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(Young Collectors)Wherever You Go
The Young Collector
When we lived in the schoolhouse, it was maddening to lose something. By the end of our time there, the four of us were packed in like sardines, but there were only two small, atypical closets and there was no basement, so when something vanished, it was infuriating. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bonhams Sold
On September 4 it was announced that Bonhams had been acquired from private shareholders by Epiris Fund II, advised by Epiris LLP. Financial terms were not disclosed. Epiris LLP is a private equity firm.
Founded in 1793, Bonhams holds more than 250 sales a year at its salesrooms, including London, New ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Over 550 lots of American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts were offered at Doyle’s October 3 sale. At the completion of the eight-hour sale, the total realized was $1,165,444 (with buyers’ premiums), with 93% sold by lot. The presale estimate was $735,450/1,108,750.
William Trost Richards (1833-1905) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Brick-and-Mortar Store for Maria and Peter Warren Antiques
Maria and Peter Warren Antiques now has a brick-and-mortar establishment in Monroe, Connecticut. A grand opening was held on September 15. While the business specializes in 18th- and 19th-century English ceramics, Chinese export, delft, and decorative arts, it also carries 19th- and 20th-century paintings, early American furniture, mid-century modern, vintage ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bob Bockius Cancels York Shows
Bob Bockius bought the Greater York Antiques Shows from Donna Burk, Jim Burk’s widow, in May 2013 and ran 11 shows at the York (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds for a loyal following of dealers and buyers. He had hoped to celebrate the Greater York Antiques Show’s 50th anniversary on November 16 and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jeff, Matt, and Beth Ann Foster, Man Cave Antiques, Fly Creek, New York
In the Trade
You may be old enough to remember what the antiques business was like in the 1980s and ’90s when everybody seemed to want antiques. Prices just kept going up. If you paid too much for something, you simply waited awhile and prices caught up. That’s how it is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Mid-season Sale
Sotheby’s, New York City
Sotheby’s mid-season sale of American art on October 2 offered 133 lots that totaled $3.953 million, with a sell-through rate of 70.6%. The morning sale attracted several buyers and had a dozen specialists taking bids on the phone. Order bids left with the auctioneer were numerous, as ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Clarke Gallery Relocates to Rockland, Maine
Clarke Gallery Relocates to Rockland, Maine
Clarke Gallery has relocated to 338 Main Street in Rockland, Maine. The gallery was formerly located in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Having purchased the 19th-century Federal townhouse in January, Peter and Karen Clarke completed a top-to-bottom renovation of the building, complete with a large first-floor gallery space. The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)White’s Auctions Sells Three Folk Portraits for $73,200
Three watercolor portraits on paper found in an attic excited nine phone bidders, and the three portraits brought a total of $73,200 (includes buyers’ premiums) at White’s Auctions in Middleboro, Massachusetts, on September 30.
“A local man brought the three portraits to us after the catalog was posted, just nine days ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Stratton Mountain/VADA Show
Antiques at Stratton Mountain Vermont Antiques Dealers’ Association Show, Stratton, Vermont
How one views the results of the 2018 Antiques at Stratton Mountain Vermont Antiques Dealers’ Association Show, held on September 29 and 30, depends on what show you compare it to.
If you choose to compare it to last year’s Stratton ... (Read More)
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