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(Issue Story)George Champion, Woodbury, Connecticut
George Champion. Godzilla is not for sale; he's the shop mascot.
George Champion's shop on Main Street South in Woodbury, Connecticut. He said, "People are convinced it's an old schoolhouse, but it's a total fabrication." It was a cheese shop for years, and the previous owner, a metal sculptor, gave it ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Momentum
Editorial
Will 2014 be the year of American folk art? It's shaping up that way.
One couldn't ask for a better start. The Ralph Esmerian sale at Sotheby's was a blowout, bringing in $12.9 million for a folk art collection that was well published and coveted. The bankruptcy trustee overseeing the dispersal ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bellamy Project Receives Large Gift
The work of Kittery Point, Maine, woodcarver John Haley Bellamy will come to life at Discover Portsmouth in 2014. The Portsmouth Historical Society has received a $55,000 grant from Mr. and Mrs. Pete Nicholas to support a new book and exhibit on Bellamy, famous for his iconic carvings of American ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)American Folk Art at Edward Thorp Gallery
A view of the spacious Edward Thorp Gallery on the sixth floor in the Baron building at 210 Eleventh Avenue in New York City.
This circa 1920 carved wood shelf with paint was from Maine and featured deer and birds. Measuring 18" x 28" x 7", it was priced at $19,500. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Folk Art Museum Announces Acquisitions, a Touring Exhibition, and Staff Changes
At Sotheby's sale of the collection of Ralph Esmerian (see page 30-D), the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), New York City, bought three lots. One is an early 19th-century copybook, 5" x 81/4", inscribed with the name Daniel Steele and with 40 pages of drawings and tune notations in ink ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antique City Show Adopts Express Ticketing Procedure
Attendance at Antique City Fun Fair in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, increased by 63% last April. The line at the box office was an eighth of a mile long, according to promoter Norman Schaut, and two hours after the doors opened, the line still wrapped around the Lehigh University field house.
Schaut said, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gratz Joins Alderfer's
Sanford Alderfer Companies, Hatfield, Pennsylvania, has expanded its fine art division and has added to the staff Paul Gratz, owner and head conservator of the Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Gratz said in a statement, "Over the years Alderfer's has set records for many New Hope school ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Robert C. Eldred Jr. Retires
Eldred at a July 2013 sale. Jackie Sideli photo.
Robert C. Eldred Jr., CEO of Robert C. Eldred Co., the auction house in East Dennis, Massachusetts, has retired after a career of more than 45 years.
Eldred joined the firm in 1969, after serving in Vietnam and working as a sales ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Collector Speaks Up
Opinion
I know I'm preaching to the choir when I say we collectors are a breed apart. We're not like most people, and that's fine. If everyone else shared our passion, there would be nothing left to collect. But that's no excuse for non-collectors to disparage us by calling us insane, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Heaviest Snowfall of the Year Fails to Deter Exhibitors at Cabin Fever Show
Susan Gault of Thetford Center, Vermont, brought the four-slat rocking armchair in flaking red paint, priced at $95. The stand, a cast resin stack of books, is a fun item that just caught her eye; it too was $95.
Mill Brook Antiques, Reading, Vermont, priced this 14" tall month and day ... (Read More)
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