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(Issue Story)Permitted but a Pain
Editorial
We received a letter from a dealer who attended an Americana auction in New York that had a large selection of clocks.
"When I arrived on Friday to view the clocks in person, I noted that all the ivory escutcheons for the door keys on the clocks were missing," the letter ... (Read More)
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(Show)Short and Sweet with Ice Cream
Coastal Maine Antiques Show, Damariscotta, Maine
This year the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) produced a show for the 20th time at the Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, Maine. On August 23 MADA and the Damariscotta River Association partnered for the annual Coastal Maine Antiques Show. The former dairy farm has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)1stdibs Changes Its Commission Structure
1stdibs (www.1stdibs.com), an online art and antiques marketplace, announced in July to dealers that it was changing its commission structure. 1stdibs will now charge 15% on the first $10,000 of an order and 5% on the value of an order above $10,000. The firm has been adding a processing fee ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Two New Hires at Morphy Auctions
Lucas Wentz and Russ Withem have joined Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania.
Wentz will serve as director of the company's antique fishing and tackle division. He grew up in a home filled with hunting and fishing antiques and has over a half-century of hands-on experience handling these specialties. His father was a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 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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(Auction)Wyeth Eclipsed by Prendergast and Others
Bruce Gamage, Jr., Antiques, Rockland, Maine
"I didn't time it for the eclipse, believe me," Bruce Gamage promised, regarding his August 21 summer auction in Rockland, Maine. His larger annual sales are usually hallmarked by items from the Wyeth family of artists, but this time the Wyeth works were eclipsed by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Free Admission to Worcester Art Museum in August
The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) will continue one of its most popular summertime traditions: free admission for the entire month of August. "Free August" includes access for everyone to special exhibitions, the permanent galleries, and WAM's August programming.
"We are delighted to offer free access to WAM again this summer, thanks ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Renewed Energy for Antiques with Fine History
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Ron Bourgeault got things off to a rollicking start at his annual summer sale August 18-20 beneath a tent at Northeast Auctions' Treadwell House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where it felt a lot like the old days. Eight phones jumped for lot one, a 41/2" x ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rockwell's "Tough Call" Study Sells for $1.68 Million at Heritage
Norman Rockwell's 1948 study for Tough Call, printed on the April 23, 1949, Saturday Evening Post cover, sold online for $1,680,000 at Heritage Auctions' Platinum Night Sports Collectibles auction on August 20.
The study depicts John "Beans" Reardon, a Major League umpire, and two of his colleagues, Larry Goetz and Lou ... (Read More)
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(Show)Degrees of Good
Ellsworth Antiques Show at Woodlawn, Ellsworth, Maine
The history of Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth, Maine, goes back about 190 years to when lumber baron Colonel John Black built his monumental 180-acre estate. In 1928 his grandson George Nixon Black Jr. bequeathed the property to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations, ... (Read More)
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