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(Fragment)Simple Goods Show Returns to Berlin, Ohio
Promoters Christina Hummel and Kris Casucci have announced that the Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show will return to the Heritage Community Center in Berlin, Ohio, this fall. The show had moved last April to Heritage Community Center, a brand new state-of-the-art facility that offers space for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Discovery: A Peter Stretch Watch
In August antiques dealer James Kilvington of Dover, Delaware, drove to Alderfer Auction in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, to preview the cataloged sale of paintings, books, clocks, and American furniture from the estate of architect and interior designer James David “Jay” Hellyer Jr. to be sold on August 23. It was not ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Wonder & Delight” Auction
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions
For over 50 years, plump cherubic Santas, cackling witches, docile Easter bunnies, and raucous Thanksgiving gobblers have commingled harmoniously in the vast collection of Dolph Gotelli. His treasures include dolls, candy containers, trade stimulators, toys, ephemera, and folk art.
Wooden dollhouse, 1904, built in San ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Edward Moran Painting Wins the Race
Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Shannon’s
Days End by Dale Nichols (1904-1995) is a view of a farm reminiscent of the artist’s Nebraska childhood home. It sold for $16,250 (est. $8000/12,000). The 15" x 19" gouache on illustration board is signed and titled on the mat.
These days when the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, November 2018
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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(Issue Story)James Arthur and His “Temple of Time”: A Cautionary Tale for Collector-Donors
Photos courtesy Maude Arthur Brown Family Archive
If asked to name an example of the thwarting of what is called, in philanthropic and legalistic circles, “donor intent,” many people in the collecting world would cite what was perhaps the most widely publicized case in recent memory. I’m referring to the protracted ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pickers Event Debuts in Virginia
There is some good news to report from the antiques show front lines. A completely new event has entered the mid-Atlantic antiques and collectibles marketplace. Dubbed the Virginia Pickers Antique & Collectors Show, it was held at Gilmanor Farm in Glen Allen, Virginia, the weekend of October 20 and 21.
The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Andrew Jones Launches
With an emphasis on serving the downtown area and having an eye toward educating potential new buyers about the eco-friendliness of antiques, Andrew Jones Auctions has opened in the heart of Los Angeles. The company’s first two monthly sales, held in September and October, brought considerable interest from absentee and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2018 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show
Hartford, Connecticut
The 2018 ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show
Entering the ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show, held October 20 and 21, 2018, visitors walked along a row of booths representing Connecticut museums and historical associations. Each booth presented important and historical pieces from public collections that many found worthy of study. The walkway led ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
The gods of weather were not kind to the 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show, held October 20 and 21, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois. To understand, first visualize the show venue, a sprawling fairgrounds building with large clerestory windows overhead.
Opening day started with promising mid-October weather, and ... (Read More)
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