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(Fragment)Chinese Vase Brings $24,723,000
The Qianlong period imperial vase became the most expensive object sold at an auction in New England when it brought $24,723,000. Skinner, Inc. photo.
A monumental (383/4" x 103/4") Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period fencai vase became the highest-grossing object sold at auction in New England and achieved the highest price ever ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Silver in the Met
A Book Review
Early American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Beth Carver Wees with Medill Higgins Harvey
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, distributed by Yale University Press, 2013, 328 pages, hardbound, $75 plus S/H from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, (800) 468-7386 or (www.store.metmuseum.org), or from Yale ... (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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(Young Collectors)Gone to Carolina
The Young Collector
We never take vacations. Oh, we go places, quite often, but almost always "There's just this one stop I need to make in Hingham" or "It will only take five minutes, but we've got to deliver this five-hundred-pound corner cupboard, and I said we'd help her get it ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Building Customer Loyalty
The Art of Marketing
Last month I covered the topic of promoting your business in a 21st-century way. This month I'll move over to another topic-building customer loyalty.
It is rare that a business can survive without loyal repeat customers. Loyal customers are certainly your most valuable asset. If you can build ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay,
Lots and lots of good things fill my pending files and will continue to feature in these reports even when the new season sales get up and running. Two of the London summer highlights, a Rysbrack bust of Franklin and a Gilbert Stuart portrait of a Mohawk chief, ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)The Next Question
Auction Law & Ethics
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide has a well-earned reputation for its large and rabid fan base. We sometimes travel to football games where Bama is the visiting team and find that those wearing crimson and white far outnumber the home team's fans. Alabama is important to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Phil Warish, Blue Farm Antiques, Franklin, New York
Phil Warish.
Phil Warish's new shop on Main Street in Franklin, New York.
A view in Warish's new shop in Franklin, New York.
A weathered marble bust of Napoleon, $1200. "It's a lot more interesting because of its flaws instead of being hindered by them," Warish remarked. It originally lacked a base, so ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Loyalty Software
A demonstration e-mail newsletter created in LoyaltyABC.com Preferred Customer Club Marketing System.
Computer Column #310
John P. Reid, [email protected]
There are several short topics this month.
Loyal Customers
The August 2014 edition of this column mentioned two antiques mall accounting computer programs that originated in the 1980s and are still going strong. Many other good ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
Books Received
by M.A.D. Staff
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.
"I Am Busy Drawing Pictures": The Civil War Art ... (Read More)
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