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(Issue Story)Letter from London, October 2021
Things tend to get a little quiet in the London rooms in late July and early August, and this month’s “Letter” once again moves into the provinces for some of the lots that make up this latest selection.
That is not to say that big money spinners from the capital are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historic Broadside Brings $275,000
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A broadside offering a $100,000 reward for the capture of one of America’s most notorious assassins sold for a record $275,000 (including buyer’s premium) at Heritage Auctions’ September 25 and 26 Americana and political auction. Issued by the U.S. War Department on April 20, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cordier Auction Benefits Art Association and Humane Society of Harrisburg
On September 26 Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, hosted an online auction of art from the collection of Raymonde “Ré” DéSabres Plaut (1925-2020); the sale benefited the Art Association of Harrisburg and the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area. The artist loved art and animals, and one of her final ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Collectors Appreciate Whitman’s Scholarly Focus on Block Prints
Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohio
Photos courtesy Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Collecting interests are limitless. From vintage carrot bags (yes, it’s a thing) to works by old world masters, there are as many collecting areas to delve into as there are people collecting.
For Robert Whitman (1934-2020), a Wisconsin scholar, American block ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art House to Open in New York City
New York City will welcome a new venue at the former Barneys flagship store at 660 Madison Avenue in Manhattan in November when Art House takes over five floors of the marble-covered, wood-paneled, windowed space strategically located between 60th and 61st Streets.
“We knew that New York has the highest concentration ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sotheby’s Sues Florida Couple and Company over Alleged Fakes
Sotheby’s wants its money back. The privately held auction house claims that several consigned Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) lots were fake, as were the provided provenance documents.
On August 5 Sotheby’s filed suit in federal court against Frederic Thut, Bettina Von Marnitz Thut, and FAAM LLC (Fine Art Auctions Miami).
According to court ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th-Century and Modern Design Sales
Rago/Wright, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago/Wright
“We don’t have a $3.7 million Tiffany Dandelion lamp to make this another $10 million sale like our sale in May, but in just four months we put together works made of even greater quality than our spring sale,” said David Rago as he watched ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Shot in the Arm
Two years ago—with the antiques market seemingly mired in the doldrums—we described the annual shows that make up Antiques Week in New Hampshire as a firewall. If the widely anticipated and well-attended Americana shows floundered, it would point to a larger downturn.
In the end, the firewall held, and the 2019 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Vase with Missing Neck Sells for $2.45 Million at Doyle
The sale for $2,450,000 (includes buyer’s premium) of a “unique imperial masterpiece” at Doyle New York on September 20 created a sensation. The vase, 4 7/8" high x 4" wide overall, with a “missing” neck, attracted some 30 phone bidders to the lot, number 189 in the sale.
$2,450,000. Photo courtesy ... (Read More)
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(Show)Battersea Foundation’s Second Annual Show
Battersea Antiques Show & Historic Trades Fair, Petersburg, Virginia
The second annual Battersea Antiques Show & Historic Trades Fair was held September 18 and 19 on the grounds of Historic Battersea in Petersburg, Virginia. The event is sponsored by the Battersea Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 whose purpose is ... (Read More)
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