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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2016
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)Sotheby's American Art
New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
There were about 75 people in the salesroom at Sotheby's on November 21, 2016, for the American art sale. Buoyed by glasses of champagne and white wine, the crowd gathered a little before the 4 p.m. auction to chat about the state of the art market, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keeneland and Cross Gate Gallery Collaboration Reaps Rewards
Lexington, Kentucky
Photos courtesy Cross Gate Gallery
Advertising. Social media. E-mail lists. The task of bringing the consumer to the product can take many paths. Every auction house's advertising and marketing department takes on this challenge with each event.
"How do I get what I have for sale in front of those who ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Art
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
All prices include the buyer's premium.
"There still seem to be plenty of buyers," said California paintings specialist Scot Levitt after his November 21, 2016, auction at Bonhams, Los Angeles. (The sale was also simulcast in San Francisco.) "They bid online, on the telephone, and in ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2016
New York City
With the suspense from the presidential election over, the four-day semiannual American Art Fair, held November 18-21, 2016, saw brisk sales and was well attended.
"It was a sea change," declared dealer Thomas Colville of New York City and Guilford, Connecticut, who sold several things and kept adding more ... (Read More)
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(Show)Nashville Big Flea Antiques Market: Strong Dealers, Diverse Offerings
Franklin, Tennessee
Even for well-established show organizers, debuting a new show in a fresh venue can be a challenge. But Marthia Shaw has the benefit of a strong background in the business, for she is the daughter of Joan D'Amore and has grown up amidst the family's D'Amore Promotions events. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thomaston: Its Own Tough Act To Follow
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
It would have been a Herculean task for the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine, to top its August end-of-summer blowout, where a single-owner art collection copped over $1.5 million and boosted the total much higher than that. It ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Boston Home Decor Show
Boston, Massachusetts
For exhibitors and visitors at the Boston Home Decor Show, in its third year at Boston's Cyclorama building in the South End, the theme was juxtaposition-the sublime mix of antiques with the contemporary. Antiques and art met contemporary home design. There was much evidence overall of such blending, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Twelve Chairs and Some Meaty Portraits
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Presidential election uncertainty hung over the salesroom at Skinner on November 19, 2016, for its Americana sale and inspired more than a few furtive glances around the gallery, where a decent audience was seated. The show went on and very well too, although one can't help suspecting ... (Read More)
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(Show)Heartland Antique Show, Fall Edition
Richmond, Indiana
There was a problem at the fall edition of the Heartland Antique Show, held November 19, 2016, on the Wayne County Fairgrounds at Richmond, Indiana. A number of them, actually. But it wasn't the show that was at issue.
The challenges, so to speak, were found in the booth of ... (Read More)
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