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(Book Review)Books Received, April 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.
British Ceramics 1675-1825 by Brian D. Gallagher (The Mint Museum, in association ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Boston Globe" Antiques Columnist Virginia Bohlin to Receive Award
Virginia Bohlin, recently retired Boston Globe columnist on antiques, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the gala preview for the ninth annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries & Boston Print Fair in Boston. The gala preview is Thursday, April 7, 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Past ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 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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(Issue Story)Letter from London, April 2016
Ian McKay,
Watches and clocks are a noticeably prominent feature of this month's "Letter," which also includes a carved wooden portrait of poor King John, fine examples of early English oak furniture, a lovely Dutch pomander, and a rare Mannerist picture frame. A wooden artist's model, a 16th-century dish by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Victor and Joan Johnson to Receive 2016 ADA Award of Merit
On Friday, April 15, at 8 p.m., the Antiques Dealers' Association of America, Inc. (ADA) will present the 2016 ADA Award of Merit to collectors Victor and Joan Johnson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ADA's annual award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to the fields of American fine and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman's Inaugural 20th-Century Design Sale
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
Tim Andreadis, head of 20th-century design at Freeman's for the last three years, held his inaugural Art + Design sale on March 20. Works by George Nakashima, Wharton Esherick, and Paul Evans used to be sold in the annual Pennsylvania sale at Freeman's. From now on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jewelry from Cahners-Kaplan Highlights Boston Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Lucy P. Grogan, vice president and gallery director of Grogan & Company, was instrumental in bringing to market fine jewelry from the estate of Boston collector and major philanthropist Helene Rabb Cahners-Kaplan (d. 2012). Cahners-Kaplan, gifted with an impeccable eye, was a benefactor of many Boston ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Alamance County, N.C., Redware Jar Sells for $28,750
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
I've never been a fan of the term "fresh to the market"; however, it does apply to the material brought to the market by the Zipp family of Crocker Farm. Material long off the open market from all over the country surfaces at Crocker ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The New Masters
Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York
Photos courtesy Cottone Auctions
If you believe that Cottone Auctions' major sales are a fairly accurate picture of the state of the antiques market today, at least in the public arena, then you can come to only one conclusion: the "new masters," in terms of high prices ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction
Garth's, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
There's no shame in admitting that the Americana sale held by Garth's on March 19 in Delaware, Ohio, wasn't the company's best offering. Good material, yes. Solid antiques, absolutely. Best stuff ever? Not so much.
Amelia Jeffers, president of Garth's, put it in perspective. "I'm a collector. ... (Read More)
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