Stories for July '22
(Fragment)IFPDA Print Fair to Return to In-Person Event
After two years of virtual- only fairs, the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Fair will return in person this fall to the River Pavilion at the Javits Center in New York City for its 29th edition. The October 27-30 fair will present 75 new and returning exhibitors, an increase ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)In Plain Sight
Art theft usually conjures up images similar to the film The Thomas Crown Affair. Sophisticated thieves with elaborate and complicated plans to evade security and make off with masterpieces are the stuff of movie plots.
There’s been a rash of art thefts reported recently, and they are decidedly not seasoned criminal ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Challenging Assumptions
Beneath the Surface
Thunderstorm season has arrived in the Ohio River valley, and storms here are fierce and deeply satisfying. We are generally protected from the more dangerous aspects of midwestern storms, with the terrain discouraging tornadoes, but the mountains pick up the reverberations of thunder and roll it around to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2022
There is a distinctive Far Eastern feel to this month’s selection, reflecting some very strong and indeed quite startling, even six-figure results. There may be more to come in these columns, but in this “Letter” readers will find such things as heavenly globe and dragon vases, a stunning banquet plate, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Poisonous Books
“Nobody expects something as benign as books to be covered in poison,” said Dr. Melissa Tedone, head of library material conservation at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
But when she was asked to repair the emerald-green cloth covering on a second edition of Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, a mid-19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Art Dealer Charged with Carrying Out Art Fraud Scheme
The crimes, if true, were brazen. Art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz is accused of buying low-cost prints and palming them off as high-priced originals. In one instance, he’s accused of buying an Andy Warhol reproduction print for $100 via an online auction in May 2019 and selling it in December ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, July 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two New Dealers for Annual NHADA Show
Two new exhibitors—JK Nevin Antiques and Baker & Co. Antiques—will join the 65th annual New Hampshire Antiques Show, produced by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) in Manchester, New Hampshire, August 11-13.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques.
Liz McElroy of JK Nevin Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, is “thrilled to be participating ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with John D. Ward
After almost 25 years at Sotheby’s New York, John D. Ward, senior vice president and head of the silver and objects of vertu department, has developed a patina all his own.
John D. Ward (standing) and Andrew Purdom in their 1930s Tudor Revival townhouse garden. Rob Sutton photo.
Having worked under the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, July 2022
Coat, waistcoat, trousers, and boots, from Pride and Prejudice, 1995, Simon Langton, director. Worn by Crispin Bonham-Carter as Charles Bingley. Dinah Collin, costume designer.
—Through September 4 —Cincinnati, Ohio
Jane Austen: Fashion & Sensibility at the Taft Museum of Art features approximately 50 costumes and accessories worn in popular film and television ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Creole Portrait Goes to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
An air of mystery enfolds the dark-eyed Afro- Creole woman crowned in a colorful turban-style tignon. Her oil on canvas portrait took center stage at Brunk Auctions May 21 when it sold for close to one million dollars.
Could the subject be the famed voodoo queen Marie Laveau (1801-1881)? Her assured ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Fritz Scholder Auction Record
Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, Fritz Scholder, 68" x 80", acrylic on canvas, $500,000. Photo courtesy Hindman Auctions.
A 1973 painting by Fritz Scholder (1937-2005), Hollywood Indian and Horse #2, set a new auction record for the artist in Hindman Auctions’ May 19 Western and contemporary Native American art auction in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Maud Lewis Painting—Once Traded for Grilled Cheese—Brings $413,000
Photos courtesy Miller & Miller
It was an astounding and history-making moment at Miller & Miller’s May 14 Canadiana and decorative arts auction when the hammer finally came down at $350,000 Canadian ($270,974 U.S.) for Black Truck, a rare Maud Lewis painting, originally estimated at $30,000/35,000 Canadian. Selling at ten times ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Grant’s Revolvers Sell for $5.17 Million
A pair of Remington New Model Army revolvers presented to Civil War general and 18th U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant sold for $5,170,000 (est. $1/3 million) May 13 at Rock Island Auction Company, Rock Island, Illinois.
Numbered 1 and 2, the set features the work of L.D. Nimschke, a master engraver ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Christie’s Sells American Paintings at Night
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Two paintings—both in collecting fields covered by M.A.D. — that in past years would have been headliners in daytime sales provoked the most spirited bidding at Christie’s May 12 evening sale of 20th-century art in the company of van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Pollock, Warhol, and a dinosaur skeleton. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Elverson Antique Show and Sale
Elverson, Pennsylvania
The popular Elverson Antique Show and Sale has returned. Held the first weekend in May on the 7th and 8th, the semiannual country show in Chester County, Pennsylvania, was last held in the fall of 2019. That year marked its 50th anniversary.
Began as a fund-raiser for the Elverson Fire ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Estate Jewelry Funds Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Alex Cooper Auctioneers
Selden Morgan, director of sales and jewelry at Alex Cooper Auctioneers in Towson, Maryland, said there was great excitement about the sale of Barbara Katz’s “fabulous” jewelry held May 5. Katz’s jewelry collections “were so large and complete that we were able to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana, Tiffany Silver, and the Wainwright Estate
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
On May 3 and 4 Doyle held sales of American interest bundled as Americana week at Doyle. The two days of sales brought $1,931,185, surpassing the total presale estimate of $1,103,025/1,758,575 (figured without buyers’ premiums); the sales were 92% sold by lot.
The sales began on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sales Total $3.4 Million
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Freeman’s annual spring Americana sales are traditionally held a few days after the Philadelphia Antiques Show so that dealers and collectors in town for the show can preview the sale. This year’s May 3 offering was much smaller than usual, only 158 lots, exhibited at Freeman’s ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The venerable Philadelphia Show is a 60-year tradition. After a two-year suspension following a contentious five years under a big tent on various fields at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Philadelphia Show launched a new beginning in a big white tent built on a platform over the fountain on ... (Read More)
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(Show)Hanover Tavern Show Continues to Shine
Antiques at the Tavern, Hanover, Virginia
The fourth annual Antiques at the Tavern was held at the historic Hanover Tavern in Hanover, Virginia, April 29-May 1. The show is hosted by the Hanover Tavern Foundation and guided by the foundation’s executive director, David Deal. The stated mission of the foundation is ... (Read More)
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(Show)For a Good Time, Visit Liberty
Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty, North Carolina
The friendly fields of the Liberty Antiques Festival were open and crowded April 29, day one of its two-day spring iteration. Arriving two hours after opening meant a hefty hike to the main entrance where some 50 people were in line, $10 in hand. They ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany, Lalique, and Art Glass Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A stunning Drophead Dragonfly table lamp from Tiffany Studios was the show-stopper of Heritage Auctions’ April 28 auction of art glass, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco works. Enthusiastic bidding drove total sales to $1,655,206 (including buyers’ premiums) for the Dallas-based auction house.
The top ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Ira Simon’s Collection
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co.
Who doesn’t love a really bad pun? We cannot resist, so here’s one for your delectation: “When the Ira Simon collection sold at Toomey & Co. in April, it drove collectors absolutely batty.”
One sale surprise was how far this bat lantern, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin Sale Makes $1.7 Million
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
Slotin Folk Art Auction continues to see strong results as the ever-evolving market for folk and self-taught art gains more admirers and interest. This was evident at the company’s spring “Masterpiece” sale held April 23 and 24.
“It was another great ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 Opening of the Burlington Antique Show
Burlington, Kentucky
During the 2022 season opener of the Burlington Antique Show, one sign said it all: “Antiques And Stuff.” The show is a mainstay in northern Kentucky, just a 20-minute drive across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. For decades the event has brought a mix of antiques and collectibles to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)It’s a Smalls World at Ararity Auctions
Ararity Auctions, Lorton, Virginia
Photos courtesy Ararity Auctions
Ararity Auctions, Lorton, Virginia, recently held a 134-lot online-only sale of special decorative smalls. The sale closed April 17 on the LiveAuctioneers platform. Ararity conducts a seemingly endless series of these comparatively small, targeted boutique-style sales. Similar size sales over the past months have ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Solid Sale of California Paintings
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
California art specialist Scot Levitt of Bonhams called his April 12 auction in Los Angeles “a very strong sale, and I fully expected it not to be.” There were “no blockbusters,” he explained, and few paintings estimated to sell for over $100,000. In other words, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred’s Two-Day Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, Eldred’s two-day sale April 7 and 8 in East Dennis, Massachusetts, reflected its heritage as it brought to market fine art, furniture, sporting art, marine art, and decorative accessories. Offerings came from collections and estates on and off Cape Cod, all ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Auction Featuring Maine and Ohio Collections
New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
The first day of the April 2 and 3 sale held by Fred Giampietro’s New Haven Auctions showcased the collection of Stephen and Patricia Center of Scarborough, Maine, who operated Centervale Farm Antiques in that town. The auction also included select additions ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Oceanian Textiles Lead at Hilliard Eclectic Sales
Hilliard & Co., Madison, Virginia
Photos courtesy Hilliard & Co
Hilliard & Co. held an online “Eclectic” auction in two sessions, February 26 and April 2. The sales were staged at the firm’s gallery in Madison, Virginia, and were conducted in the format that Hilliard & Co. has adopted in response to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clemens Sand Bottle Leads Sale at $800,000
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
Another Andrew Clemens sand bottle. Another selling price in the upper six figures. Another case of the market’s strength and volatility staring at each other across a rather thin line. That was the main story during the auction of American furniture, folk art, and decorative arts ... (Read More)
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(Show)Settled in to Soaring Sales
The Nashville Show, Nashville, Tennessee
The most exciting thing about the Nashville Show and its previous incarnations is that over the years the Jenkins management events have developed extraordinary breadth and range. Purists can find the American furniture, accessories, and art they crave. While the emphasis may be on country examples, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Puchsteins and Friends Settle in at the Fairgrounds
Fiddlers Antiques Show, Nashville, Tennessee
After being dislocated to a downtown Nashville site last year, the Fiddlers Antiques Show settled into its permanent February slot at one of the new expo halls at the fairgrounds. The February 16-19 event managed by Bill and Kay Puchstein was once again side by side ... (Read More)
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(Show)Stylish Americana
Heart of Tennessee Antique Show, Lebanon, Tennessee
Bursting with everything Americana from formal to rustic, the seventh annual Heart of Tennessee Antique Show was held on its traditional Valentine’s week dates, February 17-19. Organized by Katherine Bovard Promotions, Grove City, Pennsylvania, this year’s event assembled 36 dealers from 19 states. Exhibitors ... (Read More)
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