Stories for August '22
(Fragment)MESDA Expands to Include Alabama
The board of trustees of Old Salem and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) has voted to expand the museum’s collecting mission to include Alabama.
Established at Old Salem by Frank Horton in 1965, MESDA is home to a collection of objects made and used by the diverse people ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stolen Ammi Phillips Portraits Returned
On Sunday, June 26, Historic Huguenot Street (HHS), the historic district in New Paltz, New York, celebrated the return of the portraits by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865) of Dirck D. Wynkoop (1738-1827) and his second wife, Annatje Eltinge (1748-1827), that had been missing for 50 years.
In the February 24, 1972, Kingston ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)How to Talk to Your Kids about Antiques
Beneath the Surface
Maybe we are reaching the life stage where our own childhood looks better, but “talking to your kids” when we were growing up seemed to be saying, “Don’t do that. I mean it!” We are not saying that that particularly worked, we suppose, but it seemed to be ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)MADA Donates to Maine’s First Ship
On May 4 the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) donated $1000 to Maine’s First Ship, the organization that has built a 51' re-creation of the 1607 pinnace Virginia, the first English ocean-going vessel built in the Americas. Harry Hepburn, chair of MADA’s endowment fund, told the Brunswick Times Record that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, August 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 realaized 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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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2022
On a topical and “all his own work” note, I must begin my introduction to this month’s “Letter” by drawing attention to a couple of the 40 or so artworks that a prolific cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator, and writer—the newly honoured Sir Quentin Blake—produced for a very special, premium-free Bonhams sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Goosefare to Revive Tolland Show; Seeks Commitments for Wilmington Show
John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions have entered into a partnership with the Tolland (Connecticut) Historical Society to manage its annual antiques show. The show has been on a COVID-19 hiatus for three years but will return Sunday, March 19, 2023.
“Tolland was always one of the premier ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with John Chaski
John Chaski might be “off the road,” but he’s behind the wheel as this year’s president of the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America (ADAA) and a driving force at Crumpton, the every-other-week auction extravaganza located within a two-hour drive “from everywhere.”
“It’s been a positive thing for me and for Crumpton,” ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Reporting Requirements are Closer Than Ever
Pending legislation in Congress would deliver an earth-shattering change to the art and antiques trade if passed.
The ENABLERS Act—Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act—sponsored by Congressman Tom Malinowski of New Jersey, would specifically add “persons who trade in works of art, antiques, or collectibles” ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, August 2022
Richard Andres, Interior, circa 1972, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30".
—Through August 20 —Cleveland, Ohio
Richard Andres: Selected Works 1950-1975, an exhibit at WOLFS, features the early works of Abstract Expressionist Richard Andres (1927-2013). Andres was an odd combination of an artistic hermit and a figure on top of the latest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of the Herr Collection
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
The June 9 and 10 sale of the collection of Drs. Donald and Patricia Herr at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was the latest in a long list of single-owner sales of collections assembled over decades by Pennsylvania couples ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionism Sale
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
If the COVID-19 pandemic does not get any worse, Freeman’s June 6 paintings sale may have been its last without a live audience in the salesroom. The 136 lots of American art and works by Pennsylvania Impressionists were on view at 2400 Market Street in Philadelphia ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Maestro Sells for $882,375
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams conducted its American art sale on Thursday afternoon, May 26, before the long Memorial Day weekend. Results reached $3,072,785 (includes buyers’ premiums) with the assist of a work by Ernie
The top-selling lot was The Maestro by Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), which went for $882,375 (est. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Card Table Tops Private Collection Auction
Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Nye & Company
Nye & Company held a sale of 50 lots from a private collection of a single owner based in the Midwest on the morning of May 25 that totaled $564,115. The sell-through rate was 76%. The presale estimates were $704,730/1,374,120.
“A few ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The American Scene
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s held an online-only sale May 9-24, during the time in May filled with American art sales in New York City. Titled “The American Scene,” the auction, which started closing at 1 p.m. May 24, included important photographs from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation plus 19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bonhams’ $8.3 Million Jewelry Auction
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams’ May 24 auction in New York City was brimming with antique jewelry, highlighted by the collections of Hélène Irwin Crocker Fagan (1887-1966) and Lady Sylvia Ashley (1904-1977). The 189-lot auction brought $8,381,958 (including buyers’ premiums). It was led by a circa 1926 emerald and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Laura Fisher’s Collection
South Bay Auctions, East Moriches, New York
Photos courtesy South Bay Auctions
Laura Fisher (1945-2021) was a big player in the quilt world for 45 years. She had shops and a warehouse in New York City, set up at the Pier shows and at flea markets, wrote books and articles, gave talks, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Stewards of the West”: The Knobloch Collection Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
“Stewards of the West,” a 75-lot sale of works from the Knobloch collection, was held at Christie’s the afternoon of May 17. Proceeds went to the Knobloch Family Foundation, which makes grants to benefit conservation of natural ecosystems.
The live sale totaled $21,175,140 (including buyers’ premiums). ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fishermen’s Camp Brings $1.38 Million
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Christie’s offered 81 lots in its May 17 morning sale of American art for a sale total of $9,455,340 (includes buyers’ premiums). The sell-through rate was 78%. The presale estimates were $15,933,000/23,790,000.
A mixed offering of 20th-century Modernism, Impressionism, and illustration art was on the block. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 American Art Fair
New York City
Returning to a live event and celebrating its 15th year, The American Art Fair opened to an enthusiastic crowd happy to view art and see one another in person.
The much-appreciated art fair, under the helm of art dealer Thomas Colville of Thomas Colville Fine Art, Connecticut and New ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Rain or Shine, Virginia Pickers Goes On
Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show, Glen Allen, Virginia
Galoshes, duck boots, umbrellas, and ponchos were the preferred apparel accessories of the day when the eighth installment of the semiannual Virginia Pickers Antiques & Collectables Show opened for business at Gilman’s Farm in Glen Allen, Virginia, May 13. Weather forecasters reported ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th- and 21st-Century Design
Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
When it Wworks, don’t change it. Three times a year, in January, May, and September, Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions (LAMA) offers two-day sales of 20th- and 21st-century design in Lambertville, New Jersey. The first day, early 20th-century design, always begins with art pottery, followed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions’ recent sale of American art was a “love letter” to life in the United States and the artists whose vision and creativity defined the essence of the American experience.
The May 10 American art Signature auction drew 850 bidders and produced $6.1 million ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Americana Brings $4.9 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A trove of the some of the finest and most important presidential and historical treasures from a top collector recently brought an astonishing $4.9 million at auction from fewer than 100 lots.
Heritage Auctions’ May 7 sale of 98 lots from the collection of Melvin ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Grass Valley Old West Show
Grass Valley, California
Attending the Grass Valley Old West Show on Mother’s Day weekend (May 6 and 7) in Grass Valley, California, was like being in a time capsule. Nothing has changed from past shows—not the dealers, customers, or material. The show was full of people, but only two or three ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Decorative Arts Online
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Now known now as Bonhams Skinner, the Marlborough, Massachusetts, auction house held its spring Americana sale online from April 23 to May 3. The sale featured interesting decorative arts and smalls.
This pair of 19th-century Chinese export famille rose porcelain garden seats in a hexagonal ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Weiss Inducted Into Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
Stanley Weiss, civic leader, businessman, real estate developer, and collector of American and English antique furniture, has been inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Weiss was among nine Rhode Islanders inducted at the organization’s 57th annual ceremony, held May 1 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hartley’s Wild White Rose Brings $343,750
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
For its May 1 auction in the Beacon Hill gallery, Grogan & Company changed up the format to begin with fine art followed by jewelry. Bidding was online, on the telephone, and by absentee bids. Previews were by appointment over the course ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Spring North American Decoys at Auction
Guyette & Deeter, Inc., Lombard, Illinois
Here’s a tip for readers who might run into Jon Deeter these days: he’s the guy with a big grin on his face and a sunny outlook. Life has been good recently for him and for the decoys, sporting art, and outdoors memorabilia auction house ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Ruth Bader Ginsburg Estate
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The highly anticipated sale of artwork and items from the chambers of Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020) was conducted by The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia. The sale was online only, with telephone, absentee, and real-time ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Good Day for Victor Higgins and Maynard Dixon
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Western art specialist Katherine Halligan was “very pleased” with the results of Bonhams’ April 26 sale of Western art in Los Angeles “for both contemporary and historic Western artists.”
The sale was marked by “robust bidding” and was 90% sold by lot. “But the results speak ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art, Antiques, and Militaria Sale
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
Tremont Auctions’ April 24 annual spring fine art, antiques, and militaria sale in its Sudbury, Massachusetts, gallery drew live buyers and those online, on the phone, and absentee. The sale, replete with unusual and very interesting items, began with silver and jewelry, progressed to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show
Millersburg, Ohio
Even with 42 dealers in place, there was still plenty of room for more when the semiannual Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show held its spring edition April 22 and 23 on the Holmes Country Fairgrounds in Millersburg, Ohio. The building—large, modern, well lit, and comfortable—offered a venue ... (Read More)
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(Show)Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show
Berlin, Ohio
Christina Hummel of Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, recalls the fledgling days of the Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show. But she wasn’t the promoter of the event then. “I started as a customer. Stood in line at 6 a.m. I was standing in line with the rest of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ancient to Modern Sale at Marion
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
In an April 9 sale described as “Ancient to Modern,” Marion Antique Auctions produced exactly that in its Marion, Massachusetts, gallery. Ancient to modern and pretty much everything in between crossed the block.
Owners Frank McNamee and C. David Glynn, along with new ... (Read More)
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