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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2017
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
High-priced pictures by Titian, Klimt, Sisley, and even Atkinson Grimshaw feature in this month’s selection, and are joined in the six-, seven-, and even eight-figure world by a couple of erotically charged sculptures.
Also on offer are rather more prosaic and largely more modestly priced pieces of early furnishings, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jamaican House Painting Brings $100,000
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Freeman’s in Philadelphia can be counted on for at least one big discovery in its semiannual Americana sales. It lures the trade and serious collectors from all parts of this country to join the locals at presale exhibitions that are timed to coincide with the two ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Features at Rhinebeck Show
Barn Star Productions’ Spring Antiques at Rhinebeck Show and Sale will take place on Memorial Day weekend, May 27 and 28, in Rhinebeck, New York. Approximately 125 exhibitors will fill three huge buildings with folk and fine art and American and European antiques.
A gourmet food truck court will be new ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)An Abundance of Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
An abundance of opportunities to purchase a wide range of styles of jewelry and watches in a broad array of prices could be found at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers’ fine jewelry sale on April 23 and 24, fine timepieces sale on April 25, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, May 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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(Fragment)DC Big Flea & Antiques Market Adds Modernism Show
The April 29 and 30 DC Big Flea & Antiques Market will have a special attraction—the 34th Washington Modernism Show, produced by Jim Linz of the Art Deco Society and featuring over 50 dealers and several special exhibits. The special exhibits include two modern trailers from the latter half of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buccellati Silver and a Bird Fly at Gamage
Bruce Gamage, Jr., Auction, Rockland, Maine
“The silver is going to speak, because there’s a lot of rare Buccellati in the sale,” Bruce Gamage predicted before his April 24 auction in Rockland, Maine. Italian goldsmith Mario Buccellati opened his business in 1919 in Milan. Over the years, he expanded with outlets ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Neal's April Estates Auction: A Spring of Simple Treasures
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photos courtesy Neal Auction Company
At the Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, emphasis is often placed on big events in the fall, especially the annual Louisiana Purchase Auction. The April 22 and 23 spring estates sale, however, offered many remarkable examples of 19th-century furniture and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2017 Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show is alive and well. It has been resuscitated by the management team of Diana Bittel and Karen DiSaia, working with volunteers led by Anne Hamilton, Nancy Kneeland, and Nancy Taylor. They made certain that the right dealers exhibited and the right people came ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cloisonne Chinese Bottle Vase Realizes $812,500
A Chinese cloisonné bottle vase offered on iGavel (www.iGavel.com), estimated at $400/600, finished at $812,500 (includes buyer’s premium) when the sale closed on April 20. The 10" tall vase, dated as 18th/19th century, was being offered by Quinn’s Auctions, Falls Church, Virginia. Quinn’s sale of 466 lots realized a total ... (Read More)
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