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(Fragment)Weston Antiques Show Canceled Again
The Weston Antiques Show in Weston, Vermont, has been canceled; it was scheduled for September 30-October 2. It is the second year that COVID-19 has canceled the show, which is part of the annual Vermont Antiques Week.
"There were COVID-19 concerns expressed by dealers and some of the volunteers who manage ... (Read More)
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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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(Fragment)The Camp Cups Story: A Correction and a Follow-Up
In the story about the set of camp cups cataloged as having been owned and used by George Washington that were withdrawn from Nate D. Sanders Auctions' July 29 sale (September, p. 137), the camp cups were compared with documented camp cups in museum collections illustrated in catalogs or posted ... (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 "Re" DeSabres 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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(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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(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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(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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