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(Show)Changes to Zoar Antiques Show Bring Great Results
Zoar Harvest Festival and Antiques Show, Zoar, Ohio
New weekend, new look, new record attendance-that about sums up what took place July 29 and 30 when the 44th annual Zoar Harvest Festival and Antiques Show was held in Historic Zoar Village in Zoar, Ohio.
Show manager Steve Sherhag took over managing this ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Newport Antiques Show
Newport, Rhode Island
The Newport Antiques Show was held July 28-30 at the upscale and elegant St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. It was a perfect venue for this refined antiques show with 41 dealers. The benefit preview, which benefited the Newport Historical Society and the Boys and Girls Clubs ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Casablanca" Poster Ties Auction Record
An Italian four-sheet 781/4" x 551/2" poster for Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1946) tied the world auction record for a movie poster at auction. It realized $478,000 (includes buyer's premium) at Heritage Auctions during its July 29 and 30 movie posters auction in Dallas, Texas. The buyer was not identified.
Believed to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Native American Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Billy the Kid Online Auction House
Antique, vintage, and contemporary Native American jewelry was offered in an online-only auction at Billy the Kid Online Auction House that concluded on July 29. Based in Gallup, New Mexico, the business offers monthly online auctions in this genre through ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Records Fall at Copley Summer Sale
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
By the time auctioneer Peter J. Coccoluto got to lot eight on the first day of Copley Fine Art Auctions' July 27 and 28 sale in Plymouth, Massachusetts, two world records had been achieved. And it just went on from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Three Indicted in Fake Art Scheme
Vincent Lopreto, 52, Marco Saverino, 34, and Paul Motta, 50, have been indicted for stealing approximately $400,000 from dozens of art buyers through an international scheme involving the sale of counterfeit art. The defendants are charged with grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees and scheme to defraud in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Christie's Wants to Cancel Sale, but Buyer Fights Back
A Luxembourg attorney who is also an art collector claims that Christie's is canceling a purchase that he has already paid for because of an unspecified error. In April Philippe Dupont filed papers in federal court in New York to try to force Christie's into arbitration over the cancellation. Dupont ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)What I Did on My Summer Vacation: A Tale of Engine Lathes and Tadpoles
The Young Collector
What would summer camp for adults be like? Probably a lot like the annual Historical Ceramics Symposium, informally known as "Dish Camp," at Eastfield Village in Nassau, New York-meaning people who share similar interests, time spent in nature, good food, and plenty of beer.
After a scheduling conflict prevented ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Safford Sleeping Canada Goose Brings $517,500
Guyette & Deeter, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter
Decoy auctions are collegial events. Collectors from all over know the birds and track them as they pass from collection to collection. Gary Guyette and Jon Deeter, who are Guyette & Deeter, welcome collectors and trade alike to their quarterly events, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doyle Goes After Bidder and the Bank That Vouched for Him
William Doyle Galleries in New York City has filed suit against Brett Stettner, who was convicted of making false bids at several auction houses, and HSBC Bank USA, which Doyle claims vouched for Stettner.
The case goes back to April 16, 2012, when Doyle held an antique watch and jewelry sale. ... (Read More)
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