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(Fragment)Three Men Charged in Massive Fraud Scheme
An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago in April alleges a 15-year-long scheme to sell fake art and memorabilia.
The indictment charges mail fraud or wire fraud against Donald Henkel, 61, of Cedar, Michigan; his brother Mark Henkel, 66, of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Raymond Paparella, 59, of Boca ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)It’s Not Just Us
Beneath the Surface
Over the years we have talked a lot about what some people see as a declining interest in antiques. Is it because young people are debt ridden? Is it because they are more transient and not looking for purchases that are large in terms of size and in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Phoenix Perches at Cahoon Museum
The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Massachusetts has announced the debut of Phoenix by artist Robin Tost as part of the museum’s “Streetside” series.
Robin Tost and friend John Graney place Phoenix at the Cahoon Museum.
Phoenix is the third in a series of quilted birds made for The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, June2022
Both London and provincial sales once more provide the content of this “Letter” and offer a mix of the rare and very costly—into which category falls an early and very colourful little tile that made a very high six-figure sum—and in the rather more affordable category, some animal-themed pincushions.
Among the ... (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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(Show)Heartland Antiques Show
Richmond, Indiana
When the Heartland Antiques Show opened on the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Indiana, June 4, there was something unexpected outside the Tom Raper Center. As the crowd formed in front of that venue, in a line stretching down the sidewalk and across the drive, those gathered faced massive ... (Read More)
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(Show)Primitives Show Moves into the Mid-Atlantic
Early Settlers Antique Show, Frederick, Maryland
The one-day Early Settlers Antique Show was held at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland, June 4. This was the second installment of what is envisioned as an annual destination event, tentatively scheduled to repeat the first Saturday of June each year. The show is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Director of Books and Manuscripts at Skinner
John Dorfman is the new director of books and manuscripts at Skinner, Inc. He will oversee the research, acquisition, and sale of rare books, historical documents, autographs, and ephemera for the auction house.
John Dorfman.
Dorfman arrives from the field of arts journalism, having spent the past 16 years as editor-in-chief and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 Penn Dry Goods Market
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
Since 2013 the Penn Dry Goods Market at the Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center in Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, has been the place where the textile cognoscenti have convened. They come to shop at a show offering all kinds of textiles, quilts, coverlets, samplers, lace, rugs, vintage clothing including shoes, sewing ... (Read More)
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(Show)Alice in Wonderland and Dorothy in Oz
Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
If I were to ask you what antiques show you have visited the most in all your collecting adventures, what would you say? I would reply the twice-a-year Rhinebeck, New York, event, currently under Frank Gaglio’s Barn Star Productions team.
For how long? About 30-plus years.
Why? ... (Read More)
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