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(Book Review)John Head's Account Book
A Book Review
One day in 1717 a young man named John Head stepped off a boat from England onto the docks in Philadelphia. Not yet 30 years old, he had been born in Bury St. Edmunds in County Suffolk in 1688. He arrived in the Quaker city with his wife, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Toomer to Head Print Fair
Art fair veteran Helen Toomer will join executive director Jenny Gibbs at the helm of the Fine Art Print Fair as fair director, the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) recently announced.
Toomer brings a comprehensive background of over 14 years in the U.S. and U.K. organizing art fairs and exhibitions. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Ownership for The Magazine Antiques
On May 1 it was announced that Gregory Cerio and Don Sparacin, editor and publisher respectively of The Magazine Antiques, have acquired the title from ArtNews Media, LLC.
"Stewardship is a better word than ownership to describe the way we feel about our new responsibilities," said Cerio. "Antiques is fast approaching ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Elizabeth Goldberg Joins Phillips
Elizabeth Goldberg has been appointed senior international specialist of American art and deputy chairman, Americas, at Phillips. She will start in her new role in July.
Goldberg joins Phillips from Sotheby's, where she was most recently chairman of American art. During her tenure at Sotheby's, she also served as a senior ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Sky Is Falling! The Sky Is Falling! Maybe Not So Much
Opinion
If you look up the word "angst" in the dictionary, don't be surprised to find a picture of an antiques dealer. For the better part of two decades the world of antiques has been unsettled, to say the least. When covering shows and auctions I am frequently asked "How is ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Stuff about the Stuff: The Value and Imperiled Future of Collectors' Papers
Part I of II
A collector's stuff alone is often enough for heirs to deal with. But, as we all know, many collectors, being collectors, also collect stuff about their stuff, and these sometimes monstrous mother lodes of market notes, receipts, invoices, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs of objects, exhibition and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Internet Scams
Computer Column #365
The Internet has been around for three decades, and Internet fraud has been discussed almost that long in this column. Hackers are inventing new frauds every day. A few new ones will be discussed this month in the hope that you develop an eye for scams just as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cropsey Hudson River View Tops Sale
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New HampshirePhotos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
William A. Smith, Inc. held its 52nd annual Memorial Day auction at the company headquarters in Plainfield, New Hampshire, on May 27. The top lot of the sale was View of the Hudson by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900), signed ... (Read More)
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(Show)Accent Your Life
Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
Frank Gaglio of Rhinebeck, New York, a longtime dealer and antiques show manager, knows a lot about the antiques marketplace. He sees it changing and plans to keep up with the evolution. So when we asked one new exhibitor why he was doing Antiques at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record for Paul Evans
A Paul Evans Sculpture Front sideboard, 1001/2" long, established a new world record auction price for the designer when it sold for $536,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Sotheby's on May 23. The estimate was $120,000/180,000. Made of lacquered and gilt steel and brass with a painted wood base and a ... (Read More)
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