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(Fragment)CCADA Awards Cultural Enrichment Fund Grants
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(Issue Story)The British Invasion
Editorial
The British are coming-and they want young dealers.
A group calling itself Antiques Young Guns U.K. was founded in 2011 by three veterans of the trade: Gail McLeod of Antiques News & Fairs, George Johnson of Lady Kentmores, and TV presenter and author Mark Hill. The group's goal is to foster ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Is Barred from Selling Submarine
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(Fragment)Aspen Gallery Accused of Underpaying Consignor
Aspen Art Gallery, Inc. and its owner, Damian Guillot, are being sued in Pitkin County District Court in Colorado, accused of underpaying a consignor. Denver-based artist Nada Mirat, professionally known as Nadaleena Mirat Brettman, filed the suit in November 2014, charging civil theft, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)St. Monica Society Antique Show Celebrates 50 Years
In these days of disappearing and contracting antiques shows, the St. Monica Society Antique Show has persevered. The show held in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is run entirely by volunteers and will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.
Traditionally held on Valentine's Day weekend, the show this year will be held on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Amicable Split-up of The Philadelphia Print Shop
For over three decades, Donald H. Cresswell and Christopher W. Lane have been partners in The Philadelphia Print Shop, founded by the two in 1982. On December 31, 2014, they will be partners no more.
"We found having two shops in two states was not practical," said Don Creswell at The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tricorn Hat and Hatbox Returned
The simple tricorn hatbox with a tricorn hat inside that sold to a phone bidder at Pook & Pook for $22,800 (est. $500/1000) on October 4, 2014, has been returned to the auction house.
"The box turned out to be made of red pine and therefore English; the hat inside ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Old Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer Laws Can Still Bite
For almost three decades, we have been reporting on the increasingly popular practice by municipal and legislative entities of bundling the sellers of collectibles and antiques with pawnbrokers and junk dealers for licensing purposes and as a source of revenue. The predilection of the latter groups, whether real or mythical, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Elephant Weathervane Brings $20,060
An elephant weathervane, $20,060. Photo courtesy Locati Auctions.
An early 20th-century elephant-form copper weathervane, estimated at $1500/2500, sold for $20,060 (includes buyer's premium) at the conclusion of an on-line auction conducted by Locati Auctions of Maple Glen, Pennsylvania (www.locatiauctions.com). The auction closed on December 15, 2014.
The two-dimensional weathervane depicts a walking ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Jersey Man Files Suit against Raccoon Creek Antiques
On December 15, 2014, Thomas Marshall of Monroe Township, New Jersey, filed suit in federal court against Raccoon Creek Antiques at Oley Forge, LLC and the two owners: well-known dealers George Allen and Gordon Wyckoff.
According to the suit, Marshall's now-deceased wife had been a longtime customer of Raccoon Creek, buying ... (Read More)
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