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(Fragment)NYC Architectural Rendering Exceeds Expectations
A 37" x 19" color pencil rendering by John C. Wenrich of the Art Deco skyscraper at 70 Pine Street, a Manhattan landmark, brought $5000 (includes buyer's premium) at Worth Auctions' October 15 sale in Freeville, New York. According to the auction house, the price is a record for the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Timothy Sammons and Timothy Sammons Inc. Sued over Painting
"Sammons is a known fraudster, who has stolen and sold works of art." Those strong words open the summary section of a lawsuit filed in New York on August 7 by Lesley Joan Hambleden against Timothy Sammons and Timothy Sammons Inc. of London. Hambleden is alleging breach of contract, breach ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Dealer Argues to Fight Court Case in U.S. Instead of Paris
An aborted deal with a French buyer has David Benrimon Fine Art LLC of New York City asking a federal court to rule that any legal battle should be fought on U.S. soil rather than in France.
On February 21 Benrimon agreed to sell Josef Albers's 1962 Study for Homage to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Controversial California Autograph Law Changed
On October 12 California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 228 into law, immediately reducing impediments to companies doing business in California. The bill corrects the problems created by provisions in AB 1570, a law regulating signed memorabilia that was passed in September 2016.
AB 1570 enacted new provisions in the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Scammer Sentenced
Vincent Lopreto, 52, was sentenced on October 11 to five and a half to 11 years in state prison for creating and selling counterfeit pieces of contemporary art to prospective buyers around the world. The defendant pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to grand larceny in the third ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Mark Thormahlen, Yellow Church Antiques, Millbrook, New York
In the Trade
Mark Thormahlen used to work for the venerable English antique furniture firm Stair & Company on Madison Avenue in New York City (not to be confused with Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York, an auction house), and it shows. His Yellow Church Antiques-housed in a 19th-century church on U.S. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)From the Collection of: Musings on Human Nature and Collecting
You see it at antiques shows, in print ads and auction catalogs, and on dealers' websites-"from the collection of " or "ex-(insert name here)." Sometimes the item is cited as having appeared in a book that displays someone's treasures, and collectors seem to find an object compellingly attractive and precious ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect
A Book Review
Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect
by Patricia Junker and Audrey Lewis with Henry Adams, Karen Baumgartner, Christopher B. Crosman, Mary Adam Landa, Christine B. Podmaniczky, Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Joyce Hill Stoner, and Shuji Takahashi The Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum, in association with Yale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Illinois Man Sentenced on Counterfeit Securities Fraud Charges
Scott Meherg, 36, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3161 on charges involving his possession and use of counterfeit checks.
According to court documents, on four occasions in March 2015, Meherg used counterfeit checks to purchase merchandise at ... (Read More)
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(Show)The ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show
Amherst, Massachusetts
One of the very great pleasures of an antiques show is the freedom to touch the object, to feel its form and surface. What is particularly appealing about the Antiques Dealers' Association of America/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show is color and surface. Dealers bring out their best, and those antiques ... (Read More)
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