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(Computer Article)What’s New in Word Processors
Computer Column #363
The computer has become a most important tool for writers. Those who write on a computer word processor may not know how difficult writing was on a typewriter. Four decades ago, I wrote by typewriter an article for a camping magazine on forest fires. In those days, manuscripts ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Art of Being Irrational
The Young Collector
We all like to think we are rational human beings, that we have it together and see the world as it is. After all, the world is a safer place if we are able to predict our own reactions and choices, and all the more so if we ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Elverson Antique Show & Sale
Elverson, Pennsylvania
Elverson is a borough that measures one square mile in the northwestern corner of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Twice a year for half a century, the Elverson Antique Show & Sale has brought collectors to this small town whose historical district has been on the national register since 1993.
The Elverson ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Connecticut Spring Show
Hartford, Connecticut
When the Connecticut Spring Show sets up in the sun-filled 1909 state arsenal and armory in Hartford, Connecticut, the soft colors and textures of the art and antiques on view blaze in the light. Dealers and collectors know that exhibitors bring their best, and the show is a highlight ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Houdon Portrait Busts Bring $1.475 Million
On July 2, 1778, the night of Jean Jacques Rousseau’s death at Ermenonville, the manor of Marquis Rene-Louis de Girardin near Paris, the marquis sent a letter to Jean Antoine Houdon asking the sculptor to come to Ermenonville and make a mask of the dead man’s face to preserve his ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2019
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Show)Raleigh in the Spring: Rugs and Other Essentials
Raleigh Antiques Extravaganza, Raleigh, North Carolina
On opening day at the Raleigh Antiques Extravaganza, it took less than five minutes for red sold tickets to sprout on three items in the booth of John Cooper of Antiques & Folk Art at Wilmington, Wake Forest, North Carolina. His display was the first ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alaska Dealer Indicted
On March 21 Lee John Screnock, 58, of Anchorage, Alaska, was charged with one count of misrepresentation of Indian-produced goods and products and two counts alleging violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
According to the indictment, Screnock allegedly offered goods and falsely suggested that they were Indian produced, an Indian ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Record Broken for Sculthorpe Painting
On March 20 at Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, Pennsylvania, a watercolor by Chester County, Pennsylvania, artist Peter Sculthorpe (b. 1948), Winter in Berks County, sold to an absentee bidder for a record-breaking $33,000 (includes buyer’s premium). The 32" x 62" painting was estimated at $5000/8000.
The previous record for a Sculthorpe work ... (Read More)
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(Auction)50 Years in the Making: The Blue Glass Collection of Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Norman C. Heckler & Company
If ever a collection was begun in the purest of ways, the collection of Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill of antique glass and bottles would surely be the poster child. The first part of their collection was ... (Read More)
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