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(Issue Story)Letter from London, January 2019
Having been defeated in some recent years, finding a suitable Christmas picture for this month’s “Letter” was simple—an original watercolour drawing by Maurice Sendak called A Wild Thing Christmas.
Produced in 1976 as the front cover for a seasonal issue of Rolling Stone that contained a feature on Sendak by Jonathan ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctioneer Arrested Amid Millions of Dollars of Financial Complaints
Originally printed in the Ithaca Times
A New York auctioneer and businessman has been arrested and charged with second degree grand larceny, adding credence to the growing number of people in Tompkins County, New York, and across the country who say they’ve been cheated by his business.
David Hall, 49, who runs ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Measure of Gratitude
The Young Collector
Last month we made our annual trek to Wilmington, Delaware. We hadn’t hauled the kids halfway across the country in a couple of months and thought they might be losing their edge if we waited much longer, so we decided to go there and back in three days. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)James Arthur and His “Temple of Time”: A Cautionary Tale for Collector-Donors and Their Benefici
Part III of IV
When James Arthur (1842-1930) of Brooklyn, New York, gave his horological collection—more than 1900 clocks, watches, sundials, hourglasses, and a related library—to New York University in 1925, he also promised to make a bequest upon his death. He would leave NYU an endowment for the collection’s upkeep, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, January 2019
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)An American Main Course with Some Eastern European Seasoning
Hap Moore Auction, York, Maine
At Hap Moore’s December 15, 2018, auction in York, Maine, the seasoning in the sale was a collection of early European artworks from a single consignor, but the main course was Charles Woodbury. The European paintings were provided by a consigning couple from Maine, now ages ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Design in New York City
Bonhams, Christie’s, Phillips, and Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams, Christie’s Images Ltd., Phillips, and Sotheby’s
Mid-December is the time when prewar and postwar European and American design is offered at four major auction houses in New York City. In December 2018 there were a number of successes, topped by a ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Imagine That
The Young Collector
In his editorial last month, Clayton Pennington asked the question, and we paraphrase: is Americans’ ignorance regarding our own basic history undermining the antiques marketplace (and possibly Western civilization as well)? This sparked a disagreement at our house (thanks, boss), because Andrew feels fairly strongly that history has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two New Shows for Naples, Florida
Luxe Events will launch two new jewelry, watch, art, and antiques shows to be held at the Naples Woman’s Club in Naples, Florida.
“We’re bringing two shows to the center of downtown Naples during the height of the season,” said Andrea Canady, founder of Luxe Events, LLC. These two events will ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)No Trade Need Apply—Maybe
In early November TEFAF announced that it was implementing a new policy regarding vetting its shows. Going forth, no members of the trade—dealers and auction house specialists—will be voting members of vetting committees. Those committees will now consist of “academics, curators, conservators, conservation scientists and independent scholars only.”
It’s a good ... (Read More)
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