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(Feature)The 152nd Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show
Folk art dealer Chuck White of Warwick, New York, brought the yellow-ground bench with 25 arrows from an old private collection. It is probably of New England origin, according to White. It was a showstopper and priced at $22,500. The long hooked rug featuring a center-chimney house was tagged $5800. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Matrimonial Bliss
In the lexicon of antique furniture, a marriage is a bad thing. An intriguing note that made its way to M.A.D. recently from Art Smith of Smith-Zukas Antiques in Wells, Maine, puts a positive spin on marriage. The e-mail reads: "Bridal registry at an antiques shop? Why not? It happened ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Virtual Antiques Mall Adds Luxury Brands
Malleries.com (www.malleries.com), an on-line mall for sellers of antiques and art, has unveiled a luxury brand component. Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Marc Jacobs, Cartier, Hermes, and Louis Vuitton are now among the labels to be on line.According to a press release from the firm, this is the first time an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Treasures of a President: FDR and the Sea
Then-Governor Roosevelt with paintbrush and pliers, at work on one of his ship models, 1930. Photo courtesy Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.Franklin Roosevelt with his sons Franklin Jr. (left) and John (right) prepare to launch two pond boats, 1920. Photo courtesy Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.South ... (Read More)
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(Auction)White and Woodruff Sell Best at African-American Art Sale
The sale's cover lot, Move On Up a Little Higher by Charles White (1918-1979), sold to an institution for $228,000 (est. $200,000/250,000). The 391/2" x 471/2" charcoal and Wolff crayon on illustration board was signed and dated 1961. Acquired that year from New York City's ACA Gallery, it came to ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Change Really Can Happen
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe've been talking a lot about our own troubles lately. Buyers are a little slower to pull the trigger; sellers are hesitant to let go of anything really good; and people in the middle have generally become more cautious, retreating a bit until they feel ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Interiors Sale
The highest-priced painting in the sale was the Arcadian landscape depicting the Triumph of Bacchus, attributed to the Hungarian painter Karoly Marko, the Elder (1791-1860). A 381/2" x 54" oil on canvas, it sold for $47,500 (est. $8000/12,000) to a private collector.Christie's, New York City by Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sOf ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Wednesdays in Wiscasset
Wednesdays in Wiscasset will be a weekday evening during July and August when dealers will stay open later to accommodate early evening shopping for those wishing to avoid traffic congestion.Three dealers are joining the 27 already doing business there. The three new businesses are Harold Cole and Bettina Krainin, with ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Brooklyn Museum Increases Admissions
The Brooklyn Museum in New York City has increased its suggested admission fee to $10 for adults and $6 for older adults and students with valid identification. Admission, which has not been increased since 2004, is currently $8 for adults and $4 for seniors and students. Admission for Target First ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Unveiling
Skip Chalfant talked with a collector on the second floor. He said he had lowered prices of his own stock. The Windsor chair on the left at the table is one of a set of six Philadelphia bamboo Windsors priced at $3600 for the set. They sold.The right people came ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Edward Joseph Pfeiffer, 82, M.A.D. Correspondent
Edward Joseph Pfeiffer, 82, of Granby, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Reproductions
In March, two auction house Americana specialists announced one-off reproductions. On March 7 in London, Christie's Martha Willoughby gave birth to Alexandra "Ally" Tait Willoughby, 7 pounds 13 ounces. On March 9, Sotheby's Erik Gronning's wife, Cindy, gave birth to Alexander Gabriel Gronning, 7 pounds 4 ounces. They may be ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Fine and Decorative Art Auction
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sThe auction's top lot at $105,750 was Robbing the Eagle's Nest by Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872), signed and dated 1856, oil on canvas, 351/2" x 451/2" (sight), with overall even craquelure.This Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup, probably Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (1654-1722), ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doris Duke's Property from Duke Farms Available--In Two Auctions
Celebrity antiques are frequently good sellers. For that reason, two auction houses have reason to be happy, as they will be offering material that once belonged to Doris Duke in early May.On May 1 and 2, the Charles A. Whitaker Auction Co. of New Hope, Pennsylvania, will sell Duke's clothing ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art and Antiques in the Courtroom: May Wrap-up
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by David HewettSome significant events have happened this spring involving stories that have appeared here in the past.-O'KeeffeWe have recently (and very belatedly) learned that in July 2008 a judge dismissed the November 2004 suit against Georgia O'Keeffe art expert Barbara Buhler Lynes, the National Gallery of Art, the Georgia ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Leaping Stag Leaps to the Top
Leaping stag weathervane, $83,375.A 143/4" x 193/4" watercolor and gouache by Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924), Sunday Afternoon, showing a group of faceless women at a lakeside or ocean gathering, probably in Massachusetts, Prendergast's primary painting ground, sold below estimate for $23,000.James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoThe dreaded "R" word-"recession"-is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Auction Records and a Buyer's Market for Collectors of Vintage Posters
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Richard de ThuinPhotos courtesy Swann'sAccording to Swann, no record could be found of this Union Pacific Sun Valley poster appearing at auction in the last 20 years. The wait for this 35" x 23" condition A- (punch holes in the top margin) paper poster by ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tax Law Change in New York
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(Auction)Maritime Paintings and Maritime Decorative Arts Sales
Christie's, New York Cityby A.J. Peluso, Jr.Photos courtesy Christie'sOne from a set of four 19th-century French celestial charts that sold on January 15. Your decorator would have encouraged the $1875 for these handsome colorful images.The schooner yacht Brilliant sold for $80,500. For those who built and sailed her, there was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Skinner Shows Off New Digs
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoPhotos courtesy SkinnerThe front door with the familiar Skinner typography. Schinto photo.Discovery items, including some of the many smalls. The sale was billed as featuring country Americana, but there were many formal period pieces, along with quilts, weathervanes, folk art, and trade signs. There were ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana Sale Provides Good Barometer of Market
There were five phone bidders for this Berks County, Pennsylvania, dower chest, dated 1788. The lid and front are profusely decorated with stylized tulips and hearts. It is similar to a chest in the Titus Geesey (1895-1969) collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with the same date, but the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Midrange Rugs Carry Two New England Oriental Rug Auctions
Some of Skinner's most attractive decorative carpets suffered from high estimates and reserves, or had extensive restoration, and didn't sell. Its two most successful carpets were a 24'6" x 14'2" Indo-Persian that brought $23,700 (not shown) and this very decorative 19'4" x 13'2" Persian Bahktiari that sold for $18,960.There were ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail: This Is Now, That Was ThenThis month's column is in two parts. It begins with reports on five sales of recent weeks, under the general heading "This Is Now," and then rushes headlong through what is left in my file boxes of last year's sales. I ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Murals Discovered
by Nancy Smoak, Projects Director, Rufus Porter MuseumA Hebron, Maine, couple has some advice for all owners of early homes with wallpaper walls-look under the wallpaper to see what is on the plaster. When they bought their home two years ago, they knew it had a long history, having been ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction Pulls in Nearly $2 Million
The top-priced lot from the first two sessions of clocks from the Herbert Nilson collection, this 30" high Simon Willard "lighthouse" clock with alarm mechanism, glass dome, mahogany veneered case, and turned brass feet sold to a phone bidder for $71,100 (est. $20,000/30,000). Three phones and two floor bidders were ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)26-Year-Old Burlwood Antique Center Closed During 2009
It's a sure sign of spring, seeing the lines of buyers ready to enter the Burlwood Antique Center in Meredith, New Hampshire, on May 1.This year, spring will surely come, but there will be no line. Last fall, the husband-and-wife owners of Burlwood, Mark Diette and Mary Di Maria, announced ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Curator at Corning
The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, has appointed Florian Knothe as its new curator of European glass. Knothe, who comes to the museum from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is responsible for curating current and changing exhibitions, conducting research, and managing acquisitions for the museum's European glass ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Admission Options and Prices at Winterthur
Winterthur has initiated new tour offerings and pricing options. The museum will now offer visitors a single ticket option, providing them with full access to the Winterthur Garden and Galleries as well as an introductory tour showcasing some of the most spectacular rooms in the 175-room house. The new adult ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Salander Indicted
by David HewettManhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced on March 26 that a grand jury had voted to indict Lawrence Salander and his art gallery, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, LLC, on 100 counts. The counts include grand larceny of $88 million from investors and collectors, falsifying business records, scheming to defraud, forgery, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Christie's Sues Minor Over Unpaid Bill
A Rearing Stallion by Sir Anthony van Dyck, 43" x 45½", sold for GBP3,129,168.75. Not shown, a painting by George Stubbs brought GBP347,268.75, and Flying Childers Held by a Groom by Thomas Stringer sold for GBP32,343.75. Christie's claims Minor owes over $7 million and has refused to pay.Halsey Minor, an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Location Found for Barn Star's August Shows in New Hampshire
According to Frank Gaglio, a new home in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been found for Barn Star Productions' two August shows. The Manchester Pickers Market Antiques Show and Mid-Week in Manchester will be housed at the Furniture World building at 1300 South Porter Street in Manchester (Exit 1 [S. Willow ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)It's Spring! Time to Go to Philadelphia
by Lita Solis-CohenCaptain George White (1805-1847) by Christian Greiner, circa 1845. Captain White of the Philadelphia Cadets was a hero of the Kensington Riots in Philadelphia. It will be on view in Patriots and Presidents: Philadelphia Portrait Miniatures, 1760-1860 at the Philadelphia Antiques Show.It's spring, and it's time for a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Thomas Drowne Cockerel Leaves Church Steeple for MFA
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(Fragment)Schwenke Launches New Auction House: Woodbury Auction LLC
by Lita Solis-CohenThomas Schwenke, specialist dealer in Federal furniture, will launch his new auction house in Woodbury, Connecticut, with an inaugural sale on Saturday, May 30."It will be an 'Opportunity Auction,' offering antique furniture, collectibles, art, jewelry, and a 1966 Mercedes Benz 230SL coupe," said Schwenke. "More is coming in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Guarantee Yanked, Lawsuit Follows
In July 2008 Weiss Family Art (Bacon) LLC, managed by George A. Weiss, agreed to sell Study for Self-Portrait by Francis Bacon at Christie's, after the auction house offered a sweet deal: a guaranteed minimum price of $40 million. Then came the global economic meltdown. Weiss now accuses Christie's of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Year's Auction Welcomes 2009
Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Inc., Windsor, Connecticutby Ed PfeifferDavid Webb carved jade, diamond, gold, platinum, and enamel cuff bracelet (est. $8000/12,000), $16,100. Detail photo courtesy Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Inc.Set of six mahogany dining chairs in the Queen Anne style by Margolis, $1725.With about 200 people seated in the salesroom, Nadeau's Auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Trueman Returns
Lawrence Trueman, owner of Trueman's Auction Co. in Waldoboro, Maine, has "rebooted" his auction/appraisal business with a new name, LT Auctions. Since 1988, he has been a full-service auctioneer doing house calls, benefit auctions, appraisals, and antiques auctions."I have always been fascinated with antiques. My parents and I used to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sonntag and Gruppe Head Bennett Auction
Stephen Bennett Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoWilliam Sonntag's 20" x 30" oil on canvas of the Adirondacks or the White Mountains sold for $11,212.50.Emile Gruppe's 30" x 36" scene of Gloucester harbor made the highest price of the sale at $17,250.A December auction in New England can be a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Greater Boston Antiques Festival: Nothing Short of Amazing
Wilmington, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoMartin J. Ferrick of Lincolnville, Maine, priced the mahogany Hepplewhite bowfront chest at $2800. The gilt Federal mirror above it was $395. The early country card table in birch with breadboard ends and molded legs was $1250. The painting August Foliage Waban Meadows, oil on board, signed ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Presentation Software
Computer Column #244by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.netWord processors and Web browsers are the software most used by computer owners. Anyone involved with budgets, bookkeeping, schedules, or estimates also will use spreadsheet software. But presentation software is not well known outside of education and big business, where computer presentations are common ... (Read More)
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(Auction)French Urns Top Sale
Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maineby Rose SafranPhotos courtesy Hap MooreThe outstanding sale of the day was the pair of large (33" high) French urns with pictorial images of figures, including women and children, gilt trim, and cobalt accents. Moore said there were no identifying marks on them. Several phones ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design Sale at Phillips
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy PhillipsAs pointed out in the catalog, "neither joint nor junction disrupts the contour" of this desk from Marc Newson's Micarta series, first shown at Gagosian Gallery in 2007. Newson assembled the desk from three pieces of compressed Micarta, a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Deaccessioning Questions in New York
by Betty Flood and Erin DenninWill the New York State Board of Regents, which holds state museum charters, and the New York State Legislature be able to negotiate an amicable resolution regarding deaccessioning? Deaccessioning is a major issue in the art world in these difficult economic times when many institutions ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sotheby's Reports Loss
For the quarter that ended December 31, 2008, Sotheby's reported operating revenues of $166.2 million, a 52% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2007."This deterioration is primarily due to a 46% decline in net auction sales from $1.9 billion to $1 billion, significant auction guarantee losses, and inventory writedowns, all ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Cape Cod-Based Auction House
In the inaugural Gaynor & Dent auction, a Fred Kail Red Sox ashtray sold for $920.Scott Gaynor and Andrew Dent have launched a new firm, Gaynor & Dent Auctions, which will offer estate, consignment, charity, real estate, and equipment auctions. "An auction is capitalism in its purest form," stated Gaynor, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at the Armory: Continuing Excellence in 2009
New York Cityby Karl H. PassNancy Steinbock Posters, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, specializes in vintageposters. Here Morris Steinbock discusses one particular example with several show patrons.Joan Bogart designed her booth this year in what she described as "a totally different look." The Rockville Centre, New York, dealer said, "I wanted a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Greater Charlotte Antique & Collectibles Show: New Venue, New Dealers, and One Glitch
Concord, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklPhotos by Donna PrunklAt the preview party on January 29, Dr. Hector Henry helped show manager Lydia Sullivan cut the ribbon to open the Greater Charlotte Antique & Collectibles Show. Acting on behalf of the mayor of Concord, North Carolina, Dr. Henry also presented Sullivan with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tribal Arts Sale Is Successful Against All Odds
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoPhotos courtesy SkinnerThe sale's surprise top lot was an African mask of carved wood that sold to a phone bidder for $56,880 (est. $800/1200). The bulging pierced eyes of the 151/2" tall Pende hollow-form example are set in concave ovals; the decorations with red and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Design
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sThis Poppy leaded glass and bronze table lamp, circa 1910, 26" high x 20" diameter, shade stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 1531," base stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York 357," sold on the phone for a strong $230,500 (est. $140,000/ 180,000) to a European ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show: The Show Must Go On
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenNew York City dealer Carswell Rush Berlin said this is the only set of 12 dining chairs he has ever owned. They are closely related to a chair in the Brooklyn Museum and another set in maple, and he believes they were made in Philadelphia. They ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Andrewses Bounce Back from the Fire
Andrews & Andrews, Northport, Maineby Mark SiscoSpanish walnut library table, $9900.English oak hall chair, $1045.The husband-and-wife auctioneering team of Dan and Elsie Andrews suffered a major setback in November 2008 when a faulty humidifier caught fire and the resultant blaze took a good portion of their home with it. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Art and Design
Treadway/Toomey, Oak Park, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetPhotos courtesy Treadway/ToomeyWhen the market tanks, job security is a thing of the past, and portfolios are lower than a snake's bum, what is an auctioneer to do? If you're John Toomey, you look to repeat customers, because they're the ones who bought big and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Garthoeffners Land in Wiscasset
After having spent some 35 years traveling through all the states, and having recently closed their shop in Pennsylvania, Pat and Rich Garthoeffner will be opening a new gallery at 60 Main Street in Wiscasset, Maine, in April."We have enjoyed the people of Maine, the many lakes, rivers, and, of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Strawbery Banke Cuts Back
The board of trustees and staff of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have announced changes in the operations plan that include eliminating eight year-round staff positions, reducing the number of seasonal staff by 40%, and across-the-board cuts to all department budgets.Jeffrey D. Gilbert, chairman of Strawbery Banke's board ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are thumbnail reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women by Julie Aronson (Ohio University ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Everything That Glitters
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve Proffitt"Everything that glitters is not gold."So goes the heart-touching song penned and performed by Dan Seals. It speaks of a selfish woman who left her husband and young child to seek fame as a rodeo queen; but the line also rings true about auctions. Sometimes ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Samuel Abbott: Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Silversmith, Jeweler, and Citizen
by David SperlingFigure 1. Sawin and Dyar Lyre timepiece, circa 1827.Figure 2. Boston patenttimepiece, attributed toSamuel Abbott.Figure 3. Lyre clock,attributed to SamuelAbbott.Samuel Abbott (1791-1861) was a man of many skills and talents. Not only was he a prolific clockmaker, but Abbott also made his mark as a jeweler, silversmith, goldsmith, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Do You Recognize the Russian Schoolroom?
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Rockwell (1894-1978), Russian Schoolroom, 1967, oil on canvas, 151/4"
x 37", signed lower right, Look magazine article "Education,"
October 3, 1967, pp. 48-49.Art and illustration dealer Judy Goffman Cutler of
American Illustrators Gallery is seeking information about Norman Rockwell's Russian
Schoolroom, an illustration depicting 16 schoolchildren facing toward an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)An Appraiser War Story
by Mark GroveDetails of this story have been altered to preserve anonymity.When we appraisers gather together at chapter meets or national conventions, it is not long before assignment anecdotes are swapped back and forth for entertainment and edification. With any other group these might be called war stories or even ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Declaring the Public Record
The Supreme Court of Virginia delivered a blow to the state of Maine in late February when it affirmed a circuit court ruling that a 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence belonged to collector Richard Adams Jr. and not to the state.In 1995 auctioneer Hap Moore found the Declaration ... (Read More)
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(Feature)20th-Century Decorative Arts
There were four phone bidders for this 22" high Tiffany Studios Favrile glass and bronze Gentian table lamp, 1899-1918. It has a brown-green patina and original finial, and the base is impressed "Tiffany Studios, New York S183 371." With its 171/2" diameter shade, it sold on the phone for $72,000 ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Ceramics Fair
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenSantos - London, a dealer in Chinese export porcelain, offered one shelf ofChina trade porcelain decorated with the ships that brought it to the west. The tea caddy has the coat of arms of New York. Prices on his stand ranged from $800 to $50,000.This fine ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Allan and Kendra Daniel
by Frank DoneganAllan and Kendra Daniel with their rescue dachshunds, Jazz-pup (on Allan's lap) and Dolly. The painting is the Ammi Phillips Girl in a Red Dress with Cat, bought for a record $1.248 million. Allan said, "I stepped out of my price range. I'd never seen a Phillips girl ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Finding Middle Ground in the Middle Market
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondHave you ever gone to the movies and decided to splurge on a drink and some popcorn? You go up to the counter and ask for a small Coke, only to be told that they don't have small, they just have large, extra-large, and jumbo. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fugitive Oregon Auctioneer Has Heart Attack, Dies in Police Cruiser
by David HewettRobert W. Mathisen, 63, was in the back seat of a police cruiser headed for Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York on the morning of February 12 when he suffered a fatal heart attack. He was in the process of being extradited to Oregon where he faced ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Summer Wilton Revived
The Wilton (Connecticut) Summer Show will be revived on June 27 and 28, according to promoter Marilyn Gould. "So many dealers and customers have said that the Wilton outdoor show was one of their favorites and have encouraged its return. I've wanted to simplify the logistics of the show as ... (Read More)
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(Show)A New Setting for the Raleigh Antiques Extravaganza
Raleigh, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklPhotos by Donna PrunklThis photo, taken just before the close of the first day at the Raleigh Antiques Extravaganza, shows that the 175 dealers fit into one corner of the massive new Raleigh Convention Center.Epping Forest Antiques, Lively, Virginia, has been in business for 56 years. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale Spotlights the Great North State
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklPhotos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction GalleryJon Lambert (left) helped turn over and remove the drawer from a circa 1820 Quaker one-drawer stand. There was a slight bow to the top, a gash on one leg, and a split in the secondary wood. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Antiques Show 2009
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe Pennsylvania corner cupboard with painting attributed to John Rupp was $42,000. It is filled with chalkware. On shelves on the wall are a yellow garniture of fruit for $3800 and a pair of stags for $7800. The dry sink of New England origin in a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail: The Key That Would Not FitThe star turn in last year's series of Islamic sales in London was a 12th-century iron key for the door of the Ka'ba in Mecca, the holiest of Muslim shrines and the destination of those millions who yearly undertake the haj, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Mid-Week in Manchester and Bedford Pickers Market Must Move
Two important events in the Antiques Week in New Hampshire summer schedule-Mid-Week in Manchester and the Bedford Pickers Market-promoted by Frank Gaglio's Barn Star Productions will need to find a new home because of the sale of the Quality Inn & Wayfarer Conference Center in Bedford. Each show features over ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany and 20th-Century Design Sales
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Sotheby'sTiffany Studios rare Pebble lamp, 1900-02, with rare Pumpkin base, pebble-decorated leaded and bezel-set stone, leaded glass, Favrile glass, with a patinated bronze oil font stamped "Tiffany Studios/ New York/ 21550," 171/4" high lamp with a 141/2" diameter shade, with the Tiffany Glass ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Considers Modifying Gun Sales Laws
by Betty FloodThe sale of guns (firearms, rifles, or shotguns) at auctions, flea markets, or garage sales would be considered a "gun show" in New York, according to legislation cosponsored by Senator Eric T. Schneiderman (D-New York City) and Assemblywoman Amy R. Paulin (D-Westchester)."Realizing that guns are often offered for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gruppe Groupies Grab Gruppe Group
Mountain landscape by Emile Gruppe, titled on the reverse Mnt. Mansfield, 191/2" x 171/2", signed lower right, showing a horse-drawn lumbering operation in the foreground with the mountain in the far distance, $5500.Morning Gloucester Harbor by Emile Gruppe, $5500 to the phone.The watercolor and mixed media anthropomorphic illustration by Maurice ... (Read More)
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(Feature)John McAuliffe and James J. McAuliffe: Setting the Record Straight
by Alan SnyderFigure 1. John McAuliffe's signature. Detail of figure 7.Figure 1A. John McAuliffe's signature. Detail of figure 9.Figure 2. James J. McAuliffe's signature. Detail of figure 4.Figure 3. James J. McAuliffe (1848-1921), signed lower right and dated 1911, oil on canvas, 20" x 30". Photo courtesy Northeast Auctions.Figure 4. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Arbus Photos Suit Is Settled
The dust jacket of the paperback edition of Hubert's Freaks by Gregory Gibson. Available at bookstores for $14.95 and also directly from Harcourt, Inc., Harcourt Trade Publishers, (800) 543-1918, (www.harcourtbooks.com). Pictured is Estelline Pike, sword swallower. The image is a non-Arbus photo from the collection of Robert C. Langmuir.by Jeanne ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Art Dealers Accused of Rigging Appraisal
by David HewettOur Lady of the Angels by William Adolphe Bouguereau. Photo courtesy St. Joseph's Chapel."I thought we'd get a new church out of the sale. All we got was the sign."Mother Superior Mary Bosco offered the explanation with more than a little hint of apology. She spoke in a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Belter Rosewood Bed Brings $201,250
A pierce-carved laminated rosewood bed by John Henry Belter, 1850's, one of only two known, soared to $201,250 (includes buyer's premium) at a multi-estate sale held February 21 by Hal Hunt Auctions in Northport, Alabama. The bed was the top earner of the 437 lots that crossed the block.The Belter ... (Read More)
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(Show)Paper Chase at Papermania Plus
Frank Amari of Elmer, New Jersey, asked $750 for Gradual Sagiense, a large book
of church music with Latin text, published inParis in 1742 and bound in leather and wood.John F. Hendsey (left) of Rumney, New Hampshire, asked $500 for this two-piece circa 1945 lithographed circus postersigned Bill Bailey. Dan ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Auctioneers Agree to Refunds, Civil Penalties, and Injunction
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(Fragment)New Shows Planted as Old Shows Wither
by Lita Solis-Cohen The news of antiques show cancellations spread as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged and, as Maureen Dowd pointed out in the New York Times, blue chips turned into penny stocks.The Ellis Antiques Show, a mainstay in Boston since 1960, will be canceled for 2009. Boston Antiques ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Boston Antiques Weekend Canceled
by Jeanne SchintoMarvin Getman of New England Antique Shows announced the cancellation of what would have been the third annual Boston Antiques Weekend. It had been scheduled for the weekend of April 18 and 19."We built it, and they came," Getman wrote in a press release. Some 7200 people came ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Icy Weather Fails to Chill Bidding
Oil on canvas portraits of young brothers, by an unknown primitivist, sold separately for $24,150 (left) and $4600.Washington Scale arcade machine, $4887.50 to a Maryland collector.The ship portrait of the four-masted schooner Frances M, 20" x 30", signed and dated lower left and reverse "S.F.M. Badger '01," for Solon Francis ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Associates Stages Eclectic Auction
Auctioneer Linda Stamm said fine art is her personal favorite among antiques and collectibles subjects. So, not surprisingly, that category is always well represented in her sales. This auction not only had several dozen lots of American works but also works by artists from Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Germany, Uruguay, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Holds On
A Cree beaded knife sheath, 9 3/8" long, which Haas called "a great work of art," sold to a Bay Area collector/dealer for $10,800 (est. $4000/6000). The sheath came from a local family that had, Haas said, "no idea of its value. We could have sold it ten times over ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Devil of a Sale
Two-dimensional works included three by William Hawkins, ranging from a pencil drawing at $575 to a large (501/2" x 581/2") work called Woman and Child in the City (shown) at $17,250.Intricately carved American oak court cupboard. A winged bull over dentil molding was one of six winged creatures on the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kagan to be Honored
Vladimir
Kagan Kagan to be HonoredAD 20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries will honor designer Vladimir Kagan with the first AD 20/21 Design Award at its upcoming show. Now in its second year, AD 20/21 is a new concept in collectors' shows that bridges the 20th ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Atlantique City Shopping Spree
Attendees at the 2009 Atlantique City, New Jersey's largest indoor antiques and collectibles show, will have the opportunity to win one of two $500 shopping sprees sponsored by Barbara Gerr Antiques, Galloway, New Jersey. Atlantique City returns to the Atlantic City Convention Center for its now annual show on March ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)VMFA Names Chief Conservator
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has named Stephen D. Bonadies to be its chief conservator and deputy director for collections management. A 27-year veteran of museum work, Bonadies comes to Richmond from the Cincinnati Art Museum, where he held the positions of chief conservator, director of museum services, deputy ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ellis Show Canceled
The Ellis Antiques Show, a mainstay in Boston since 1960, will be canceled for 2009. Boston Antiques for Charity, Inc. released the following statement on March 10. "The Board of Directors of The Ellis Antiques Show announces the postponement of the 2009/50th Anniversary Show. Due to the difficult and unstable ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: The Tried and True
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(Feature)West Coast Auction House Changes Name
Auctions by the Bay Inc., a full-service auction house in northern California, has changed its name to Michaan's Auctions. "This name change will accurately identify who we are as a fine art auction house and will strengthen our presence in the worldwide marketplace," said Scott Bradley, vice president and COO. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Record Single-Action Colt Sold
$862,500. Since its discovery in 1925, only five collectors have owned this Colt handgun. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Date for June Festival of Antiques Announced
The Yellow Garage Antiques of Mullica Hill, New Jersey, has announced that the third annual June Festival of Antiques will be held Saturday, June 13, at the Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds, located one mile south of Mullica Hill, on State Highway 77.Promoters Steve Lipman and Tracy Dodge stated that officials ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bonhams American Paintings Sale
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), Head of a Spanish Musician, signed in pencil "John S. Sargent 1880," oil on unstretched canvas, 191/4" x 141/2", sold on the phone for $264,000 (est. $200,000/300,000).Richard Edward Miller (1875-1943), Young Lady Sewing, unsigned, oil on canvas, 301/2" x 321/2", sold on the phone for $144,000 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)More Hits than Misses
Leading the doll lots was this BSW Wendy doll in its original box marked "Mon Petit Coeur." Apparently all original, including the clothing and mohair wig, it sold solidly within estimate for $17,250. Julia photo.Two players could compete against one another on this Mills baseball slot machine, 1920-30. Restored to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Skinner Names New Sci-Tech Department Chief
by Jeanne SchintoSkinner Inc. of Boston and Marlborough, Massachusetts, has announced that its science and technology department has been reconfigured. Robert C. Cheney will now lead both sci-tech and clocks, said the auction house's president and CEO, Karen Keane. Since 2006, Cheney has been Skinner's one-man clocks department and an ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: The Long Road
by Steve ProffittOne thing I've learned over the years from teaching seminars is that a compelling story will grab an audience's attention and help emphasize an important point so it's understood and remembered. Consequently, I'm always looking for a story that I can use in my classes. Sometimes I find ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Herter Furniture Stars at American Furniture and Decorative Arts Sale
Bonhams, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy BonhamsRenaissance Revival inlaid and carved walnut buffet, 8'10" high, commissioned for the billiards room of the Milton Slocum Latham residence, Thurlow Lodge, in Menlo Park, California. It was executed by Herter Brothers, New York, 1872, and stamped "Herter Brothers, New York." Estimated at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sStudy for "February" by Grant Wood (1891-1942), signed and dated "Grant Wood 1940" and signed and dated again and inscribed "Charcoal Drawing- 'February'" along the lower margin, charcoal on paper, 191/4" x 243/4", sold for $1,058,500 (est. $400,000/600,000) to Michael Altman Fine Art ... (Read More)
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