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(Show)The Short Sweet Swap
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
For a dozen years, Nan Gurley's short and sweet Sunday shows at the Frank Jones Center in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, have been a meeting place for New England dealers and collectors. From September to April on one Sunday a month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., some serious ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heckscher and Kenny Receive Annual Wunsch Award
On January 20 the Eric M. Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts was awarded to Morrison Heckscher and to Peter Kenny, each of whom was recognized for his contributions to the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The short ceremony was held ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Maine Antiques Show
The inaugural Scarborough High School Antiques & Vintage Show will be held on April 2 in Scarborough, Maine. Benefiting the Model United Nations Club, the show with 50 exhibitors will have a blend of "quality antiques and fun n' funky vintage," according to the managers.
The show will be managed by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Annual Silent Auction to Benefit Alzheimer's Research
Barbara Johnson of Pewter & Wood Antiques, Cave Creek, Arizona, is hosting the tenth annual Alzheimer's Benefit Silent Auction on March 19 from 1 to 2 p.m. MT. Pewter & Wood will host an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on the same day.
All the auction items are donated ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, March 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.
The Historical Apothecary Compendium: A Guide to Terms and Symbols by Daniel ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)U.S. Antique Shows Cancels Pier Show for November 2016
The Pier Antique Show scheduled for November 12 and 13 at New York City's Pier 94 has been canceled. Dealers received an e-mail from U.S. Antique Shows on February 3 announcing the news.
"At this time we do not have any indication that the ten-year trend-that has seen the Pier Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with $1.4 Million Ponzi Scheme
On January 15, Rose Marie O'Reilly, 63, of La Grange, Texas, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for her role in an estimated $1.4 million Ponzi scheme. In addition to the prison term, O'Reilly was ordered to pay $1,463,128.50 in restitution and to be placed on supervised release ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Buyers (for a Head) Are Not Better than One
A sculpture had one seller, two buyers, and two wildly different prices.
On January 12, Gagosian Gallery of New York City filed suit in federal court against Pelham Europe, Ltd. in a case involving the sale of Pablo Picasso's 1931 sculpture Buste de Femme (Marie Therese), which was on loan to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bill Introduced to Extend Tax to Out-of-State Art Purchases in New Mexico
The New Mexico legislature is considering extending a state tax on fine art sales to out-of-state, nonresident buyers. Senate Bill 226 would require all receipts from a New Mexico place of business to be reported.
"This would extend the New Mexico gross receipts tax, New Mexico's versions of the sales tax," ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Willard Lighthouse Clocks
A Book Review
Simon Willard Patent Alarm Time Pieces: An Exhibition of Willard Lighthouse Clocks by Paul J. Foley and John C. Losch Willard House & Clock Museum, 2016, 110 pages, softbound, $35 plus S/H from the Willard House & Clock Museum, (www.willardhouse.org/shop) or (508) 839-3500.
Simon Willard, perhaps America's best-known clockmaker, ... (Read More)
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