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(Fragment)Liz Sterling Heads American Paintings at Sotheby's
Some of Sotheby's offices, left empty after 80 staffers took the generous buyout offers designed to cut costs, are being filled by enthusiastic specialists who switched allegiance from Christie's to Sotheby's. Liz Sterling, who began working at Sotheby's a month ago, is one of them.
A year and a half ago, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)May Auction in New Orleans: Estates Span Time and Space
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photos courtesy Neal Auction Company
Estates provide the lifeblood of regional sales, and the Neal Auction Company has flourished in a region with a perpetual flow of high quality offerings. While some sources produce material of local interest, southern consignors have formed diverse collections that keep ... (Read More)
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(Show)Gold Rush and Beyond
Old West Show, Grass Valley, California
Old West Show producer Brian Witherell called the 2016 Old West Show, held May 6 and 7 in Grass Valley, California, "a transition year. We promised not to fix it because it wasn't broke, but we did decide to start transitioning now because we had ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Animals and Art at Daniel Buck
Daniel Buck Auctions, Lisbon Falls, Maine
Daniel Buck is a relative newcomer on the New England auction scene. He's completed a dozen or so auctions from his Lisbon Falls, Maine, hall, and his two-day sale on May 6 and 7 brought forth a strange but potent mix of art, antiques, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American and Ethnographic Art Auction
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner's Boston gallery was abuzz during the preview for its May 6 auction of American Indian and ethnographic art. The talk was about the catalog cover lot: a rare Blackfeet chief's shirt and leggings. The shirt, from the 1830s, was made from two sinew-sewn ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Strawbery Banke Acquires Federal Sideboard with New Hampshire Provenance
Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has acquired an 1800-10 Sheraton inlaid mahogany sideboard that once belonged to the Stearns family of Durham, New Hampshire. The sideboard was donated to Strawbery Banke by Elisabeth Sturges.
"This sideboard is an unusual and important example of Portsmouth-made furniture, not only for ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, May 2016
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
Scenic Impressions: Southern Interpretations from the Johnson Collection by Estill Curtis Pennington ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Government's Art Tab
Editorial
On March 21 Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, instructed Denise Roth, administrator of the General Services Administration, that she had two weeks to provide the committee with a staggering amount of information.
Chaffetz, a member of the Tea Party, wants to know ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lever Monhegan Scene Is Top Lot at Barridoff
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine
Photos courtesy Barridoff Galleries
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, held its biannual fine art auction on May 5 in the Abromson Center on the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The approximately 291 lots brought in a total of $570,510, but that number is expected to ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)A Job Worth Doing
The Young Collector
In Hollie's first post-college job, she was a collection agent in a large urban area. She was not of the kind who works in a call center but of the variety who walks up to the apartment door and says, "I need to get $53 today or we're ... (Read More)
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