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(Auction)East Meets West at Oakridge
Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc. Ashburn, Virginia
Photos courtesy Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc.
On June 8 Oakridge Auction Gallery, Inc. held a gallery sale in its Ashburn, Virginia, showrooms. This was our first visit to an Oakridge sale. The firm was formed in 2014, its primary emphasis being the sale of Asian antiques ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Another Look for Ten Bucks
Another Look for Ten Bucks
In early April an intriguing new service was added to eBay. Before bidding on or buying Asian art, eBay users in the United States can now pay $10 via PayPal to have the object looked at-via the eBay listing and not in person-by an expert in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)An 1893 Time Machine
For $150,000, including buyer's premium, a lucky phone bidder won an amazing piece of America's clock history at Sotheby's New York City June 4 "Important Watches" auction. Without dedicated sales or a clock department any longer, Sotheby's needs to make extra efforts to alert antique clock buyers when lots like ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Currier Museum's "Candidates and Culture"
The Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, is launching "Candidates and Culture," a program to lead a conversation about arts and culture and their role in our country. The Currier will offer special discounted rates to political candidates from all parties to host events at the museum
According to a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harvard Art Museums Are Gifted 70 Otto Piene Sketchbooks
Seventy sketchbooks by renowned artist Otto Piene (1928-2014) have been gifted to the Harvard Art Museums. The gift was made by poet and author Elizabeth Goldring, the artist's wife. Dating from 1935 to 2014, the largely unpublished sketchbooks reflect interdisciplinary, cross-media experiments from Piene's long career in the Boston area ... (Read More)
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(Show)Objects of Desire: Style for the Garden and Home
Wilton, Connecticut
Twenty-two dealers set up their booths in the barns and big tent of the Wilton Historical Society on Danbury Road in Wilton, Connecticut, May 31-June 2, filling them with objects "with stories to tell" and "objects that tell your story."
That was the theme of the second iteration of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rembrandt Sells at CRN
CRN Auctions, Cambridge Massachusetts
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
CRN Auctions' June 2 auction began promisingly in its Cambridge, Massachusetts, gallery with a portrait by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) of himself and his wife, Saskia, that brought $16,800 (including buyer's premium) against the $3000/5000 estimate. And things went on from there, for nearly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rookwood XXIX
Humler & Nolan, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Humler & Nolan
Rookwood plaques were among the top lots during an auction held by Humler & Nolan on June 1 and 2 in Cincinnati, Ohio. But the market still isn't what it used to be, according to auction manager Riley Humler.
The Rookwood XXIX auction-which ... (Read More)
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(Show)Country Antiques and Americana
Heartland Antiques Show, Richmond, Indiana
The Heartland Antiques Show held its 30th annual summer gathering on June 1 in Richmond, Indiana. The event featured 80 dealers from 17 states, according to Jennifer Sabin, who manages the event.
Although the show has remained at the Wayne County Fairgrounds since its inception, there have ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Big Three-Day Sale in Thomaston
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
The Thomaston Place Auction Galleries three-day sale held May 31-June 2 offered over 1500 lots that originated from virtually all regions of the world except Antarctica. The sale was a far cry from the auction house's biggest blowout ever and ... (Read More)
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