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(Show)Modern Design, Contemporary Glass, and Pottery at Rago
Rago, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
Rago’s May 15 modern design sale opened with a large selection of works by Paul Evans from the collection of Rick Lewkoski and Alan Stradtler. Lewkoski was among the earliest collectors of Evans’s work on the secondary market, acquiring pieces from dealer John Sollo before ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Market Today: Mid-Century American Studio Pottery
Let’s start with a definition. What is mid-century studio pottery? It generally refers to pottery handmade by an individual potter (or often a husband-and-wife team) working on their own in their own studio where they control all aspects of the process—preparing clay, designing the items to be made, decorating and/or ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Wolf Pewter Goes to Historic Trappe
Historic Trappe has announced the gift of more than 450 pieces of American pewter from the collection of Dr. Melvyn and Bette Wolf, who over a period of 60 years amassed the largest and most comprehensive collection of American pewter ever assembled.
“We are tremendously grateful to Bette Wolf for her ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2025
New York City
When The American Art Fair debuted in November 2008, its participants, all leading specialists, viewed it as a way of countering the growing might of New York City’s international auction houses. As dealer Debra Force put it, “It was one-stop shopping, a way for buyers to take in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The History of the Model 1917 Rifle
The Model 1917 rifle (M1917), “America’s Enfield,” was not made by the Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF) at Enfield, United Kingdom, more commonly known as simply Enfield, but the rifle that the M1917 was originally based on was, indeed, designed, developed, and manufactured at Enfield. The M1917 was, in reality, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Theft of Artwork
On March 13 Thomas Trotta, 49, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion to 96 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a term of supervised release, for one count of theft of major artwork. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)George Bellows: A Master of Lithography
A Book Review
By late 1915 George Bellows (1882-1925) had become a recognized painter and financial success, allowing him to explore his fascination with lithography. He wrote that he had been doing what he could “to rehabilitate the medium from the stigma of commercialism” attached to it. Apparently he achieved success, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fishersville Continues to Thrive
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 74th edition of the Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 9 and 10 at the Augusta Expo Center, Fishersville, Virginia. The show is produced, promoted, and managed by Heritage Promotions. Given its uninterrupted run, it is tempting to take Fishersville for granted. In a way, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jewelry and Art Sales Bring $6.5 Million
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
Over the course of barely two weeks Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, produced three live auctions in its gallery: two of fine jewelry (April 27 and May 4) and a single fine art sale (May 10). The overall total for the three ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hi-Yo Silver at Ivy Auctions
Ivy Auctions, Laurens, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Ivy Auctions
If you spent weekends at antiques auctions and then worked for an auctioneer, you might consider the auction business as a second career. That’s what retired Norfolk Southern Railway manager John Ivy did in 2010. And since John and his wife, Patty, love ... (Read More)
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