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(Fragment)Nine Photographs Offered at Auction Draw a Lawsuit
No auction house wants to sell an alleged fake, but when the alleged fake is copyrighted, there can be additional trouble.
Nine photographs offered in three sales by Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries in December 2019 and January and March 2020 have prompted a lawsuit filed by Iconic Images, Ltd., owner of the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Tom Jewett and Butch Berdan
We are all spending much more time now in our houses and apartments because of COVID-19. Because we all might enjoy staring at someone else's walls for a change, this column gives our readers an idea of what some of their colleagues, fellow collectors, and other readers surround themselves with ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Online TEFAF Show
TEFAF New York, New York City
From November 1 to 4, 2020, The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) offered a virtual edition of TEFAF New York, the fair that would have filled the Park Avenue Armory in New York City for its fifth year but for the COVID-19 pandemic.
TEFAF reports that ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Farrin's Sets the Tables for Thanksgiving
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
One thing that business markets hate is uncertainty. Economic, social, and political doubts are often reflected in stock markets, currency markets, and antiques markets. Witness Rusty Farrin's auction in Randolph, Maine, on the night of November 4, 2020, when the final results of the presidential election ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, November 2020
Quite a mix has resulted from my attempts to look back at some earlier summer sales and to keep as up to date as possible. There are a few old masters and a couple of tortoises, a pair of old shoes, two Dutch dolls with a political edge, and a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Leigh Keno and Barn Star Team Up for Fall Antiques at Rhinebeck
Barn Star Productions has announced that Leigh Keno will be a sponsor of the upcoming Fall Antiques at Rhinebeck Online Show, November 13-15, on the Ruby Lane platform (www.rubylane.com).
Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions said, "We are extremely fortunate to welcome Mr. Keno to our team presenting our fourth online ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Charles Collection Takes Top Billing in Americana Sale
Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company
Eugene "Gene" and Vera Charles of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, were longtime collectors and later dealers specializing in china and glass at regional shows. They bought at local farm sales and were always condition conscious. David Charles, their nephew, entrusted John Hess of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Delaware Antiques Show Goes Online
The 57th Delaware Antiques Show will be smaller, will last longer-a full week, November 7 through 14-and will be online on InCollect.
There will be no charge to browse the show anytime from 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, until 10 p.m. on Saturday, November 14. For $100 the show can ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Folk Art Horology: Clocks and Watches in American Folk Paintings
Since the 13th-century invention of mechanical timekeeping, clocks and watches have appeared in art, never by accident or unintentionally. And even before their arrival, artist depictions of water clocks, sundials, and sandglasses also represented fleeting time, human mortality, technological sophistication, owner affluence, self-discipline, or even just the time of day.
My ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Pennsylvania Sale
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
Freeman's online-only Pennsylvania sale on October 28, 2020, demonstrated that selling things in the region where they were made is a good plan, and including 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century material in the same sale is a good idea, too. A well-advertised portrait of the Kitzmiller family ... (Read More)
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