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(Fragment)Deer and Folly
In our September issue, Celia Briggs sought help identifying the pattern of blue transferware shards found on a beach in Maine. Dayton Bard of Santa Fe, New Mexico, provided an answer, pointing to an example he found on eBay and another in Brunk Auctions' September 11 and 12 sale. ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Malware and Moving Files
A Trojan horse, useful software that hides some malicious content, detected by Avast, one of many available Internet security programs.
Computer Column #322
John P. Reid, [email protected]
There are two topics this month: protection from computer malware and a new product for moving files between digital devices.
Malware
In June the Symantec Corporation published one ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Outsider and Folk Art
This Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas, 293/4" x 241/2", was part of the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette collection consigned by Credit Suisse. This is one of the 75 replicas Stuart made from his Athenaeum portrait, which was painted from life in his Germantown studio in ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, October 2015
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 Golden Age of English Horology: Masterpieces from the Tom Scott Collection ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Former Executive Arrested and Charged with Conspiracy, Obstruction, and Fraud
"This type of scheming only ends in handcuffs." That's what Diego Rodriguez, assistant director in charge of the New York field office of the FBI, had to say about the arrest of Robert A. Olins, 58, on August 26 in West Hartford, Connecticut. Olins was charged with conspiracy, obstruction, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, October 2015
Ian McKay,
Lemurs amuse the Duchesse de Choiseul's country house guests but Cathedrale the ram disgraces himself in the first of this month's pieces. Atmospheric, lamplit, moonlit and even softly sunlit, but usually damp canvases of Atkinson Grimshaw-"Grimmy" to one well-known admirer-contribute to the picture content, along with my old ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Christie's American Art
New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
Christie's American art sale held on the last official day of summer, September 22, 2015, offered 102 lots of paintings and sculptures. At the end of the two-hour afternoon sale, auction records had been made for four artists-Armin Hansen (1886-1957), Edward Middleton Manigault (1887-1922), B.J.O. Nordfeldt ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Quinn and Farmer Dissolve Relationship
Paul Quinn and Ken Farmer have announced the dissolution of their jointly owned firm, Quinn & Farmer Auctions, LLC, effective September 30.
Readers may recall the history of this three-year relationship. Quinn and Farmer had joined forces in October 2012, and in doing so formed a loosely configured network of auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Million-Dollar Rembrandt That Turned Up in New Jersey
A small (121/2" x 10") painting, cataloged as "Triple Portrait with a Lady Fainting, 19th Century, Continental School," had a $500/800 estimate but sold at a Nye & Company auction in Bloomfield, New Jersey, for $1,087,500 (includes buyer's premium) on September 22 to a bidder on the phone. The bidder ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Arrested for Burglarizing a Florida Antiques Shop
According to authorities, antiques shops in Manatee and Sarasota Counties in Florida have been experiencing a rash of burglaries.
On September 22 Michael Linsey Gambuzza, 45, was arrested in connection with a burglary at an antiques shop in Manatee County. When arrested, he had "burglary tools" and a handwritten note listing ... (Read More)
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