraits and sculptures to a very old light bulb. Here you will find Chippendale furniture in company with a hugely expensive car number plate, an old brown bottle that turned out not to be a fake after all, some ... (Read More)
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(Show)TEFAF Fall Show
TEFAF New York Fall, New York City
George Washington made an appearance at TEFAF New York Fall in the booth of Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York City, and the full-length, 95" x 64" Munro-Lenox portrait by Gilbert Stuart was spoken for by the third day of the event.
This full-length portrait ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Firearms, Early Militaria, and Civil War Treasures
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's
There was no question about the quality and desirability of 48 swords offered at Cowan's Auctions on October 30 and 31, 2018. From the collection of William "Bill" Koch, the swords included unique ceremonial pieces that truly presented a once-in-a-lifetime buying opportunity. Although there was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rethink That Resale: Proposed American Royalties Too Act of 2018 Seeks to Regulate Downstream Sales
On September 25 members of Congress introduced the American Royalties Too (ART) Act of 2018 (the ART act). The ART act has bipartisan support and calls for an amendment to the Copyright Act of 1976, which currently governs copyright disputes. The amendment would require purchasers of visual art to pay ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)An Exotic Side Chair Attributed to R.W. Bates & Co. of Chicago
An Exotic Side Chair Attributed to R.W. Bates & Co. of Chicago
R.W. Bates & Co. was a high-end manufacturer of custom furniture and interiors in the late 19th century. Based in Chicago, the business had professional and private clients across the United States. Sharon Darling drew attention to this firm ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Interior Design Building Open House
One of the last buildings in Manhattan to house interior design tenants was the location of an open house on October 30, held to get the word out. "We're still here" is the message visitors got from the 13 participants throughout the seven floors of 306 East 61st Street, the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Judi and Cy Stellmach, Blue Dog Antiques, Stafford Springs, Connecticut
In the Trade
When Judi Stellmach reflects on her career as a longtime antiques dealer, she notes that her path has paralleled what has happened in the antiques trade writ large: "In the 1960s I had a shop; then shows came along, and I did them, and now it's the Internet." ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Fall 2018 AADLA Fine Art & Antique Show
New York City
The second edition of a revamped Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) show took place October 26-29, 2018, piggybacking with the fall edition of TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair).
Ensconced in Wallace Hall, some 20 blocks north of the Park Avenue Armory where TEFAF held court ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thousands of Tickers
R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts, Manchester, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy R.O. Schmitt
As if 1792 lots were not enough, the actual number of clocks, watches, tools, barometers, music boxes, and books was easily triple that number at the R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts auction. Many lots consisted of multiple items selling, in auction parlance, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Elverson Antique Show & Sale
Elverson, Pennsylvania
Two longtime Pennsylvania antiques dealers, Gene Bertolet from Oley and Wayne Wilhide from Shippensburg, have breathed new life into the long-running Elverson Antique Show & Sale. A couple of years ago this twice yearly show was about to expire, and now it is looking forward to its celebrating its ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Northeast Auctions
Hampton, New Hampshire
Northeast Auctions
Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Photos courtesy Northeast Auctions
As Ronald Bourgeault of Northeast Auctions took the podium for the first day of the October 27 and 28, 2018, auction of the Dingman collection, he recalled that after he had relocated to New Hampshire, Michael David Dingman (1931-2017) was one of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Second Time around the Block for the New Barridoff Galleries
Barridoff Galleries, South Portland, Maine
For its October 27, 2018, outing in South Portland, Maine, the recently reconstituted Barridoff Galleries put together an international fine art auction containing the works of about 150 artists in a tight, compact presentation of about 268 lots. Under the new ownership of former employees and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Discovery: A Peter Stretch Watch
In August antiques dealer James Kilvington of Dover, Delaware, drove to Alderfer Auction in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, to preview the cataloged sale of paintings, books, clocks, and American furniture from the estate of architect and interior designer James David "Jay" Hellyer Jr. to be sold on August 23. It was not ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Simple Goods Show Returns to Berlin, Ohio
Promoters Christina Hummel and Kris Casucci have announced that the Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show will return to the Heritage Community Center in Berlin, Ohio, this fall. The show had moved last April to Heritage Community Center, a brand new state-of-the-art facility that offers space for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Wonder & Delight" Auction
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions
For over 50 years, plump cherubic Santas, cackling witches, docile Easter bunnies, and raucous Thanksgiving gobblers have commingled harmoniously in the vast collection of Dolph Gotelli. His treasures include dolls, candy containers, trade stimulators, toys, ephemera, and folk art.
Wooden dollhouse, 1904, built in San ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Edward Moran Painting Wins the Race
Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Shannon's
Days End by Dale Nichols (1904-1995) is a view of a farm reminiscent of the artist's Nebraska childhood home. It sold for $16,250 (est. $8000/12,000). The 15" x 19" gouache on illustration board is signed and titled on the mat.
These days when the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, November 2018
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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(Issue Story)James Arthur and His "Temple of Time": A Cautionary Tale for Collector-Donors
Photos courtesy Maude Arthur Brown Family Archive
If asked to name an example of the thwarting of what is called, in philanthropic and legalistic circles, "donor intent," many people in the collecting world would cite what was perhaps the most widely publicized case in recent memory. I'm referring to the protracted ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2018 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show
Hartford, Connecticut
The 2018 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show
Entering the ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show, held October 20 and 21, 2018, visitors walked along a row of booths representing Connecticut museums and historical associations. Each booth presented important and historical pieces from public collections that many found worthy of study. The walkway led ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
The gods of weather were not kind to the 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show, held October 20 and 21, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. To understand, first visualize the show venue, a sprawling fairgrounds building with large clerestory windows overhead.
Opening day started with promising mid-October weather, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pickers Event Debuts in Virginia
There is some good news to report from the antiques show front lines. A completely new event has entered the mid-Atlantic antiques and collectibles marketplace. Dubbed the Virginia Pickers Antique & Collectors Show, it was held at Gilmanor Farm in Glen Allen, Virginia, the weekend of October 20 and 21.
The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Andrew Jones Launches
With an emphasis on serving the downtown area and having an eye toward educating potential new buyers about the eco-friendliness of antiques, Andrew Jones Auctions has opened in the heart of Los Angeles. The company's first two monthly sales, held in September and October, brought considerable interest from absentee and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Amelia Jeffers Conducts Peter Chillingworth Auction
Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneer, Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Amelia JeffersPrices in captions include the buyer's premium.
It's a standard question most reporters ask an auctioneer after a sale. And the answer is usually, "It was a great sale. We were very pleased with the auction."
"The Chillingworth Auction," featuring the 57-year personal collection ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lure Them In
Three green Chippewa spinner lures made around 1910 by the Immell Bait Company, Blair, Wisconsin, brought a combined $24,780 in Canadian dollars ($18,901 U.S.) with buyers' premiums, and a circa 1930 Canadian-made Lurette No. 2 was reeled in for a new record price for the lure at an auction held ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Brancusi Photograph Sells for $125,000
The top lot of Swann Auction Galleries' October 18 sale of photographs and photo books in New York City was Constantin Brancusi's Vu d'atelier, a circa 1928 silver print of the artist's studio, featuring four of his sculptures. The image brought $125,000 (includes buyer's premium), well over the estimate of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fishersville Reflects the Changing Times
Shenandoah Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The weekend of October 12-14, 2018, marked the 63rd edition of the Shenandoah Antiques Expo held at the facilities of Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Virginia. Known simply as "Fishersville," the show enjoys a large and loyal following of dealers and patrons from across the mid-Atlantic region.
More ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Simon Says "21 Grand" at Farrin's
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
A marble statue known as the Car of History by sculptor Carlo Franzoni (1789-1819) stands in the United States Capitol and depicts Clio, the ancient Greek muse of history, inside a chariot, or car. Beneath it is a marble clock face with works installed by Simon ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 37th San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show
San Francisco, California
Change comes slowly to the San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show. In 2017, after 36 years, the word "art" was added to the show's title to reflect the growing number of paintings on display. (One of the 2018 furniture dealers called it "an art show.") Show chair ... (Read More)
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(Show)Scenes from the Ninth Old Montreal Antique Show
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Here are some photos from the ninth Old Montreal Antique Show (Salon d'Antiquites du Vieux-Montreal), held October 12-14, 2018, in Montreal, Quebec. Prices are given in Canadian dollars, with U.S. dollars in parentheses. For more information, call (514) 708-9993 or check the website (www.sadvm.ca).
Antiquaire Claude Couture, Sherbrooke, Quebec, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Flack Sale
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
The sale of the collection of Paul and Rita Flack on Saturday, October 13, at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was the sixth time the Flacks have offered pieces from their collection for sale. Their first was held at Pennypacker Auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Walking Batman Brings $16,800
On October 13 a battery-operated Walking Batman toy sold at Milestone Auctions in Willoughby, Ohio, for $16,800 (includes buyer's premium). The estimate was $10,000/15,000.
Battery-operated Walking Batman by TN, Japan, 12" tall, new old store stock with original Japanese-version box, $16,800.
Made in postwar Japan by TN, the 12" tall Walking ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Ceramics in America 2017
A Book Review
Robert Hunter dedicated Ceramics in America 2017 to the life and legacy of archaeologist Ivor Noel Hume, who passed away on February 4, 2017, at the age of 89. Noel, as he was known, mentored many in the archaeological profession. His 1969 book A Guide to Artifacts of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The First Major Victim
The English magazine Antiques Trade Gazette (ATG) dropped a bombshell on August 27: a George III mahogany and Indian ebony commode by Thomas Chippendale, supplied to Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory for his London house between 1766 and 1769, was stripped of its ivory before being shipped from the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Amelia Jeffers to Conduct Sale of Peter Chillingworth's Collection
On October 19 and 20 auction veteran Amelia Jeffers will conduct an on-site auction of the inventory and personal collection of Peter Chillingworth, longtime antiques dealer and show promoter, of Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania.
Auctioneer Amelia Jeffers will be conducting the on-site auction of longtime Americana dealer and close personal friend Peter ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judge Tosses Art Defamation Lawsuit
On August 9 United States District Judge Miranda M. Du ruled in favor of Peter Stremmel, Stremmel Galleries, Mike Overby, and Coeur D'Alene Art Auction of Nevada, LLC, granting their request for summary judgment in a defamation lawsuit filed by Gerald Peters and Gerald Peters Gallery.
Peters had filed the suit ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)VPN Protection
Computer Column #357
In the past, we have suggested using Virtual Private Network (VPN) software for guarding your data against spying while using a public Wi-Fi network. VPN software has become better and more useful, so we will update the information. An unrelated bonus download fills out the column.
VPNs
Virtual Private Networks ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lollipop Tree Suit Settled
Lollipop Tree Suit Settled
On July 31 LAILA Company International Ltd., d.b.a. Connery & Associates Fine Art International, and Adrien Meyer filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in federal court, ending the lawsuit the pair had filed against Nadeau's Auction Gallery in connection with the sale of Lollipop Tree, an oil ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Menconi + Schoelkopf Moves
After almost 17 years in its location at 13 East 69th Street in New York City, Menconi + Schoelkopf is moving to a new space at 22 East 80th Street, between Fifth and Madison Avenues. According to the website, the new gallery will open on September 24. "We couldn't be ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Original Miami Beach Antique Show to Return to Miami Beach Convention Center
After a two-year hiatus, while the Miami Beach Convention Center underwent a $615 million renovation, the Original Miami Beach Antique Show (OMBAS) is returning to its original home for its 2019 event, January 27-30. The 2017 and 2018 Original Miami Beach Antique Shows were held at the Miami Fairgrounds.
"During the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Collecting Facts
Jim Gergat has been collecting for decades. His passion is American woodworkers. He does not collect furniture or carvings; he collects facts about the lives of 1500 woodworkers active in Philadelphia before 1800.
One of the intriguing mysteries about Philadelphia furniture carvers that has bugged Gergat for years is the life ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gurleys to Continue Marlborough Show
Joshua and Rachel Gurley will be producing the Thanksgiving Sunday Antique Show at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts, on November 25. "A longstanding Gurley tradition, the Thanksgiving Sunday Show is always a great event for both dealers and collectors," the Gurleys said in press release. The show ... (Read More)
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(Show)Waldoboro Sets Sail during Columbus Day Weekend
Waldoboro Antique Sale, Waldoboro, Maine
Waldoboro, Maine, may not be the state's antiques mecca just yet. Ellsworth, Searsport, Wiscasset, Kennebunk, and others are all contenders for the title once held by Hallowell. But Waldoboro is, of course, the home of the venerable Maine Antique Digest, and it's also the site of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Rhinebeck's Roots Run Deep
Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
As an antiques writer and collector who a long time ago was transplanted to upstate New York from Ohio, I always relish going to the semiannual antiques shows in Rhinebeck, New York, at the fairgrounds. Why? It is fun, and I always learn something new ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Mix of Americana and Fine and Decorative Art
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
A rifle. A painting. Two sand bottles. Seen through the most basic lens, the four top lots of the sale held by Cowan's Auctions on October 5 and 6, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio, had a certain simplicity about them, even though they all sold ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Elverson Antique Show Changes Dates
The Elverson Antique Show and Sale has changed its date to the last weekend in October. The semiannual show, held at the Twin Valley High School in Elverson, Pennsylvania, will take place on Saturday, October 27, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)African American Fine Art at Swann
Swann Auction Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Auction Galleries
Swann Galleries' department of African American fine art registered the second-highest sale in its 11-year history at its October 4 afternoon auction in New York City. Attracting a salesroom audience of 80, filled with bidders and enthusiastic supporters, the sale totaled ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Garth's Moves to Columbus Municipal Light Plant
Garth's Auctions will move into a new permanent home, the historic Municipal Light Plant, near the heart of Columbus, Ohio, in January. The company's last sale in The Barn at Stratford was September 14 and 15, when a selection of country Americana served as a fitting good-bye. The auction house ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Wherever You Go
The Young Collector
When we lived in the schoolhouse, it was maddening to lose something. By the end of our time there, the four of us were packed in like sardines, but there were only two small, atypical closets and there was no basement, so when something vanished, it was infuriating. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Over 550 lots of American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts were offered at Doyle's October 3 sale. At the completion of the eight-hour sale, the total realized was $1,165,444 (with buyers' premiums), with 93% sold by lot. The presale estimate was $735,450/1,108,750.
William Trost Richards (1833-1905) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bonhams Sold
On September 4 it was announced that Bonhams had been acquired from private shareholders by Epiris Fund II, advised by Epiris LLP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Epiris LLP is a private equity firm.
Founded in 1793, Bonhams holds more than 250 sales a year at its salesrooms, including London, New ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jeff, Matt, and Beth Ann Foster, Man Cave Antiques, Fly Creek, New York
In the Trade
You may be old enough to remember what the antiques business was like in the 1980s and '90s when everybody seemed to want antiques. Prices just kept going up. If you paid too much for something, you simply waited awhile and prices caught up. That's how it is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Mid-season Sale
Sotheby's, New York City
Sotheby's mid-season sale of American art on October 2 offered 133 lots that totaled $3.953 million, with a sell-through rate of 70.6%. The morning sale attracted several buyers and had a dozen specialists taking bids on the phone. Order bids left with the auctioneer were numerous, as ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Brick-and-Mortar Store for Maria and Peter Warren Antiques
Maria and Peter Warren Antiques now has a brick-and-mortar establishment in Monroe, Connecticut. A grand opening was held on September 15. While the business specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English ceramics, Chinese export, delft, and decorative arts, it also carries 19th- and 20th-century paintings, early American furniture, mid-century modern, vintage ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bob Bockius Cancels York Shows
Bob Bockius bought the Greater York Antiques Shows from Donna Burk, Jim Burk's widow, in May 2013 and ran 11 shows at the York (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds for a loyal following of dealers and buyers. He had hoped to celebrate the Greater York Antiques Show's 50th anniversary on November 16 and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Clarke Gallery Relocates to Rockland, Maine
Clarke Gallery Relocates to Rockland, Maine
Clarke Gallery has relocated to 338 Main Street in Rockland, Maine. The gallery was formerly located in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Having purchased the 19th-century Federal townhouse in January, Peter and Karen Clarke completed a top-to-bottom renovation of the building, complete with a large first-floor gallery space. The ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Stratton Mountain/VADA Show
Antiques at Stratton Mountain Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association Show, Stratton, Vermont
How one views the results of the 2018 Antiques at Stratton Mountain Vermont Antiques Dealers' Association Show, held on September 29 and 30, depends on what show you compare it to.
If you choose to compare it to last year's Stratton ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts at CRN
CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts at CRN
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
Bidders were drawn to the September 30, 2018, sale by CRN Auctions in the Cambridge, Massachusetts gallery, where Carl Nordblom and Karin Phillips put together an eclectic array of objects. The interest was largely in smalls, although a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)White's Auctions Sells Three Folk Portraits for $73,200
Three watercolor portraits on paper found in an attic excited nine phone bidders, and the three portraits brought a total of $73,200 (includes buyers' premiums) at White's Auctions in Middleboro, Massachusetts, on September 30.
"A local man brought the three portraits to us after the catalog was posted, just nine days ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Vermont Pickers Market
Ludlow, Vermont
What's better than an antiques show in an accommodating venue? Two shows in the same venue. Show promoter Frank Gaglio invented that trick when he launched the Bedford Pickers Market way back in 1998. It was a completely different show that dovetailed with Gaglio's MidWeek in Manchester event, using ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Potomack's Fall Sale Is a Gem
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company's most recent fine art and period antiques auction was held at the firm's galleries in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 29 and October 2 and 3. The Potomack Company has settled comfortably into a schedule of staggered sales, with a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Log Cabins on the Hill Antique Show
Oakland, Illinois
Log Cabins on the Hill Antique Show debuted with 25 dealers offering country antiques and Americana on September 29, 2018, outside of Oakland, Illinois, at Independence Pioneer Village. For months, dealers who previewed the venue had talked excitedly about the setting of the show-acres of grassy yard dotted with ... (Read More)
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(Show)Weston Antiques Show
Weston, Vermont
For the 60th time an antiques show was held to benefit the Weston Community Association in Weston, Vermont. The Weston Antiques Show, held September 28 and 29, with a preview party on September 27, housed 30 diverse dealers in the sprawling Weston Playhouse, the main beneficiary of the funds ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Okemo Antique Show
Ludlow, Vermont
The calendar was no friend to this year's Okemo Antique Show, held at the Mountain Lodge of the Okemo ski resort in Ludlow, Vermont.The slate of five Vermont shows traditionally occurs just before and during the first weekend in October, with the last event occurring on the first Sunday ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Black River Antique Show Debuts
Ludlow, Vermont
Kris Johnson and Steve Sherhag, assisted by Bobby Conrad, took over the management of the Ludlow Antiques Show this year. They changed the name, and, more importantly, they raised the quality of the goods.
The two-day show, which opened at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 28, looked similar. It was ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Printed and Manuscript Americana and the Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Harold Holzer amassed a collection of images of Abraham Lincoln over a span of almost 50 years. The purchase of an autograph by then Congressman Lincoln was the acquisition "that started it all," said Holzer, and in 1971, at the age of 22, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Suit Filed against Worth Auctions, David Hall, and More
Suit Filed against Worth Auctions, David Hall, and More
On June 28 the Grippi Revocable Trust filed a lawsuit against David Hall; Worth Auctions, LLC (doing business as National Book Auctions and Worth Auctions); Bid Club, Inc.; and JLF Holdings, LLC. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, October 2018
There remain on my files a good many items that I had picked out from the summer sales for inclusion in one of these "Letters," some of which I may well be able to get into next month's issue before the new London season gets fully under way. I shall ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Red Earthenware Available in the 18th and 19th Centuries in New York City
New York City's 18th- and 19th-century stoneware industry is well documented, with production that was established, and later intertwined by the Crolius and Remmey families, as early as the late 1720s and 1730s in Manhattan. This early stoneware production drew inspiration from the Rhineland area in Germany, where these families ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Treasure-Trove of Antique Jewelry at Skinner
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner's sale of jewelry held on September 25 in Boston "was a great sale for antique jewelry," according to Kaitlin Shinnick, senior specialist of fine jewelry. "Attendance was strong, both in person and online." The auction opened with antique offerings, and they kept coming. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Break-in at American Folk Art Museum's Long Island City Facility but No Loss
A headline in the September 6 Sunnyside Post, "Thief Steals Property from American Folk Art Museum Storage in LIC after Scaling Roof: NYPD," sent shivers down the spine of folk art collectors. According to Kate Merlino, director of communications and marketing at the American Folk Art Museum, the headline and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Arion's 171st York Show
Original Semiannual York Antiques Show and Sale, York, Pennsylvania
Melvin "Butch" Arion's Original Semiannual 171st York Antiques Show and Sale kicked off the Pennsylvania show season September 21-23 at the York Expo Center (fairgrounds), York, Pennsylvania, with 88 dealers offering mostly Americana. As usual the show was strong in quilts and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Signature Sale Crests at $1.37 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
An alluring triad of vintage toy windups, still banks, and trains induced an adrenaline high, and bidders responded with gusto at Bertoia Auctions' September 22 auction in Vineland, New Jersey.
Toys at auction are as bullish as Pamplona, and Bertoia seems to have success ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Newport "Cottage" Sale Attracts Buyers
Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island
Many people wanted a piece of one of the grand old "cottages" still in the family of the original owners on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, and they streamed to the Harold Brown Villa on September 22, 2018 for the on-site auction by Nadeau's ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, October 2018
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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