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(Auction)Julia Toy, Doll, and Advertising Auction
This 29" tall Izannah Walker doll, once discarded in a trash heap, brought $14,220. Julia photos.
This American Outline locomotive and tender by the German toy maker Marklin was adapted for the American market with the addition of a front headlamp, bell, and cowcatcher. The tender was missing its load ... (Read More)
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(Show)Stories of Rediscovery at the Boston International Fine Art Show
Ecstatica II by Meghan Howland (b. 1985) is a 48" x 60" oil on panel. Finished within 24 hours prior to the show's opening, it was offered at $15,000 by Bowersock Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts, and Mount Dora, Florida, and sold.
The large painting in the center is Night Fishing under ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Decorative Art at Eldred's
The top lot of the three-day auction was this striking Dutch portrait of a gentleman. It was attributed to Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (Dutch, c. 1594-1662). The painting was signed middle right "Aetatis 59. 1653 Johan Verspronck." There was a paper label affixed to the reverse of the frame at the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer of Fake Chihuly Sentenced
Michael Little, 35, of Renton, Washington, was sentenced on November 20, 2013, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to five months in prison, three years of supervised release, including five months in a halfway house, and $75,389 in restitution for wire fraud in connection with his scheme to advertise and ... (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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(Fragment)Three wise dealers
At a recent show, three wise dealers were disappointed by their sales. From left: Jim Gallagher, Lee Hanes, and Ed Weissman: "Hear no customers. See no customers. Speak to no customers." Joy Hanes photo.
Originally published in the December 2013 issue of Maine Antique Digest. (c) 2013 Maine Antique Digest ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Avoiding an 'Ectomy
Auction Law & Ethics
Last month, I noted that people are often heard to complain about auctioneers. I pointed to the buyer's premium as a source of much of this grousing. I went on to explain that the buyer's premium is fully disclosed in advance of an auction by the auctioneers ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Two Fall Auctions
Antique Jewelry & Horology
Jones & Horan held an 848-lot, largely unreserved sale in Manchester, New Hampshire, October 5 and 6. Grogan & Company offered almost 200 lots of jewelry in an October 13 and 14 auction in Dedham, Massachusetts, having expanded that department by placing the Grogan family's daughter, Lucy ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Fred Shapiro, Silver Fox Salvage, Albany, New York
Left to right: Jaime Walton, Camille Gibeau, and Fred Shapiro.
Silver Fox Salvage. The business was named in honor of Shapiro's father, a high-living bandleader who-unlike Fred-had an impressive head of hair with a silver streak in it. Camille Gibeau said the building dates from 1895 and was a brewery.
Partial view ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
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.
When Oak Was New: English Furniture & Daily Life 1530-1700 by John Fiske ... (Read More)
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