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(Auction)Rare Willard Clock Tops Hap Moore Auction
Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maine
Hap Moore is willing to travel great distances to fill his York, Maine, auctions. But often his best selections come from close to home. His September 10 offering contained a good mix of items from both far and near.
Clocks by Ephraim Willard (b. 1755) are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Developments in Hillsborough
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little
A number of new developments highlighted the September 9 catalog sale at Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina. First was the catalog. This was the first time that the catalog for one of Little's major sales was available only online. Auction houses ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gagosian Gallery Settles $4.28 Million Tax Bill
On July 19 Gagosian Gallery agreed to a $4.28 million settlement following an investigation into sales tax collection practices. Gagosian Gallery has galleries in New York City, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, London, Paris, Geneva, Rome, Athens, and Hong Kong.
"There is one set of tax rules for all, and that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harmer Johnson to Receive Belmont Society Award
The Belmont Society Award is presented to a member who has made a significant contribution to the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) over the course of 25 years or more. The name comes from the Belmont Plaza Hotel, where the association's members met monthly from November 1958 to circa 1973.
The ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Antiq-onomics, Part Two
The Young Collector
So, where were we? Oh, yes! Last month, when we left our fictional auctioneer/dealer hero(ine), he or she was at the bottom of an enormous fiscal hole just about to have the glimmering light of entrepreneurship cruelly snuffed out by the hulking evil Free Consultation and his henchmen ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Robert Ross, Ross Bros. Antiques, Haydenville, Massachusetts
In the Trade
When you stop for gas at your local Xtra-mart or Kwik Stop, you might also buy a quart of milk or a bag of chips or a six-pack. You can't do that at Robert Ross's Sunoco station in Haydenville, Massachusetts. You can get your gas there all right ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Colors, Rare Forms, and a Food Jar Headline Absentee Auction
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Heckler
One of our best sales ever," was how Norman C. Heckler, Sr. described the absentee Auction 141 hosted by Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock Valley, Connecticut, that took place between September 5 and 14. Offered were excellent and some unique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ownership of Cincinnati Art Galleries Changes
Cincinnati Art Galleries was sold to David Hausrath on July 15. The gallery was founded by the Sandler family. Randy Sandler, who has been involved in the art business for the past 37 years, will stay on as a consultant for three years. Employees at Cincinnati Art Galleries will remain, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Court Cupboard Sells for $18,400
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
It was a great day for lovers of period American furniture and fine jewelry at William Smith's Labor Day antiques auction on September 5, held at the company headquarters in Plainfield, New Hampshire. The hall was packed full of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Little Girl and Lots of Cats at Foster's Auction
Robert L. Foster Auction Co., Newcastle, Maine
When Robert Foster runs his traditional end-of-summer auction in Newcastle, Maine, held this year on September 3 and 4, it's a "clean the place out down to the walls" event. Unlike what happens at some other large Maine auctions, virtually everything sells. Of the ... (Read More)
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