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(Young Collectors)A Young Collector's Guide to Auctions -- and Relationships
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe love auctions. We should, because auctions pay our salaries. Andrew is a jack-of-all-trades of sorts at Garth's, and Hollie assists p4A.com in compiling auction records in an on-line database.What's not to love? Auctions have so much to offer. In an age where ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Rare Hemingway Items Sell for Record Prices
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoIn 2007 Swann Galleries achieved five new auction price records for Ernest Hemingway items. On November 29 a publisher's advance proof of For Whom the Bell Tolls, signed and inscribed to the writer's longtime factotum, Toby Otto Bruce, sold for $96,000 (includes buyer's premium).At ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 150th Original Semi-Annual York Show
York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassFew shows can boast that they have been in existence for over seven decades. Started in 1934 by collector/ dealer Mable Renner, the Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, held this year February 1-3 in Memorial Hall East on the York Fairgrounds in York, Pennsylvania, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four Hundred Grand for a Book of Charts
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Hampshire Auctioneer Richard Withington Passes Away
Richard Withington, the colorful auctioneer from Hillsboro, New Hampshire, died April 29 in Concord, New Hampshire.
We'll post more details as they become available. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Grogan Celebrates 20th Anniversary with $2.5 Million Sale
Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusettsby Jeanne Schinto"She adored nuanced conversation, was precise with her language, and delivered con brio editorial monologues reminiscent of those of the legendary Diana Vreeland for whom she worked as photo editor at Harper's Bazaar."The words are those of Angus Wilkie, author, decorative arts specialist, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Charles Sidney Raleigh: His Second Life
by A.J. Peluso, Jr.Charles Sidney Raleigh lived two lives.About the first, we know very little: that he was born in Gloucester, England in 1830; that he went to sea as a boy of ten; and that he spent the next 30 years as a seaman. Actually, we may know even ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$60,000 Carnival Glass Auction
Jon Lee Auction Services, Latham, New Yorkby Betty FloodA surprise was in store for dealers and collectors of carnival glass when Jon Lee, a serious auctioneer who usually favors late 18th- and early 19th-century items such as pottery, stoneware, paintings, and porcelains, announced that he was having a 434-lot sale ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Galle Vase Comes Out of Storage to Lead at Green Valley
Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mt. Crawford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanGreen Valley Auctions held its sixth annual cataloged winter glass and lighting auction January 25-27 at its facilities in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. The sale offered 1860 cataloged lots as well as a separate session of boxed and tray lots. A handful ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Aaron Douglas Painting Brings Record $600,000
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoA painting by Harlem Renaissance figure Aaron Douglas was the top lot by far at Swann Galleries on February 19 at its African-American art sale. Building More Stately Mansions, estimated at $100,000/150,000, sold for $600,000 (includes buyer's premium), a new auction record for the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)You're a Good Man, Frank Stanton: Skinner Sells Snoopy
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoA reception for friends of animals was the prelude to Skinner's March 7 auction of American and European paintings and prints at its Boston gallery. The Frank Stanton collection of Peanuts artwork by Charles Schulz prompted it. Proceeds from the 19 lots, consigned by the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Salander Case Converted to Chapter 7
by David Hewett
Update: April 21
On April 17 Judge Cecelia Morris approved a motion and converted the bankruptcy case of Larry and Julie Salander from a Chapter 11 (reorganization) filing to Chapter 7 (dissolution).
Judge Cecelia Morris's decision to move the bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 affects only the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Reno Requires Licenses
by David Hewett"I've lost a few dealers, and the two who did comply with the law told me it cost them close to one thousand dollars to do it. I have room for thirty dealers here but only have twenty. That high cost is keeping some away." Arlene Shier of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Presidential Dish
by Lita Solis-CohenEdith Bolling Wilson, wife of Woodrow Wilson, created one of the most popular rooms in the White House, the China Room, known as the Presidential Collection Room in her day."Her important work transformed the way the White House preserves and displays historic artifacts and remains Mrs. Wilson's lasting ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Philadelphia Highboy Brings $731,000 in New Orleans
by Lita Solis-CohenIn these days of digital photos, the Internet, widely distributed illustrated catalogs, and an active network of dealers and conservators, you don't have to sell in New York City to get the going price for Colonial Philadelphia furniture. You don't even have to catalog it correctly.Lot 1122 at ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Roving Group of Thieves Hits Midwest Antiques Malls
by David HewettWant to see a video clip of thieves cleaning out a jewelry showcase in an antiques mall? Go to the Web site for the Roscoe Antique Mall (www.roscoeantiquemall.com), click on the "Booths & Showcases," and then click on "A Booth Robbery March 19 2008 - Video" and see ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Reinfurt Moves to New Shop
Manchester Village, Vermontby David HewettWhile many antiques dealers have a certain affection for the place they had their first shop, they usually have no desire to do business there again. Just as with other retail sales businesses, the marching order is usually upward and onward to newer and bigger enterprises.Not ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Vince Mulford, Hudson, New York
In the TradeVince Mulford, Hudson, New Yorkby Frank DoneganLots of people in the design world will tell you that Vince Mulford has one of the best eyes in the antiques business. His cavernous shop in Hudson, New York, where 14' dining tables can look small, is evidence of that. Mulford ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sandpainting Weaving Top Lot
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanThe top lot of the Native American and pre-Columbian art auction at Bonhams & Butterfields on December 3, 2007, was a Navajo sandpainting weaving that probably dates to the 1930's.This 7'8" x 7' Navajo sandpainting rug, attributed to master weaver Marie Antonio, sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Foster Packs 'Em In
Robert L. Foster, Newcastle, Maineby Mark SiskoCome blizzard, sunshine, or hurricane (unlikely on January 1, we admit), Robert Foster's traditional New Year's Day auction in Newcastle, Maine, packs the bidders in by the hundreds. This year's kickoff sale was no exception. The usual standing-room-only crowd chased about 600 lots, led ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Big Gift to Carnegie
Big Gift to CarnegieDr. Ellen Lehman has made a $3 million gift to the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh's Building the Future campaign, through the Alan G. and Jane A. Lehman Foundation, to be used to create two endowments of $1.5 million each.One endowment will establish the Alan G. and Jane ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Andrea Canady Promoted to Fair Director
Andrea Canady has been promoted to fair director of the newly formed Art & Antiques Fairs, North America management division of dmg world media.Canady is responsible for the Original Miami Beach Antiques Show (OMBAS) and the New York, Las Vegas, and Miami Beach Antique Jewelry & Watch shows. OMBAS is ... (Read More)
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(Feature)2008 NHADA Show Brochure
The 51st annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association show will be held August 7-9 at the Radisson, the Center of New Hampshire, in downtown Manchester. Planning ahead for this event is a must, since many collectors and dealers who converge on the Granite State during August wisely make their hotel ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Life After Lovejoy #20
Life After Lovejoy #20by Marilis HornidgeAll that is ancient is not antique, and that goes for plots from the Da Vinci soundalikes to thrillers based on historic puzzles, although I am including herein one of that ilk, which also fits my criteria for mysterious antiques backgrounders.Said criteria are: 1) the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Cobbs Kick Off the New Year
The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoIt was a day of contrasts at The Cobbs Auctioneers' January 5 auction in Peterborough, New Hampshire. As if reflecting the fog of economic uncertainty hovering over the country, some relatively unheralded items crushed their estimates as other higher-profile lots fell short. With ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Kerman Oriental Rug Tops Prices
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusettsby Ed PfeifferJohn McInnis of Amesbury, Massachusetts, started his auction gallery in 1980 after having been associated for some years with his father, who was an antiques dealer. Since then, he has become well known for his sales of fine estates, drawn mostly from the North ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Mr. and Mrs. George Fenimore Johnson Sale
Sotheby's, New York City
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Dale and George Fenimore Johnson lived in a grand country house called Shell Point in Maryland and filled it with furniture bought from Israel Sack and John Walton in the 1950's and '60's and with Chinese export porcelain bought at major shows from dealer Elinor ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Steuben for Sale
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(Show)Antiques Manhattan, Spurred on by Dealers, Stages a Comeback
New York Cityby Clayton PenningtonThe Altman Building in Manhattan, once a carriage house for the B. Altman department store, hosted a stable of 22 dealers January 17-20 in a revival of Antiques Manhattan, a show last staged in 2003.Promoter Barry Cohen of b4rTIME, Inc. said that although the show shared ... (Read More)
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(Show)Papermania Plus Marks 30 Years of Hartford Shows
Hartford, Connecticutby Ed PfeifferHillcrest Promotions staged a Papermania Plus show in Hartford, Connecticut, January 5 and 6, marking the 53rd edition of the event during the past 30 years. For its first seven years, the show was held annually, but since then it has been held every January and August.There ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Connoisseur Live Catalog Auction
Mastro Auctions, Burr Ridge, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetMastro Auctions is proud of its business model. More to the point, the auction house has found an underserved area in the auction industry and expects it to become its yellow brick road to major profits. Housed in a mini corporate cluster adjacent to ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Have Pen--Now Write
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve ProffittCertain events cause you to realize you're getting older.I was riding a bus in downtown Atlanta some years back. A "peach" boarded. That's what pretty girls in Georgia were politely called back then. All the seats were taken, so I instinctively did like Momma had ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Getting Going on Collecting Medals
Medals Column #12by Ian R. StewartI first discovered medals or the medallic arts about ten years ago at an antiques show in Minneapolis. I purchased two medals by French artists working around the beginning of the 20th century. I knew they were beautiful, miniature relief sculptures. Yet I knew nothing ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at the Armory
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(Show)The American Antiques Show 2008
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThere is no question that The American Antiques Show (TAAS) is a firmly established part of Americana Week in New York City. On January 17-20, for the ninth year, it was a place where collectors found treasures and where dealers and curators came to shop.Commerce began ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Price Information On Line
Computer Column #232by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.netCollectors and dealers are always looking for price information. They need an idea of prices for items comparable to items they wish to buy or sell. A few years ago, the idea of looking for prices on the Internet was new. Now it is ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Decoys Double Thomas Day
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North CarolinaDecoys Double Dayby Pete PrunklFor the December 14, 2007, Americana sale at Mebane Antique Auction Gallery in Mebane, North Carolina, Jon Lambert assembled an impressive collection of furniture by or from the school of Thomas Day (1801-1861). The most dramatic was a combination wardrobe ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleWith the recent sale of yet another fabled firearms company, Marlin, on the heels of the Winchester collapse two years ago, it's a good time to see just who owns what these days.Starting with the most recent acquisition, Marlin was purchased by Remington in January. The deal also ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana in Virginia
Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, LLC, Radford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanKen Farmer's January 26 and 27 estate and collectors auction continued the firm's tendency toward presenting an extremely wide variety of antiques and collectibles from a large number of consignors. The two-day sale offered 1300 cataloged lots in three sessions ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Spink Acquires Smythe
Spink, auctioneers of coins, stamps, medals, banknotes, bonds, and share certificates, based in London and established in 1666, has acquired R.M. Smythe & Company, specialists in antique stocks and bonds, banknotes, coins, and autographs, based in New York City and established in 1880.John Herzog, owner of R.M. Smythe & Company ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southern Decorative Arts from Folk to Fine Furniture
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklBrunk Auctions' winter sale on January 5 and 6 was neatly divided between furniture from the South, ceramics, clocks, art, and autographs the first day and jewelry and British and Continental furniture the second. Taken together, the two days produced some exciting moments, a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Ceramics Fair: The Fauchon of Americana Week
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe New York Ceramics Fair at the National Academy Museum is like a pastry shop for collectors. The loan exhibit, Delicious Dipped Ware: Chocolate, Cinnamon, Caramel, Butterscotch, Blueberry, Peach, and Toffee, the colors of pleasure, demonstrated how slip is used like frosting to decorate everyday jugs, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale Helps Relieve Cabin Fever
Davies Auctions, Lafayette, Indianaby Don JohnsonThis one could have been on the moon. People still would have come. The February 2 sale in Lafayette, Indiana, by Davies Auctions drew a standing-room-only crowd that arrived early and stayed late.They came in large part for a strong selection of Americana, with all ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Top New York Antique Toy Shop Closes after Nearly 40 Years
by Henry I. KurtzAfter nearly 40 years of serving the needs of old-toy collectors from all over the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, one of New York City's premier antique toy emporiums closed its doors for the last time on February 29.Appropriately named Second Childhood, the shop, which was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Unveiling
by Lita Solis-Cohen"The Unveiling" was advertised on a postcard with a picture of a maple Savery armchair "veiled" behind a piece of mauve satin, only its leg and arm showing. The card was an invitation from two Chester County, Pennsylvania, dealers—Van Tassel/Baumann and H.L. Chalfant—to "Please Join Us at a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show 2008
New York City
by Lita Solis-Cohen
"How do you explain that I sold one seven-figure object and eight six-figure objects, only one to an established client, during a week when financial markets across the world were tumbling?" asked Donald Ellis of Dundas, Ontario, and New York City, a dealer in Native American ... (Read More)
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(Show)Getman's Show: Hope for the Middle Market
Wilmington, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoThe most interesting piece of news to emerge from the latest Greater Boston Antiques Festival, held January 19 and 20 at the Shriner's Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts, was not that dealers made significant sales, although many did. It was that those sales were made on Sunday."These people ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Really Living with Antiques
The Young CollectorReally Living with Antiquesby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondIn the marketplace you hear much talk about living with antiques, but in reality, many younger collectors are afraid of what they think that phrase entails. Fact is, many collectors live "around" their antiques, and that environment keeps many young ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Schoedinger Sale
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe collection of George and Lesley Schoedinger of St. Louis was put together with good advice and good taste in the late 1980's and '90's when the market for American furniture was at its peak. They bought furniture with clean lines, rich patinas, and in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Esmerian Suit Still in Limbo
by David HewettRecently, Ralph Esmerian pulled his Edward Hicks folk art icon The Peaceable Kingdom from the American Folk Art Museum and deposited it with Sotheby's for a private auction (M.A.D., March 2008, p. 11-A). It did not sell, we have learned, and probably will be included in an art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decoys in New York
Christie's/Sotheby's, New York Cityby Karl H. Pass"We're seeing a lot of crossover interest from folk art people becoming interested in decoys here," commented Gary Guyette at the preview in Christie's Rockefeller Plaza showrooms. Guyette and business partner Frank Schmidt held a sale in association with Christie's Americana sale Friday, January ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Angel Gabriel Weathervane, Made by Blacksmith in 1822, Sold
by Lita Solis-Cohen"It is a truly great weathervane, one of the top ten, maybe one of the top five, right up there with Shem Drowne's grasshopper atop Faneuil Hall," said New Haven, Connecticut, antiques dealer Fred Giampietro. He was speaking about the early 19th-century wrought-iron Angel Gabriel weathervane he sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record Howard Regulator Clock
by David HewettOn February 17 Skinner proved once again that it takes a back seat to no one when it comes to getting record prices for Howard clocks. It set the record on June 3, 2007, when a massive 871/2" high Howard Regulator No. 36 wall clock in walnut soared ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)"Young America" Sells for $4.3 Million
by Lita Solis-CohenAn unsigned oil on canvas, 261/2" x 34", of a young boy standing on a soapbox in front of a wall plastered with broadsides, one announcing a meeting of "Young America," and surrounded by a crowd of women with market baskets, a well-dressed Black man, and boys horsing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Promised Museum Gifts May Be Sold
by Daniel GrantGem dealer Ralph Esmerian, looking to raise money, has put up for private sale at Sotheby's The Peaceable Kingdom, a folk painting by Edward Hicks, from his collection that had been promised to the American Folk Art Museum (M.A.D., March 2008, p. 11-A). Esmerian is a collector of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historic Firearms and Early Militaria Auction
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonDuring Cowan's auction of historic firearms and early militaria, held November 7 and 8, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio, nearly 1300 lots grossed $1.577 million (including buyers' premiums), proving to auctioneer Wesley Cowan that he was right to pursue a portion of the marketplace for vintage guns ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Two Declarations-Two Outcomes
EditorialTwo Declarations-Two OutcomesThe state of Maine lost a key court battle in Virginia in late February when a judge ruled that a 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence sent to Pownalborough, Massachusetts (now Wiscasset, Maine), belonged to a collector and not the town. In July 1776 the Executive Council ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bradford Named Executive Vice President of Smythe Auctions
Jason W. Bradford will join R.M. Smythe & Co. in New York City as executive vice president-auctions. In this capacity, Bradford will bring his significant expertise in U.S. paper money, coins, and auction management to the Smythe family auction clientele.Bradford, a career numismatist, began collecting coins and currency at the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Board Members for Antiques Council
The Antiques Council has announced the election of two new board members for three-year terms. At a recent meeting in Washington, D.C., Marty Shapiro, president of the council, welcomed John Copenhaver of Fletcher-Copenhaver Fine Art and Judd Gregory of Judd Gregory Antiques to the 15-member board. Paulette Peden of Dawn ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bonhams Expands in New York City
by Lita Solis-CohenBonhams is planning a big expansion in New York City. The international auction house has taken over the lease of the Dahesh Museum of Art's space in the IBM Building at the southwest corner of 57th Street and Madison Avenue. According to its Web site, the Dahesh Museum ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hundreds of Documents Allegedly Stolen from New York State Library
by Jessica Best and Betty FloodHundreds of historic documents and artifacts from the New York State Library's Education Department were allegedly stolen and sold on eBay, at shows, or in person by a New York state employee. An estimated 300 to 400 items were stolen in 2007 alone, with 90% ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Successful Second Half of 2007 Led by Paintings and Furniture
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisianaby Karla Klein AlbertsonThe most predictable thing about the auction business is its unpredictability. Universal bidding on line-across the nation, around the world-allows collectors to access their heart's desire wherever it hits the auction block. New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) on Magazine Street continues ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design Sale at Phillips
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenAlexander Payne, director of design sales at Phillips de Pury & Company, is known for offering cutting-edge 21st-century design in its semiannual auctions. The stunning presale exhibitions in Phillips' light-filled third-floor headquarters on 15th Street overlooking the Hudson River in New ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: The Buck Stops Here
Auction Law and EthicsThe Buck Stops Hereby Steve ProffittSometimes an unusual combination of words becomes a memorable idiom-"bite the bullet," "close, but no cigar," "dead as a door nail," "pig in a poke," "raining cats and dogs," and "the whole ball of wax" are examples. I'm going to give you ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Important Design at Auction
Wright, Chicago, Illinoisby Danielle ArnetWright auctions always hold a few surprises, but Richard Wright outdid himself with the December 9 and 11, 2007, two-session sale. It began with an entire Gio Ponti modular hotel room for the 9th Triennale of Milan in 1951, which sold for $324,000 (including buyer's premium). ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Davis Charges Salander "Stole and Converted" $30 Million Worth of Art
by David HewettEarl Davis, the son of prominent American artist Stuart Davis, filed a complaint in federal court on February 1, 2008, charging Lawrence and Julie Salander with fraud, embezzlement, larceny, theft and conversion, false pretenses, and willful and malicious injury. Davis charged that the value of the paintings both ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Private Caroliniana Collection at Charlton Hall
Charlton Hall Galleries, Inc., Columbia, South Carolinaby Pete PrunklOver his lifetime, journalist and businessman August Kohn (1868-1930) acquired maps, pamphlets, and books related to his beloved South Carolina. His vast collection descended to his daughter, Helen Kohn Hennig (1896-1961). A writer like her father, she treasured and expanded the collection. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Auction Fever Keeps Inuit Art Market Alive
Waddington's, Toronto, Ontarioby John NorrisAll prices in Canadian fundsIrony of ironies. In June 2007, when the Canadian dollar was creeping up to almost par with the U.S. dollar, Toronto Inuit art dealer Joseph McLeod complained, "The Americans have slammed on the brakes. No one is buying the piddly three-hundred-dollar things."McLeod ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Louisiana Purchase Auction Offers Best of the South
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisianaby Karla Klein AlbertsonNeal Alford, president and chief auctioneer of the Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, has a favorite saying, "You'll rue the day!" which he throws at the ladies and gentlemen of the audience when they fail to bid and buy the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Museum Curator and Daughter Charged in Thefts
On January 15 a federal grand jury handed up a 36-count indictment against Marilyn S. Malatare, 57, and Colette J. Malatare, 29, mother and daughter, both of Yakima, Washington.The indictment alleges that Marilyn Malatare, curator and program manager of the Yakama Nation Museum, and Colette Malatare stole various Indian artifacts ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Heart of the Valley Antiques Show Changes Dates
The eighth annual Heart of the Valley Antiques Show in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is changing dates and will now be held April 5 and 6."With Easter falling mid-March, we were outbid by the facility's proprietary group for the second week in March [the show's normal time slot]," said Anne Bedics. "We ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antiques Philadelphia Show Canceled for 2008
Promoters Barry Cohen and Jim Burk have canceled their joint show, Antiques Philadelphia: Spring Show at East Falls, for 2008.
The show, formerly named Antiques at Philadelphia's Navy Pier, opened in April 2006 after the duo, at the request of their dealers, successfully secured the cruise terminal at the Naval Business ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Great Folk Art Opens the Cyr Year
Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoIf Cyr Auction Company's Americana auction on January 9 in Gray, Maine, was any indication, then 2008 will be a good year for folk art, folk artists, and maybe even a quilt or two.The first lot up was an album quilt from Falmouth, Maine, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)In the Trade: Home Farm Antiques, Bolton Landing, New York
by Frank DoneganWhen you go to almost any antiques show at any level there will usually be one or two dealers-they're generally not the stars of the show-who have developed interesting and unusual niches for themselves. If you're in a hurry to score a million-dollar weathervane or a Philadelphia tea ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Deutscher Werkbund to Bauhaus
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe consignment of a small, scholarly collection of 20th-century German design gave Sotheby's a chance to educate anyone interested in the history of a pioneering collaborative venture that promoted cooperation between design and industry in the first three decades of the 20th century. In the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Collection of Marguerite and Arthur Riordan
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-Cohen"After fifty years in the business I thought it was time to get out," said Marguerite Riordan after her single-owner sale at Christie's on January 18 in New York City. The auction totaled $2,581,950 (including buyers' premiums), exceeding its $2.5 million presale high estimate total ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Upgrades Are Now Available for Your Collection
by Andrew Richmond and Hollie DavisUpgrading, trading up for something better, is the American way. Capitalism couldn't function without it. Upgrading is a stepping stone for big houses, luxury cars, and, heck, even trophy wives or husbands. If you ask us, upgrading is the single best path to satisfaction with ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antique Gun Bill in New York Will Be Amended
by Jessica BestFollowing concerns from several museums, historical sites, and historical reenactment groups, a bill that would have required all owners of antique firearms to undergo background checks and pay for a gun license will be amended, said Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Queens), bill sponsor.If the legislation becomes law, antiques dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)January Americana Auction at Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-Cohen"It didn't seem much like a recession around here today," said Ronald Pook after his successful sale on January 11 in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. The seats were filled, and there was standing room for a sale of material that had been off the market for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Freeman's
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenThere are always surprises at Freeman's Americana sales, and the three-day marathon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 16-18, 2007, did not disappoint, even though collectors and dealers had to look through a lot of ceramics and furniture in poor condition to find the treasures that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleThere are Indian-used Winchesters and those dressed up (or down) to resemble weapons carried by Native Americans. Several years ago, Maryland gun collector Hugh Dolan was in the Wasatch Range of Utah when he chanced upon a battered Model 1866 that looked right."As soon as I saw it ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Stolen Painting Hiding in Plain Sight for 20 Years Snags Wide Cast of Players
by David HewettThink you're up-to-date on the art market news of 2007? If so, here's a question. Who are the two directors named as defendants in a 2007 lawsuit involving a big-name, big-bucks, stolen painting? And for extra points, name that painting.The answers: movie director Steven Spielberg and director of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Major Folk Art Pledged as Collateral; Hicks Peaceable Kingdom Up for Private Auction
by David Hewett
Ralph Esmerian, the Paris-born king of the American colored gemstone market, jeweler extraordinaire, and American folk art collector, who almost single-handedly provided the impetus for the American Folk Art Museum as it exists today with his gifts and promised gifts, is facing two lawsuits regarding loans.
Esmerian has defaulted ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleEvery few months it seems the gun collecting community is rocked by new record prices. It happened again December 8-10, 2007, when Rock Island Auction Company of Moline, Illinois, earned nearly $11 million from the sale of over 3200 items. It set a new single auction record for ... (Read More)
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(Show)Art Sale, Boston Style
Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoOnce again the Cyclorama, a 19th-century architectural delight that houses the Boston Center for the Arts, was the place to be for much of the city's visual arts world, November 15-18, 2007. As usual, the annual Boston International Fine Art Show mingled ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings at Auction
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenOn November 29, 2007, Christie's offered 218 lots of American paintings and sculpture packaged in seven catalogs that, together, weighed over seven pounds. Two private collections and three paintings were presented in separate catalogs with long essays, but every lot was included (minus some essays) ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Archival Storage of Photographs
Computer Column #230by John P. Reid, jreid@dca.netDigital cameras, scanners, photo printers, and computer-recordable compact disks have appeared in a little more than a decade. These new technologies change the rules for archival storage of pictures.Perhaps you have a collection that should be pictorially recorded for posterity. It might be a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThose with endless curiosity and a love of materials and craftsmanship from many periods of history and many places in the world find the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show in New York City a wondrous place to spend a day. Museum curators, art advisors, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Bruce Kalbacher, Period Picks Antiques, Schodack Landing, New York
by Frank DoneganBruce Kalbacher looks at the bright side of life. For him, glasses don't ever seem half empty. Clouds have silver linings. Sows' ears can turn into silk purses. This is a man whose antiques business once burned to the ground, and he looks back on the experience as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lang's $2.7 Million Sale, Its Best Ever, Breaks Angling Book Record
Lang's Sporting Collectables, Inc., Boxborough, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoThey're known as the world's leading fishing tackle auctioneers. They sell rods, reels, and lures, and do it extremely well. Three years ago, they had the first $1 million fishing tackle sale. Each of their next three sales achieved more than the previous ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Auctions and Commercial Reasonableness
by Steve ProffittWe began the new year with recounting a discussion I had with an auctioneer. It went like this: "Mr. Proffitt, I've got one of those complaining sellers on my hands and would appreciate your advice on how to handle him. Of course, his complaint is about what his ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sloans & Kenyon Has First $2 Million Sale
Sloans & Kenyon, Chevy Chase, Marylandby Robert KyleIn its most successful auction since opening four years ago, as an outgrowth of Sloan's Auction Galleries (formerly C.G. Sloan & Co.), Sloans & Kenyon's sale on November 9-11, 2007, totaled $2.36 million on the strength of fine art, Asian ceramics, sterling silver, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sollo:Rago Modern Weekend
Sollo:Rago Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jerseyby Lita Solis-CohenJohn Sollo's over 1100-lot 20th-century modern sale on October 27 and 28, 2007, in Lambertville, New Jersey, offered furniture, lighting, studio ceramics, prints, paintings, and sculpture in a thick catalog. The marathon sale began at noon on Saturday and did not end until ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tasha Tudor's Historic Costume Collection
Whitaker-Augusta Auction Co., New Hope, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenTasha Tudor, the illustrator and author of children's books, began collecting 19th-century clothes when she was nine years old. As an adult she used her collection as source material for her illustrations for more than 100 children's books-some, her own, and some, others' ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: 2008, "The Year to Think Outside the Blanket Box"
by Andrew Richmond and Hollie DavisBy the time you read this, we'll be about three weeks into the new year. Three weeks. About the amount of time it takes the average person to break new year's resolutions. Honestly, did you really think you were going to eat less chocolate, lose ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Museum of the City of New York to Dispose of "Rockefeller Rooms"
by David HewettWhen collectors and dealers gather in New York City every January for the round of Americana auctions and shows, there's usually a swirl of stories circulating among the throngs about who's buying what, what's hot and what's not, and, occasionally, what's happening in academic and museum circles.Two of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Christie's January Americana Sale
by Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sThe Stephenson family mahogany tea table with scalloped top, made in Philadelphia circa 1770, has been widely exhibited. It has been at the Diplomatic Reception Room of the U.S. Department of State, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and in the exhibition American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Sotheby's
by Lita Solis-CohenThree piecrust tea tables made for Philadelphia merchants illustrate that "the rococo reached its apogee of colonial achievement in Philadelphia before the revolution," as the late University of Pennsylvania professor Robert C. Smith used to say.The table owned by John Baynton (pronounced Banton) is a fine example of ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: The Compact Market
It's a bit ironic, but the antiques industry, what some would call the ultimate consumer industry, could get a much-needed boost by an environmentalmovement that advocates less shopping. Dealers looking for new customers in existing markets would do well to find out about the Compact and compact shoppers.The Compact, born ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fall Americana Sale Includes Paintings and Sporting Items
Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusettsby Jackie SideliSeveral times a year the Robert C. Eldred Co. holds an Americana sale at its East Dennis, Massachusetts, auction gallery. The November 16 and 17, 2007, sale, billed as "Americana, Paintings, Sporting Items, and Marine Art," was a classic Eldred's auction ... (Read More)
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