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(Fragment)New Antiques Show in Virginia Beach
D’Amore Promotions is adding a new show to its 2016 lineup. The Virginia Jewelry, Art, & Antiques Show will be held August 5-7 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center and will feature more than 100 dealers. It will be the largest antiques show in the Hampton Roads area, a metropolitan ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, July 2016
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)Uncertain No More
Editorial
It isn’t perfect, but the new federal rule regarding African elephant ivory should bring a sigh of relief from the antiques trade. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), which issued the final version of the rule on June 6, will make dealers and collectors jump through a lot ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cut Glass Urn Stars at Tremont Sale
Tremont Auctions, Newton, Massachusetts
For the June 19 summer sale in their Newton, Massachusetts, gallery Tremont Auctions’ principals Brett Downer and Douglas W. Stinson, both seasoned professionals in the business, rounded up solid material from Boston-area estates and collections. Bidders filled most of the seats in the gallery, with many others ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Good Day for Southern Furniture
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its semiannual Americana and fine arts sale on June 18 at the firm’s gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. These sales are commonly referred to as Evans’s southern sales, as there is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)In the Abstract, Moore Auction Looks Good
Hap Moore, York, Maine
Except for a collected lot of 14k gold brooches with assorted stones that topped out at $7475 (including buyer’s premium), Hap Moore’s June 18 auction in York, Maine, was anchored around a pair of dissimilar 20th-century abstract paintings that hailed from opposite sides of the globe.
Moore had ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Military History Saluted at DownEast Auctions
DownEast Auctions, Portland, Maine
American history and military esoterica combined for a good presentation in Portland, Maine, on June 18. Auctioneer Mark Bradstreet and his wife, Linda, operate DownEast Auctions in Searsport, Maine. They moved this sale to Portland to accommodate a larger number of attendees. The move didn’t appear to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)From Geometric Abstraction to Symmetrical Utility
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
“Do you want to see the Pol Bury?” asked auctioneer Jeremy Wooten. The kinetic wood and nylon wire wall sculpture by Pol Bury (Belgian, 1922-2005) was listed in the catalog for Wooten & Wooten’s June 18 sale in Camden, South Carolina, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in the Valley
Oley, Pennsylvania
The colors of hooked rugs and quilts were as rich and vibrant as those on the painted surfaces of chests, dry sinks, boxes, and baskets at the 12th annual Antiques in the Valley show held at the Oley Middle School in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on June 17 and 18.
There ... (Read More)
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(Auction)It's Lights Out at $2.8 Million
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
Referring to the wide variety of offerings, with estimates ranging from $50 to a quarter of a million, at his June 16 and 17 lamp, glass, and jewelry auction in Fairfield, Maine, auctioneer Jim Julia noted, “You can’t go anyplace on the planet earth and see ... (Read More)
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