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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay, [email protected]
The timing of the sale is unfortunate, in that this issue will already have gone to press before it takes place, but a Sotheby's auction of December 10, 2013, does allow me to include a couple of jolly Christmas images with this month's "Letter" and, as usual, to ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Modern World
A Book Review
A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery 1920-1950
by John Stuart Gordon, with an introduction ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Transferware and Browsers
Cobalt blue is the dominant color on this collectors club Web site, reminiscent of the pottery that members treasure.
Computer Column #301
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Internet browser preferences have changed significantly in the past few years, and we will update the standings. But first, here is an antiques-related Web site that is ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana Week Calendar of Events
Note: Check Web sites for auction previews and to confirm auction times.
Friday, January 17 * 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Edward Thorp Gallery, American Folk Art, curated by Fred Giampietro.
Saturday, January 18 * 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Edward Thorp Gallery, American Folk Art, curated by Fred Giampietro.
Monday, January 20 * 10 a.m.- 5:30 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Americana Week in New York City January 2014
Federal red polychrome paint-decorated yellow pine slant-front desk, circa 1835, ex-Ralph Esmerian, attributed to Johannes Braun, Mahantongo Valley, Pennsylvania, estimated at $300,000/500,000. Sotheby's photo.
Chippendale carved mahogany scallop-top tea table, probably the shop of Benjamin Randolph (1737-1791), with carving possibly by Richard Butts, Philadelphia, circa 1770, approximately 28" high x 321/4" ... (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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(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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(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.
Naive 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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