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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
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 Web site ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show for Brooklyn
On September 12-14, show promoter Marvin Getman will unveil his new show, the Brooklyn Antiques and Book Fair at the new Brooklyn Expo Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“Brooklyn is a fresh hot market, and everyone seems to want a piece of it. Many of the 105 dealers from all over ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Matching Grant for Cahoon Museum
The Cahoon Museum of American Art in Cotuit, Massachusetts, has received a $1 million matching grant. This grant will double gifts to the capital campaign—but only until the deadline of August 30 or until the $1 million fund is gone, whichever comes first. To give, contact director Richard Waterhouse at ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)How "Bucket Town," the Book and Exhibition, Came to Be
The green-painted covered box is 6" long and was the first piece sold at the sale of the Richardson collection at Willis Henry Auctions on November 19, 2011. David Schorsch, on the phone, paid $3861 for the box. Derin Bray spoke about that piece recently. “The box that David acquired ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Big Flea Comes to the Big Apple
D’Amore Promotions will hold its first NYC Big Flea Market on September 27 and 28 at Pier 94 in Manhattan.
“Our shows are unique in that you can buy something amazing like a vintage handbag or jewelry for twenty dollars, or you can spend tens of thousands of dollars on a ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Arts and Crafts Metalwork
A Book Review
“These Humbler Metals”: American Arts & Crafts Metalwork from the Two Red Roses Foundation
by David Cathers, Jonathan Clancy, and Susan J. Montgomery
Two Red Roses Foundation, 2014, 280 pages, hardbound, $45 postpaid in the U.S. from Two Red Roses Foundation, (http://tworedroses.com/newbooksforsale.php) or (727) 943-9900; Florida residents add sales tax.
“These ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Six Major Auction Houses Join Forces to Launch Bidsquare, a New On-line Bidding Platform
On-line bidding platforms have been a boon to auctions, and a new player is joining the field. A consortium of six major auction houses has banded together to launch Bidsquare. Partners in the venture include Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Rago, Skinner, Inc., Brunk Auctions, Pook & Pook, Inc., and Cowan’s Auctions.
“We’re ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Early European glass and slipware; a pocket watch with a naughty Napoleonic association; a maternal model; cats and goats; fishy aromas; bats and baccy jars—all find a place in this month’s selection. My original plan was to include items from the latest round of Russian sales in London, ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)The Big Question
Auction Law & Ethics
My Momma is forever asking me, “How do you think of all the things you write about?” Experiences, imagination, inspiration, news, requests, and you name it all play a revolving role in bringing topics to my attention that I share with you in my column. This month ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Dealer Does the Right Things, State Wrongs Him Anyway
Editorial
New York City art dealer Richard L. Feigen & Company, Inc., in business since 1959, knows how to do the right thing.
On September 9, 2003, Feigen paid $2,325,000 for a purported Max Ernst painting, Florêt;the signed painting came with extensive provenance and authentication written by Werner Spies, an Ernst expert. ... (Read More)
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