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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 2023
Rodney Smith (1947-2016), Three Men with Shears No. 1, Reims, France, 1997, gelatin silver print, 10 9/16" x 13". Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine. Gift of Leslie Smolan, 2022.19.1. Courtesy Luc Demers. © Rodney Smith.
—Through September 10 —Portland, Maine
For five decades, aspiring and established photographers have gathered in Rockport, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Strong Interest at Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers
All prices include the buyer’s premium.
Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held an online auction containing a “jaw-dropping collection of over 900 exquisite jewellery pieces” that concluded August 16. Duncan Parker, vice president and jewelry specialist, said, “The selling prices ... (Read More)
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(Show)MADA Coastal Maine Antiques Show
Damariscotta, Maine
David McLean of North Monmouth, Maine, had four firkin pantry boxes in original paint priced from $295 to $565.
It seemed like one big family August 16 at the 24th annual Coastal Maine Antiques Show in Damariscotta, Maine, under the aegis of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA). Under a ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Marathon of Opportunity
Scott Antique Markets, Atlanta, Georgia
Scott Antique Markets at the Atlanta Expo Center, Atlanta, Georgia, has vendors and exhibitors located in two large buildings on either side of an interstate highway and also in an adjacent outdoor area. Just getting around to see everything is a physical challenge. There are dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Train Reigns at Americana Auction
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner’s August 13 Americana auction in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery featured a fair number of maritime lots and some fine clocks. The highlight of the live and in-person 71-lot sale was a 2008 model of a locomotive, which sold for $51,200 (including buyer’s ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2023 Annual NHADA Show
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
"There’s an invigorating attitude by the buyers, which is contagious to the dealers. It gives us newfound energy when people respond in a positive way,” said Arthur Liverant of Nathan Liverant and Son. The Colchester, Connecticut, dealer was talking about attendance at the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2023
Something different for this month’s “Letter,” which instead of looking at a broad range of antiques sales takes a different turn, and just for a change focuses throughout on the world of books, manuscripts, and comics as seen in a mix of UK and US auctions of relatively recent times. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marine Sale at Eldred’s
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Eldred’s opened its August 10 and 11 marine sale in its gallery in East Dennis, Massachusetts, with 19 lots of well-documented scrimshaw from a Rhode Island collection along with scrimshaw and whaling items from other collections that drew lively bidding. The highlight of the first ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2023 Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair
Manchester, New Hampshire
The quilt block logo for Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, held this year August 9 and 10 in Manchester, New Hampshire, is colorful—an interesting pattern of gold, red, and green. Show promoter Karen DiSaia utilizes the same color scheme in all her advertising, press materials, and signage; ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Stair
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
Photos courtesy Stair Galleries
Pair of Federal carved mahogany and inlaid satin birch side chairs, attributed to John and Thomas Seymour, Boston, Massachusetts, 35" x 19¼" x 19", seat height 18¾", sold for $33,280 (est. $5000/10,000). This pair is an example of the fourth variation of Thomas ... (Read More)
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