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ATADA Scholarship Fund
by M.A.D. staff

The Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) has established a scholarship in Native American art studies in honor of Jim and Lauris Phillips. Donations of up to $2000 will be matched by ATADA. Longtime ATADA member Jim died in December 2012, and Lauris died on June 18. In June 2012, the ... (Read More)

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Atlantic City Antiques Show Moves to Trump Taj Mahal Casino
by M.A.D. staff

The Trump Taj Mahal casino and hotel will be the new home of the Atlantic City Antiques Show, according to the promoter of JMK Shows. The next show will take place on March 8 and 9, 2014. "We feel partnering with the prestigious Trump name and brand is the perfect fit ... (Read More)

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CCADA Awards Annual Scholarship
by M.A.D. staff

The Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public's knowledge and appreciation of antiques, announces the award of its annual scholarship to Martha's Vineyard resident Daniel Flynn. Each year, CCADA provides funds to the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation to provide a scholarship to ... (Read More)

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Lawsuit Filed in U.S. over English Purchase Dismissed
by Clayton Pennington

A federal judge in California has ruled that a lawsuit filed in California regarding a painting purchased at Sotheby's in London has no place in the U.S. courts. United States District Judge Richard Seeborg dismissed a lawsuit filed by California collector Steven Brooks, who bought Allegorical Portrait of a Lady as ... (Read More)

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SOFA Sold
by M.A.D. staff

Atlanta-based show management company Urban Expositions has acquired the Sculpture Objects Functional Art + Design Fair (SOFA) from The Art Fair Company. Urban Expositions is building a division specializing in art fairs, and SOFA Chicago is its first such acquisition. The Art Fair Company will continue to run the fair during ... (Read More)

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Colonial Williamsburg and MESDA Announce New Partnership
by Lita Solis-Cohen

While some museums and historical societies are merging, two leading decorative arts institutions in the South are embarking on a new partnership. The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Old Salem, North Carolina, have entered into a five-year agreement ... (Read More)

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Wallace Nutting Collectors Club Elects Vice President
by M.A.D. staff

Sharon Lacasse of West Barnstable, Massachusetts, owner of Sharon Lacasse Antiques, has been elected vice president of the nationwide Wallace Nutting Collectors Club. Lacasse has been an active member of the club for 25 years and a trustee for the past ten years. Although she is a general antiques ... (Read More)

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New Collectors Should Go Heavy in Old Glass
by Ralph Finch

Opinion If you have been thinking about expanding your collecting interests, maybe now would be a good time to start buying good antique glass, some collectors suggest. Remember when the stock market was down, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 11,000, friends said to invest, but you had cold feet? The ... (Read More)

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Clear Winner
by Clayton Pennington

Editorial A letter to the editor in the June issue of M.A.D. from collector Baron Perlman, drawing attention to the opening hours of the Midweek Antiques Show in Concord, New Hampshire, and Antiques in Manchester on August 7, has generated plenty of controversy, judging from the reaction we've gotten here. In 2012, ... (Read More)

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Carlson & Stevenson's Newest Show Gets Lucky
by David Hewett

Lewis Scranton of Killingworth, Connecticut, said he found this wicker carriage in a corn crib recently and described it as being in "unbelievable" condition. His under-$600 asking price was nearly unbelievable too. Quiet Corner Antiques, Sterling, Connecticut, showed some traditional country Americana. The stretcher-base one-drawer table in red paint was $3500. ... (Read More)
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