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(Fragment)Freeman's Sells a Spice Chest
A small valuables chest, offered as the first of ten lots of furniture at the end of a sale of mostly paintings from the estate of Andre and Nancy Brewster of Maryland, was not overlooked on December 15, 2016, at Freeman’s in Philadelphia. Cataloged as a William and Mary spice ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Turnbull Jewels Perform Well
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Joseph DuMouchelle
Joseph DuMouchelle’s jewelry sale on December 15, 2016, was held at the Lotte New York Palace in New York City and simulcast to Birmingham, Michigan, where “twenty-five-plus phone workers” took the bulk of the bids, according to Melinda Adducci, G.G., vice president of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Suspended Worlds: Historic Theater Scenery in Northern New England" Wins Historic New England Book
The 22nd annual Historic New England Book Prize has been awarded to Suspended Worlds: Historic Theater Scenery in Northern New England by Christine Hadsel. Suspended Worlds is a celebration of the many historic theater curtains in northern New England and their part in community activities and entertainment. The curtains were ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sotheby's Acquires Mei Moses Art Indices
Sotheby’s announced on October 26 that it had acquired the Mei Moses Art Indices, which will now be known as Sotheby’s Mei Moses. The indices use repeat sales—the sale of the same object at different times—to track changes in value. Through this acquisition, “Sotheby’s has unique access to an analytic ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Rare Bradstreet Table and the Italian Glass Record Holder
It is always news when a discovery is made. A John Scott Bradstreet (1845-1914) Lotus table with an elaborately carved square top, marked with Bradstreet’s painted emblem and the date 1903, was discovered in a Sotheby’s design sale catalog and bought for $125,000 (includes buyer’s premium) by the Leeds Art ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)PAAM Adds Hoppers to Permanent Collection
The Provincetown (Massachusetts) Art Association and Museum has acquired 96 drawings by Edward Hopper, 69 drawings and watercolors by his wife, Josephine Hopper, and 22 diaries dating from 1933 to 1956 that chronicle the Hoppers’ lives. The donation was made through the generosity of Laurence C. and J. Anton Schiffenhaus ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)For Your Reconsideration
The Young Collector
Sometimes people ask what it’s like to write a column, to come up with something new to talk about each month. That, we say, is easy. That it’s just about having opinions, of which we are not short, and, hey, you know, being right all the time! So ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Fall Full of Sales
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photos courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries
Auctions in New Orleans usually feature material from notable estates, which are highlighted in the catalog’s opening tributes. While continuing the diversity of these major 1000-plus-lot events, New Orleans Auction Galleries has begun to add specialty auctions as well. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cowan's Americana
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
A grouping of mirrors offered in the last half-hour of a cataloged Americana sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 10, 2016, were a good reflection of the strong bidding experienced throughout the day.
Described as primitive, the four mirrors included a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fenimore Art Museum Attendance Up 42.8%
The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, saw a 42.8% increase (as of September 14) in paid individual visitors during the summer with the help of exhibitions featuring famous names such as Ansel Adams, Toulouse-Lautrec, and James Whistler—among others.
“An average of 7440 people visited the museum each month since ... (Read More)
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