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(Fragment)Art Consultants and the Recession
by Daniel GrantThere are many barometers of the state of the art market: auction results, art galleries expanding or going out of business, the prices for contemporary art (the most speculative area of the market), and the number of formerly full-time artists looking for teaching positions. Add to the list ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes for A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts
A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts has begun a new initiative in conjunction with the Oyster House Studio and Frame at 77 Main Street in Newcastle, Maine. The firm will occupy a portion of Oyster House's space and show work there on a rotating basis. Beginning on January ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Do You Believe?
by Steve ProffittCan you imagine accusing a football coach of not believing in the game, or a general of not believing in the military, or a businessman of not believing in business? Of course not, because that would allege a nonsensical contradiction, the same as it would for a seller ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Levels for Americana
John George Brown (1831-1913) painted this oil on canvas of three boys seated on a stoop. The center boy has a cookie and a sandwich, which he is not sharing, and thetitle is The Monopolist. Signed lower right, the 24" x 36" painting sold for $137,275 (est. $35,000/55,000).This carved mahogany ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Hit by a Board
EditorialIn late 2009, the Maine Board of Licensing of Auctioneers levied hefty fines against longtime Maine auctioneer James Cyr after determining that Cyr had committed violations including slow payments to consignors, faulty paperwork, and failure to comply with a consent agreement that required him to disclose to consignors that his ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Henry and a Helmet
by Don JohnsonA First Model Henry rifle, which had been in the same family since it originally sold in 1860, realized $207,000 (includes buyer's premium) during a Cowan's auction of historic firearms and early militaria on October 27 and 28 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The rifle went to a major collector ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Year of the Quilt at the American Folk Art Museum
by Lita Solis-CohenQuilts will be celebrated as never before on March 25-30, 2011, when for six days the American Folk Art Museum will transform the Park Avenue Armory's 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall with an installation of more than 650 red and white American quilts, all of which are on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Audubon Collection Sets 18 World Records
Given Neal’s past success with Audubon prints, it was not surprising that wellknown dealer/collector W. Graham Arader III would consign this collection in New Orleans. The 64 prints were the largest group of Audubon prints offered on the market since the notable 2004 Sachsen-Meiningen sale at Christie’s. Marc Fagan, Neal’s ... (Read More)
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(Show)Annual Old York Antiques Show Catching On
Hamilton and Helen Meserve of RunningBattle Antiques, Newagen, Maine, exhibited inside Jefferds’ Tavern, where they have exhibited previously. Said Helen Meserve, “I love the tavern. It suits us. The tavern was built in 1754. Our furniture is mostly eighteenth century, so it works.” They offered a circular Georgian 1740 mahogany ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fall Jewelry Sales in New York City
This circa 1935 platinum, sapphire, and diamond ring set with a sugarloaf cabochon sapphire of approximately 8.5 carats, framed by baguette and round diamonds weighing approximately 2 carats, with calibré-cut sapphires, soared miles beyond its $20,000/30,000 estimate to $296,500. Sotheby’s photo.This pair of platinum and diamond ear studs with round ... (Read More)
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