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(Fragment)Antique Bottle with Nitric Acid Destroyed by Bomb Squad
On May 4 the Sublette County Unified Fire was dispatched to the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale, Wyoming, to safely collect and dispose of a small quantity of concentrated nitric acid in an antique bottle, a press release stated. Presumably the bottle had been donated to the museum, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Court to Settle Dispute over du Pont Promised Gifts
"It really was a TV table," said one person familiar with the collection of William "Bill" Kemble du Pont.
The "TV table" refers to the Richardson family William and Mary walnut dressing table, circa 1735, that was estimated at $8000/12,000 at Sotheby's. The differing nomenclature is a big factor in an ... (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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(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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(Issue Story)Hanging with Laura Doyle
It's a family affair at Doyle. Upon entering the East 87th Street gallery in New York City, one is greeted with "Welcome to Doyle." The family-owned auction house, celebrating its 60th year, is under the leadership of Laura Doyle, who became chief executive officer in 2019. The auction house was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Executive Director of Wright's Ferry Mansion
James Archer Abbott became the new executive director of the Wright's Ferry Mansion, Columbia, Pennsylvania, February 1.
Abbott is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A.) and the State University of New York Museum Studies Program through the Fashion Institute of Technology (M.A.). Most recently he served as the executive director and ... (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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(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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(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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