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(Fragment)Weinblatt Ceases Exhibiting at Shows
Victor Weinblatt, a specialist in American folk signage, will no longer be exhibiting at shows. According to a press release, “While we no longer will be doing shows, we will actively and enthusiastically maintain our gallery by appointment in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Our Instagram account (@victor_weinblatt), created last winter, is ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A History of Tiffany Lamps
A Book Review
Scores of books have been written about the designs of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) and his famed studio. This book takes a decidedly technical approach. The author’s perspective comes from a career working with opalescent glass, and here he explains in detail the evolution of Tiffany Studios over ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Witherell Expands
Brian and Donna Witherell of Witherell Luxury Asset Auctioneers & Appraisers, based in Sacramento, California, have launched a satellite auction company, the Wine Country Consignment Center in Windsor, California. The expansion is a return to the company’s roots. Witherell was founded 55 years ago in Healdsburg and relocated to Sacramento ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Forgery Trial Finds Business Owners Liable for $50K Fake
On April 22 two Denver District Court employees gently placed a large painting against a wall in the fourth-floor courtroom of Judge Jon Olafson, where it remained all week.
According to a signature in one of its corners, the depiction of a Mexican valley was painted in 1894 by José María ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)$100,000-Plus Book, Listed on eBay for $22,000, Leads to Arrest
A woefully underpriced rare book on eBay has led to an arrest, a charge of felony larceny, and the recovery of a rare 1855 first-edition copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass.
According to an April 8 police report, police officers from Brevard, North Carolina, met with three faculty members of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Connecticut Dealer Pleads Guilty
William Dawson, 52, of Connecticut pleaded guilty April 24 to fraudulently obtaining more than 100 gold coins and then transporting them outside of Massachusetts.
Dawson pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of property taken by fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for June 18. Dawson ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Roycroft Furniture Caps Americana Sale
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
Usually, Farrin’s Country Auctions in Randolph, Maine, caters to a loyal “down home” crowd, using only the traditional methods of in-person, telephone, and absentee bidding. But periodically Rusty Farrin puts forth a collection of upscale lots and calls in the Internet to complete the bidding options. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Eclipsed by Japanese Statue
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Some fine and affordable Americana came forth at Casco Bay Auctions’ presentation June 8 in Freeport, Maine, but a single Japanese Buddhist statue topped the sale by a wide margin.
Japanese Buddhist statue, Nanboku-ch? period (A.D. 1336-92), 38" tall, carved from a single block of zelkova, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Back to Our Roots Antique Show
Dayton, Ohio
The summer edition of the Back to Our Roots Antique Show, held June 8 in Dayton, Ohio, was largely the same solid show as always. And yet, it wasn’t.
Three-tier bucket/crock bench with a blue, green, and red paint history, 29¾" high x 48" wide, $749; stoneware, $295 to ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Second Annual Fox Valley at the Fairgrounds Antiques Show
Wheaton, Illinois
When shows have been around as long as the twice-yearly Chicago-area Fox Valley Antiques Shows, they tend to develop a personality. For example, the live spring and fall shows sponsored and run by the Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association (CSADA) ran for 48 years and 64 years, respectively, before ... (Read More)
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