(Young Collectors)
The Young Collector
It’s a fitting thing to be wrapping this up on New Year’s Eve, that night when we indulge ourselves, overindulge ourselves, in any number of ways including nostalgic reflection. Sometimes, like in the afternoons of wet fall days or in the sticky middle-of-summer mornings (or anywhere on Interstate ... (Read More)
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Two things not to do after pleading guilty to fraud in connection with the sale of fake artwork are to sell more artwork and to edit the Wikipedia page of a witness who testified before the grand jury. Those things constitute what the United States Attorney in Connecticut claims art ... (Read More)
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Art dealer Nathan Isen, 61, of Villanova, Pennsylvania, was charged on January 8 with one count of money laundering. According to court papers, Isen is accused of selling 12 pieces of artwork in 2012 in exchange for $20,000 in cash, for the purpose of laundering the $20,000, which he understood ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)
Auction Law and Ethics
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
I’ve long liked that Mark Twain line, and the message rings true for selecting the “right” auctioneer versus just any other. When a consignor seeks to hire an ... (Read More)
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