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(Feature)What Does It Cost to Win a Lawsuit Concerning Art?
by David HewettOn April 8 Roger L. Hunt, chief judge for the United States District Court, District of Nevada, ruled that Judy Goffman Cutler was "the true owner of the painting" by Norman Rockwell titled Russian Schoolroom.We've covered the story before, about how art dealer Jack Solomon sued Cutler, who ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Software for Antiques Malls
Computer Column #259by John P.
Reid, e-mail: [email protected] reader in Connecticut asked for suggestions about software for her group shop. I realized that this important topic has not been covered here for four years.
Managers of group shops, antiques malls, and co-ops have an enormous paperwork burden. Computers can save ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harnett Biennial of American Prints
The 2010 Harnett Biennial of American Prints is the ninth competitive national exhibition organized by the University of Richmond Museums. Open to all forms of prints, the exhibition is presented as a celebration and examination of contemporary printmaking by artists throughout the United States. The Harnett Biennial will be on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auction and Show Worlds Collide in Santa Fe and Chicago
by Lita Solis-CohenAt the second annual SOFA West: Santa Fe, a leading contemporary decorative arts and design fair in Santa Fe, New Mexico, held July 8-11, a large banner in the booth of dealers Garth Clark and his partner Mark Del Vecchio called for consignments to the upcoming 20th-century contemporary ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Finder's Fee Lawsuit Filed in Maine over Million-Dollar Map
A Virginia collector bought the map of the siege that was prepared ten days after the Battle of Yorktown by French Lieutenant Colonel Jean Baptiste Gouvion (1747-1792). It consists of three sheets of paper joined together and has suffered from some minor condition problems such as small tears and holes ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Will Norman Schaut Do It Again?
by Lita Solis-Cohen"Back in 1986 when Norman Schaut called his Atlantique City show management company Brimfield Associates, we laughed and said, 'How can he do that?' But he did it. Atlantique City was like Brimfield—without the mud and without the rain. It had a glorious run. Now it looks like ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carving a Niche with Its Largest Sale So Far
Repoussé to the max, this Baltimore coffee and tea service with castles in relief was marked by 20th-century maker Schofield Co. and brought $7945. Case photo.The most important furniture lot in the sale was this cherry press that came out of Horseshoe Bend Plantation in< grainger county in eastern tennessee. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Defamation and the Art World
by Daniel GrantUnder the law in Massachusetts, an "art dealer must pay...monies due from the sale of the consigned work within 90 days of receipt of payment. The art dealer incurs fines for payments not made within 90 days, and the penalties increase again after 180 days." If the dealer ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Getman Announces New Cape Cod Show
Show promoter Marvin Getman of New England Antique Shows has announced a new show, Antiques on Cape Cod, which will take place August 28 and 29 at the new Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts."I've been looking for the right venue for a show on the Cape for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)What Wasn't Repatriated Sold at Hindman's
by Daniel GrantThis story begins where most end. In 2007 John Sisto of Berwyn, Illinois, a small-time antiques dealer who was born in Italy but became a naturalized U.S. citizen, died at the age of 78. Inside his home, however, was the stuff of a new story. There were more ... (Read More)
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