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(Auction)Sporting Antiques Sold on the Cape
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
The highlight of the sale came late in the day when this Louisiana swimming ring-necked or ring-bill drake decoy by Nicole Vidacovitch Sr. (1853-1945), circa 1890, flew past the $7500/9500 estimate to sell for $21,250. Vidacovitch carved with great care, using mostly cypress root, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)George Washington Script Here
The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshire
Business is booming at The Cobbs Auctioneers in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Over the past few years, some family members and staffers have moved on to other ventures, but the business is carrying on smoothly. Owner and head auctioneer Charlie Cobb runs a tight, well-laid-out sale, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Housewarming to Remember
Case Antiques, Inc., Auctions and Appraisals, Knoxville, Tennessee
At the Friday night preview party for Case Antiques’ July 14 sale, auction-goers and staff alike enjoyed the stimulating new gallery glow of their recently purchased facility on Papermill Drive in Knoxville, Tennessee. Whether you spoke with co-owners John and Stephanie Case or ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stained Glass Not Seen in More Than 40 Years Goes on View
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) in Worcester, Massachusetts, will present an exhibition of stained-glass works created by Louis C. Tiffany and John La Farge that have not been on view for more than 40 years. Originally commissioned for a Boston church in the late 1890s, the large stained-glass works were ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)EDITORIAL: New Jersey, No privacy for Successful Bidder
“Who bought it?”
It’s a question reporters often ask of auctioneers when discussing lots sold at auction. Most times they are politely rebuffed—auctioneers like to protect the privacy of winning bidders.
No such privacy exists if the auction lots were consigned by the state of New Jersey, according to a recent ruling ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Carlquist Named as Executive Director of Boscobel
The board of directors of Boscobel in Garrison, New York, has appointed Jennifer Carlquist as executive director, effective immediately.
Since joining Boscobel as curator in 2015, Carlquist has spearheaded several exhibitions, including Hudson Hewn: New York Furniture Now and Make-Do’s: Curiously Repaired Antiques. Before joining Boscobel’s staff, she served in curatorial ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” on the Road
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, has committed to a two-year sponsorship of the Norman Rockwell Museum’s traveling exhibition Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms. It is the first comprehensive exhibition of the artist’s iconic 1943 depictions of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wartime defense of humanity’s fundamental human rights.
Rockwell’s Freedom ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Jewelry Distraction Thieves Hit Antiques Malls and Shops in Six States
According to the Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA), two white males are suspected to have carried out at least 12 distraction thefts of jewelry in antiques stores and antiques malls in six states. The suspects use keys or pick or break locks to get into jewelry showcases. Thefts have been reported ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Ceramics and Glass Fair Is Canceled
Liz Lees and Meg Wendy, the organizers of the New York Ceramics & Glass Fair, have canceled the fair, which would have celebrated its 20th anniversary in January 2019 at the Bohemian National Hall on East 73rd Street in New York City.
Liz Lees, who, with her husband, Bill Caskey (d. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Johanna McBrien Assumes Reins of Dedham Historical Society
Johanna McBrien, founding editor-in-chief and associate publisher of Antiques & Fine Art magazine, has accepted the position of executive director of the Dedham Historical Society. She assumed her new position on June 8.
The previous executive director, Vicky Kruckeberg, who served for eight years, retired in May.
“I’ll still work one day ... (Read More)
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