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(Auction)Americana and International Auction
Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
When Pook & Pook's warehouse is overflowing, a sale is necessary. That's why Pook & Pook scheduled a catalog sale for Saturday, January 27, and an online sale on the following Monday, January 29. It was just two weeks after Pook ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Father of Our Country Wins the Day
Case Antiques Auction, Knoxville, TennesseePhotos courtesy Case Antiques
The Case Antiques winter auction on January 27 was, as always, an intense one-day sale that presented almost 900 lots from a broad spectrum of specialties. The expected regional furniture, fine art, and decorative arts alternated with surprising offerings from a variety of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Buck Doesn't Stop Here: He's Going Strong
Daniel Buck Auctions, Lisbon Falls, Maine
Daniel Buck Soules is a survivor, having survived a possible heart attack, a fearsome bout with Lyme disease, some personal calamities, and a rocky start-up to his auction business. But it looks as though all that is in the rear view mirror. On January 27 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Skinner Paintings
Skinner Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Maine collector, businesswoman, gallerist, and philanthropist Linda L. Bean outlasted all comers at Skinner's January 26 sale of American and European works of art in the Boston gallery when she took an oil on canvas by N.C. Wyeth for $339,000 (including buyer's premium). Wallace Draws the King's ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany Candlestick Tops Sale
Cowan's Auctions, Cleveland, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
The obvious story following Cowan's winter sale of fine and decorative art at its salesroom in Cleveland, Ohio, on January 26 involved two records-one for a figural candlestick that highlighted the auction, the other for the sale's total.
That's the easy story. The comfortable one.
However, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes at the Boston Athenaeum
Change has come to the Boston Athenaeum with the appointment of John Buchtel as curator of rare books and head of special collections beginning in June. He succeeds Stanley Ellis Cushing, who announced his retirement in 2017 after 47 years. Most recently Cushing was the Bromer Curator of Rare Books ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Be It Resolved
The Young Collector
By the time you read this, the holidays will be well behind us, and, let's face it, so will most of those New Year's resolutions. So since you've abandoned those good intentions, let us suggest a few replacement options. Don't overdo it-pace yourselves! As they do on those ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)John Bartlam Teapot Discovered in the U.K.
On February 20 Woolley and Wallis in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in the U.K. will sell the earliest known American porcelain teapot. The blue-and-white porcelain teapot, missing its lid and its handle reglued, is attributed to the John Bartlam factory at Cain Hoy, South Carolina. The blue transfer-printed pattern on one side ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Venue Change for Miami Beach Jewelry & Watch Show
The Miami Beach Jewelry & Watch Show, scheduled for February 1-4, will be held in a new location at One Herald Plaza, the current site of Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami-two well-attended art fairs that take place during Art Basel Miami. One Herald Plaza is located at NE 14th ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, February 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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