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(Fragment)The Deerfield Show Will Go On
Amid the wreckage COVID-19 has wrought on Antiques Week in New Hampshire in August, there's one lone exception: Gurley Antique Shows' one-day show in Deerfield. The show, typically a kickoff event for the week, will be the only live Antiques Week show for 2020.
"The Socially Distant Deerfield," joked Rachel Gurley ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2020
Things have begun to look much better on the U.K. auction front, even if it is not yet possible to attend auctions in person. This month's selection includes quite a few body parts, principally Roman or Indian, as well as several foxhounds, some cute gogottes, and even a fearless vegetarian ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Madison-Bouckville Antique Week Canceled
The Madison-Bouckville Promotions board of directors has announced that the August 10-16 event has been canceled. "After discussion with multiple local and state officials it has been determined it would be unsafe to hold an event of this magnitude at this time," a statement reads. Madison-Bouckville Antique Week comprises 14 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Making Up the Difference
On May 18, 2017, New York art dealer Anatole Shagalov, whose business is Nature Morte LLC, was the winning bidder at a Sotheby's sale for an untitled work by Keith Haring (1958-1990). The hammer price was $5,600,000, and the buyer's premium added another $937,500 for a total of $6,537,500.
Shagalov never ... (Read More)
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(Show)Hanover Tavern Show Succeeds in the Face of Adversity
Antiques at the Tavern, Hanover, Virginia
The second annual Antiques at the Tavern show had been originally scheduled for the weekend of May 1-3. No surprise-it was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news is that the show was held as rescheduled for July 17-19 at the historic Hanover ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thomaston Embraces the "New Normal"
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
The English language is a constantly evolving system. Meanings change from year to year, and sometimes from month to month. What "gay" meant in the 1940s is not what it means today. The word "awful" used to mean something that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Gemma Sudlow
We are all spending much more time now in our houses and apartments because of COVID-19. To give our readers an idea of what some of their colleagues, fellow collectors, and other readers surround themselves with in their abodes-on the walls, floors, or ceilings-we have introduced this new column, "Hanging ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques Week in New Hampshire Online
Three Antiques Week shows have moved this year to an online format. Barn Star Productions will present the Midweek Online Antiques Fair from 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, through midnight on Friday, August 7. The show will be hosted on Ruby Lane (www.rubylane.com). Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Shaker Sewing Table Shakes Up Auction
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions
It wasn't until near the very end of Morphy Auctions' two-day fine arts sale in Denver, Pennsylvania, on July 14 and 15 that its highest price was recorded. In a sale replete with five-figure lamps, sculptures, and jewelry, it was a single piece of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Springfield Extravaganza
Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market, Springfield, Ohio
On the opening day of the Springfield Antique Show and Flea Market's three-day Extravaganza, rescheduled to July 10-12 on the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio, dealer Web Wilson had something special to share. As he disappeared behind his booth and into his ... (Read More)
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