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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show 2016
New York City
It is true that the Winter Antiques Show in New York City, held January 21-31, was more international and more contemporary than ever before. Date cutoffs were removed, and there were works by living artists. It is true that there were fewer dealers in Americana. Among the 73 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Export Art
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Christie's holds one big China trade sale a year, generally during Americana Week in January. This year it was on January 21, when dealers were setting up for the New York Ceramics & Glass Fair and the Winter Antiques Show and some collectors and dealers ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, February 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)The Schorsch Sale
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
A generation ago when a vast collection of Americana needed to be sold to settle an estate, Sotheby's or Christie's held a house sale. Crowds came to Sotheby's Garbisch sale at Pokety Farms in Maryland in May 1980 and to the Sotheby's Wetzel sale in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Sotheby's $50 Million Gutsy Gambit
Editorial
In early January, Sotheby's announced it had acquired Art Agency, Partners, a two-year-old art advisory firm managed by Allan Schwartzman, Amy Cappellazzo, and Adam Chinn, for an eye-popping $50 million. (The price could rise to $85 million if certain performance criteria are met.) The announcement came about two weeks after ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Fortuna Auctioneers: A Small Town Approach in the Big City
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Fortuna Auctioneers
Fortuna Auctioneers and Appraisers, owned and operated by partners in business and marriage Seth Holehouse and Anna Lin, GG, is a relative newcomer to the jewelry auction scene in New York City. The company held its fine jewelry sale on January 19.
Lin and Holehouse ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Park Avenue Armory Is a "No-Show"
A "no-show" disappoints. A "no-show" is expected but does not appear. A "no-show" inexplicably fails to keep an appointment. A "no-show" shirks duty. The Park Avenue Armory is a "no-show" in the minds of the Palm Beach Show Group, promoters of antiques shows in five American cities.
According to a Page ... (Read More)
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(Show)Lebanon Antique Show
Lebanon, Ohio
Bruce Metzger doesn't disagree that the Lebanon Antique Show is changing. As he sees it, that's one reason he was hired to manage the event a few years ago.
The most recent edition of the show, held January 16 and 17 on the Warren County Fairgrounds in Lebanon, Ohio, was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana
Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
At Garth's Auctions on January 16, the company's first sale of 2016 gave some insight into the market. It was a "good, better, best" kind of thing. Starting at the low end, the good (or not so good, depending on one's point of view) was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pricey Pewter Peppers January Auction
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
On the weekend before the great gathering for Americana Week in New York City began, Pook & Pook held a two-day auction in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, on January 15 and 16. At this junior varsity game before the big ones, there were a ... (Read More)
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