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(Auction)Maine Artists Dominate Thomaston Auction
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
This year, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine, expanded its end-of-summer sale to three days, opening the August 25-27 presentation with about 220 paintings and sculptures from Maine artists, some contemporary, some earlier, some living, and some dead. Company vice president John Bottero explained, “We ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Rise and Fall of Political Collectibles
APIC Midwest Regional Show, Indianapolis
Featuring 75 tables of vintage and contemporary memorabilia, the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) held its annual Midwest regional show in Indianapolis on August 26. The event was a microcosm of political collecting and could easily be summarized by a number of bullet points.
• The cycle ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Director of Waverly Rare Books
Catherine Payling, MBE, has been appointed director of Waverly Rare Books, a Quinn’s Auction Galleries subsidiary in Falls Church, Virginia. Payling’s 25-year career in creative and nonprofit industries includes 15 years as curator/director of the Keats-Shelley House Museum in Rome, Italy and two years as an adjunct professor at Georgetown ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Permitted but a Pain
Editorial
We received a letter from a dealer who attended an Americana auction in New York that had a large selection of clocks.
“When I arrived on Friday to view the clocks in person, I noted that all the ivory escutcheons for the door keys on the clocks were missing,” the letter ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, September 2017
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
A lengthy leonine leader in this month’s “Letter” is followed by some miniature masterpieces, which if not shown here “Actual Size” are nonetheless impressive. Russian works of art of various kinds also feature in this month’s selection, along with some ancient Roman pool attendants, Sèvres and Meissen porcelain, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)1stdibs Changes Its Commission Structure
1stdibs (www.1stdibs.com), an online art and antiques marketplace, announced in July to dealers that it was changing its commission structure. 1stdibs will now charge 15% on the first $10,000 of an order and 5% on the value of an order above $10,000. The firm has been adding a processing fee ... (Read More)
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(Show)Short and Sweet with Ice Cream
Coastal Maine Antiques Show, Damariscotta, Maine
This year the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) produced a show for the 20th time at the Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, Maine. On August 23 MADA and the Damariscotta River Association partnered for the annual Coastal Maine Antiques Show. The former dairy farm has ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Two New Hires at Morphy Auctions
Lucas Wentz and Russ Withem have joined Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania.
Wentz will serve as director of the company’s antique fishing and tackle division. He grew up in a home filled with hunting and fishing antiques and has over a half-century of hands-on experience handling these specialties. His father was a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Free Admission to Worcester Art Museum in August
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) will continue one of its most popular summertime traditions: free admission for the entire month of August. “Free August” includes access for everyone to special exhibitions, the permanent galleries, and WAM’s August programming.
“We are delighted to offer free access to WAM again this summer, thanks ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 2017
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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