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(Young Collectors)Looking for the Good
School has started back at our house, and every year it is an anxiety-ridden process. Like anything that comes with tremendous rewards, homeschooling also comes with tremendous responsibility. And as with anything that comes with tremendous responsibility, there are people who are happy to take your money to alleviate some ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Distinctively American art that evokes the spirit of the rugged American West and works that nostalgically capture America of the early to mid-20th century achieved sales records for Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas. The November 1, 2019, auction recorded sales of $5,418,288 (with buyers' ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dawes Named Chairman and CEO of Salmagundi Club
Nick Dawes, senior vice president for special collections at Heritage Auctions, has been named chairman and CEO of the Salmagundi Club after serving on the board of the nonprofit club for several years. Salmagundi is the oldest artists' club in New York City and one of the oldest in the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Collaboration Resonates with Showgoers at TEFAF
The European Fine Art Fair, New York City
It was all about the mix for the fourth iteration of The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) held at the Park Avenue Armory on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Ninety dealers, including 17 new to the fair, offered antiquities and works of art and ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Robert Ellison's Art Pottery at the Met
In June 2013 the Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired 76 pottery vessels by European artist potters from the encyclopedic collection assembled over decades by artist, photographer, and ceramic historian Robert Ellison Jr. Of the 76 works, 54 were generously donated, and 40 of them were put on view in 2014 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doyle Expands Its Florida Operations
Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers of New York City has expanded its Florida operations, adding two auction professionals. Furniture and decorative arts specialist Sebastian Clarke has been appointed senior vice president, and jewelry specialist Katherine Van Dell has been appointed vice president. Clarke and Van Dell are husband and wife.
They join ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The North Yarmouth, Maine, Pottery Industry, 1791-1890
The late 18th- and 19th-century red earthenware industry of North Yarmouth, Maine, in an area that became known as Yarmouth after 1849, is an aspect of Maine's utilitarian pottery production that is somewhat forgotten today. From about 1791 to 1890 this was arguably Maine's largest production center, located about 12 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, November 2019
A further selection of "Rothschild" specials is featured in this month's "Letter," offering a picture of a "ham dinner" by David Teniers and some exceptional pieces of furniture. Among the latter are Marie Antoinette's writing table and a pair of mid-18th-century console tables that, rather unusually, feature polished steel in ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Elverson Show Celebrates 50 Years
Elverson Antique Show & Sale, Elverson, Pennsylvania
Forty-one dealers set up in the Twin Valley High School in Elverson, Pennsylvania, on October 26 and 27, 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Elverson Antique Show & Sale. From its beginnings in a firehouse in 1969, the Elverson show became known ... (Read More)
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(Show)New Angles and Emerging Art at BIFAS
Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, Massachusetts
For the Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) held October 24-27, 2019, Tony Fusco and Robert "Bob" Four of Fusco & Four changed the mix, brightening the show, which resulted in an event that overflowed with fine art and enthusiastic visitors at the Boston ... (Read More)
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