(Auction)
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
When Lucy Grogan took the podium at the start of the jewelry portion of the sale at Grogan & Company's spring auction held on June 3 in the Boston gallery, vacant seats filled quickly. She began with a gold pendant necklace by Greek goldsmith Ilias Lalaounis ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Treadway Gallery
In large part, it was business as usual when Treadway Gallery held its art and design auction on June 3 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Then again, not really. The day marked a new era for Don Treadway, who founded the auction arm of his company ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Wilton, Connecticut
A new show with a new concept was held in Wilton, Connecticut, the first weekend of June. Under the helm of Karen DiSaia of DiSaia Management, Old Lyme, Connecticut, Objects of Desire: Style for the Garden and Home featured 26 dealers who brought antique, vintage, mid-century, and contemporary offerings ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Richmond, Indiana
Of the things normally scribbled into a reporter's notebook, there are these: 100 dealers from 20 states. Twenty-ninth year. Strong sales of smalls across the floor. Spotty movement of furniture. A good gate that resulted in overflow parking.
Three terns, carved and painted wood, mid-20th century, New England, $195 the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company kicked off summer with an ambitious four-session catalog auction of antiques, fine arts, jewelry, and specialty collections. During the first week of June, nearly 1600 lots crossed the block. The week began on June 2, with a live sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
A 6 5/8" tall Moravian pottery flask in the form of a woman wearing a green dress and holding a flower sold for $28,600 (includes buyer's premium) on June 2 at Kennedy's Auction Service's sale in Selmer, Tennessee, of the Carl Smith estate. The circa 1811 piece is thought to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
The red earthenware manufactured in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the 18th and 19th centuries has been desired for at least a century now by collectors, dealers, and museums. A combination of factors have contributed to this infatuation, including the refinement of the production, the color of the glazes, and the ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
A Book Review
The Art of the Peales in the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Adaptations and Innovations by ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Letter from London
The really big money went on pictures, notably some "Orientalist" paintings and a newly discovered example of canine portraiture, but the most expensive single piece featured in this month's "Letter" is an exceptionally rare Leica camera-though it was actually sold in Vienna, not London.
This month's most pictorial piece ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
In the Trade
Tom Wesdorp calls his business Antiques Anonymous. It is, he said, "A play on Alcoholics Anonymous: you've got to get your fix once you've been bitten by the buying bug."
But the term might also apply to him-and to dealers like him-in another sense. Although Wesdorp is hardly "anonymous," ... (Read More)
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