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(Show)The 2014 Philadelphia Antiques Show
The carpeted, spacious convention center space was turned into an elegant antiques show but not an intimate one. Shoppers could see an entire stand and not go in to make a discovery. There were complaints about signage; it was hard to see the names of the dealers, and the booths ... (Read More)
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(Show)Rain Fails to Deter Liberty's Hard-Core Faithful
This was the line at 8:30 a.m. on April 25. It numbered over 1500 a half-hour earlier.
According to dealer Wayne Lockey of McColl, South Carolina, these Hopi figures were carved from a single piece of wood in the 1960s. “Navajos construct their figures from many pieces of wood,” he ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Sale Makes $2.69 Million
Two phone bidders battled for this New Hampshire maple slant-lid desk, circa 1740, signed by cabinetmaker Samuel Dunlap, the interior with fan-carved drawers, over a case with four drawers with egg, dart, and sawtooth carving on its base molding, supported by bandy legs with ball-and-claw feet, retaining an old surface, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Show Group to Launch Chicago Show
The Palm Beach Show Group (PBSG) is a adding a seventh show to its portfolio. The inaugural Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show will take place at the Navy Pier on April 24 through April 28, 2014. It will feature more than a hundred dealers and will kick off ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North American Decoys at Auction
Dating from the last quarter of the 19th century, the approximately 31" long hollow-carved slot-neck Canada goose sold for $632,500. Guyette & Deeter’s detailed catalog entry notes who found it and where, the make of a crosspiece, the intended use for the decoy, details on the decoy’s removable head, the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show
Macklowe Gallery, New York City, brought the Majorelle chairs, priced at $35,000 the pair. The triangular table, also Majorelle, is $19,500, and the Tiffany Studios Dragonfly lamp with a blown glass base is $235,000.
Rainbow Bridge, acrylic and resin on 20" x 20" canvas modules, by Dutch artist Jacqueline Bozon ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)MADA Assists Restoration of Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
On April 23, dealer Harry Hepburn presented a $1000 check from the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) to the Pejepscot Historical Society to assist in the restoration of the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum in Brunswick, Maine.
The museum suffered damage to two rooms when water and heating lines burst on January ... (Read More)
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(Show)Bowmanville Show and Canadiana Still Relevant after 41 Years
This poignant sign was found in eastern Ontario. Ken Ross of Gore’s Landing, Ontario, had it priced at $1950.
This very unusual circa 1930 Parcheesi and checkerboard hails from the Verchères, Quebec, area. The decorative roundels serving as the nests are blue, white, and red, which are exactly the Royal Air ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Dealer-Auctioneer Cille Blackwood's Papers Go to Harvard
Cille Blackwood (1929-1981), when she was Cille March, circa 1950.
A Blackwood & Company auction. The runner to the right of the desk and about to help hoist it is Cille’s second son, Bill Blackwood. Today he is a builder living in Newbury, Massachusetts.
Bob Coviello said of Blackwood, “She was the ... (Read More)
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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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