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(Fragment)Dawson & Nye Expands into New England
Andrew K. Holter, director of business development at Dawson & Nye Auctioneers/Appraisers in Morris Plains, New Jersey, a former Sotheby?s officer, and specialist in furniture, decoys, and fine art, always nurtured a dream to live in New England. With more property being consigned from the north and with two young ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Philadelphia Antiques Show Cuts Down to 51 Dealers
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Six dealers will not return to the Philadelphia Antiques Show next April when it moves to the Navy Pier at Philadelphia?s Navy Yard, April 11-15. The dealers are G.K.S. Bush, New York City and Nantucket; Marcy Burns, New York City; F.J. Carey, III Antiques, Ambler, Pennsylvania; Charles ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Legislation in New York Aims to Forbid Chandelier Bids
Legislation in New York Aims to Forbid Chandelier Bids
by Jessica Best and Betty Flood
Sham or chandelier bids from auctioneers would be prohibited, unless the bids are identified with the phrase ?for the consignor,? under legislation introduced in both houses of the New York State Legislature. Also known as a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Dolly Johnson Antique Show
Fort Worth, TexasThe Dolly Johnson Antique Showby David AndersonWith spring just around the corner, the Dolly Johnson Antique Show opened in Fort Worth, Texas, March 10 and 11, for the 44th time, making it one of the longest-running antiques shows of its kind in Texas and, perhaps, nationally. The show ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Southern Art Market: Those Rebel Yells Get Louder
Southern Art Market: Those Rebel Yells Get Louderby Jeanne SchintoThe market demand for southern art began to rise sharply about ten years ago, according to Shannon C. Foley, a private art dealer born and raised in New Orleans. "Before that, there was interest, but not the prices that there are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Topnotch Evans Furniture Comes to Market
Sollo:Rago Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New JerseyTopnotch Evans Furniture Comes to Marketby Lita Solis-CohenAlong with a selection of Nakashima furniture, some monumental gong sculptures by Harry Bertoia, a few choice pieces of Wharton Esherick's artistry in wood, and its phonebook-size catalog, Sollo:Rago Modern Auctions' spring sale on April 21 and 22 ... (Read More)
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(Feature)John Scudder and Family: From Skilled Craftsmen to Leaders of Men
John Scudder and Family: From Skilled Craftsmen to Leaders of Menby David A. Sperling, M.D.Imagine drawing a triangle on a map of 19th-century New Jersey connecting Newark, New Brunswick, and Flemington. Inside this triangle lived the cabinetmakers who produced the finest Federal tall-clock cases ever made in the state.Within this ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Potomack Company Sells Local Collection for $501,650
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, VirginiaThe Potomack Company Sells
Local Collection for $501,650by Robert KyleThe Potomack Company, which
opened just last fall, made a positive and enduring impression on the Washington,
D.C., auction scene on April 28 with a solid half-million-dollar one-day single-owner
sale. The property included a collection of nearly ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The Contrarian Path to Happiness
The Art of MarketingThe Contrarian Path to Happinessby David VazdauskasIt's too bad that contrarians get a bad rap. We're seen as being unjustly negative and dour. We're serial pessimists. We see the glass as half empty. We argue that the glass would be even more empty if it were bigger.I'm ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: The Big One!
Auction Law and EthicsThe Big One!by Steve ProffittIn June,
I began answering several questions a reader posed. When I filled my space for
that column, I hadn't even gotten to my big point. Here's the letter—my big
point follows.I consigned a nice collection to an auctioneer to sell in what ... (Read More)
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