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(Fragment)RISD Appraisal Class During Americana Week
The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) continuing education department will present an appraisal class in New York City, January 25 through 27, during Americana Week. Antiques show manager, dealer, and writer Jackie Sideli will guide students through three days of intense exposure and interactive learning that will cover all ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Otto Jakob, a Stellar Year, and a JAR Exhibit
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
This month we break all the rules of writing about the antique jewelry market and hardly mention antiques at all. Instead, we feature news of the sale of Otto Jakob contemporary jewelry at Auctionata and an exhibition, Jewels by JAR, from private collections and not for sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Matthew Thurlow Appointed Executive Director of Decorative Arts Trust
Matthew Thurlow, a decorative arts historian and museum professional, currently serves as assistant director of development, major gifts, and planned giving at the Winterthur Museum, Library, and Garden. Thurlow will take over as executive director of the Decorative Arts Trust from Penny Hunt, who has had held the position for ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)An Attitude of Gratitude
The Young Collector
Facebook is a quirky place. In many ways it embodies the Internet, which is probably why some people find it by turns addictive, amusing, educational, and annoying. You can watch trends just blip across the cultural radar. They range from small things such as “Sibling Week” (where if ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Stenton Guidebook
Not since Sarah Logan Wister Starr (1873-1956) wrote a short History of Stenton in 1938, telling of its importance in American history and citing her grandmother and other relatives as sources, has Stenton had a guidebook. That need has now been remedied with the publication of Stenton: A Visitor’s Guide ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Commissionectomy: A Final Look
Auction Law & Ethics
We’ve been considering a seldom-discussed and extremely unpleasant issue in auctioneering—the “commissionectomy.” This is the term I use when a seller chisels an auctioneer out of a commission earned in order to keep the money for herself. The seller’s grab is done in breach of the parties’ ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Relationship Marketing
The Art of Marketing
Last month I discussed effective selling. Now it’s time to change gears and move on to another vital topic and the next step in the sales process—relationship marketing (RM). Relationship marketing can be defined as attracting, maintaining, and enhancing customer relationships. RM activities are aimed at developing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Greg Hamilton, Stone Block Antiques, Vergennes, Vermont
Greg Hamilton.
Stone Block Antiques.
Naïve oil on canvas of a man and woman in a landscape done in pointillist style by Justine Fuller. It retains its original frame. “She died in 1951,” Hamilton said. The piece is $2500.
Mid-19th-century Dutch cupboard, $3500. It’s filled with a collection of French faience priced at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Veterans Reach Out to a Young Collector
“The kindness and generosity of M.A.D.’s subscribers and readers continues to amaze me,” said Celia Lash Briggs. Walter Fleming, a tinsmith from New York state, read “The Birth of a Collector” (M.A.D., Dec. 2013, p. 10-B) and contacted us about sending the gift of a 20th-century sugar bowl to young ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Skinner Appoints New Director of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Lawrence Kearney is the new director of the fine Oriental rugs and carpets department at Skinner, Inc.
Kearney comes to Skinner after more than three decades as a dealer in antique carpets and textiles. “Considered an authority in the field, he possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of regions, periods, and genres, from ... (Read More)
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