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(Auction)Fine Art and Frames
Hand-carved gilded frame, 12" x 10½", with shell motif and C-scrolls, one area of gilding loss to inner molding, $2950.Done in egg tempera on masonite in 1951, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Charges Against New Hampshire Auctioneer Dismissed
by Elizabeth DinanA New Hampshire judge dismissed assault and imprisonment charges that had been filed against auctioneer Stephen Bennett because the alleged victim failed to appear in court in time for a scheduled trial.Police had alleged that Bennett of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, assaulted and imprisoned the owner of an S.F.M. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Indiana and Other American Art at Auction
This is the exterior of Arch at Chatham, the brick building constructed as St. Joseph’s Hall in the 1890’s. Johnson photo.When the building was renovated a ceilingwas removed, leaving exposed trusses thatgive the auction floor a distinctive look.Johnson photo.My Garden by Ada Walter Shulz (1870-1928), oil on board, 14" x ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Cry Lawsuit Decision Reversed
by Betty Flood and Alyssa PlockIn a unanimous decision the New York State Court of Appeals has reversed, with costs, the 2010 Appellate Division decision and reinstated the order of the Surrogate's Court in the case of David Mirvish vs. Hanno Mott.The decision by Judge Susan Read revolved around the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Julia's Opens Satellite Office
Fairfield, Maine, auctioneers James D. Julia has opened a new satellite office at the 1790 House at 827 Main Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. Two specialists have been added to man the new office: James Callahan, who will serve as Julia's director of Asian arts, and Martin Willis, who will serve as ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fall Dates Added for Atlantic City Antiques Show
The Atlantic City Antiques Show, produced by Allison Kohler of JMK Shows, will add a fall version. The October 13 and 14 show will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, One Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, New Jersey.According to Kohler, requests for a new fall show came from customers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes in Christie's American Paintings Department
Eric Widing, most recently the head of the American paintings department at Christie's, has joined the team of senior business-getters in the Christie's Americas chairman's office as a deputy chairman.Widing joined Christie's in 1998 and has been in the appraisal business since 1981. From 1996 to 1998, he was an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cape Cod Libraries Suffer Rash of Book Thefts
by David HewettIf there is anything that's persistent in the world of antiques and collectibles, it's the problem of thefts. Last year it was valuable historical documents from all over the East Coast; this year it's valuable collectible books from public libraries on Cape Cod.Last year the thieves were noted ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Confusion in California! Slawinski's Gets Its Ivory Back but Ban Still in Force
by David HewettThe California law banning the sale of material originating from animals and fish listed in the federal Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act has run into its first roadblock.The antiques industry was largely unaware of the Golden State's regulation banning the sale of those items ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Change of Ownership of Auction Gallery in New Orleans
On June 1, the assets of New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. (NOAG) were sold in a small private auction held in the law offices of New Orleans attorney Stewart Peck. The selling price was $1.3 million. The new owner is Cakebread Art Antiques Collectibles, Inc., owned by Houston, Texas, businesswoman ... (Read More)
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