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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)Joseph French Collection Highlights Decoy Auction
Shortly into the second day of the auction, this exceptional Robert Elliston (1849-1915) mallard hen with a turned head sold for $100,625 (est. $12,000/15,000). It had been recently discovered in the attic of a house in rural Indiana and retained strong original paint with minor wear. Although it was highly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Prices Hold Steady at Kaufman III Toy Auction
A Tipp & Co. (Germany) 1932 Mickey and Minnie motorcycle lithographed tin clockwork motorcycle, 91/4" long, more than doubled its estimate to sell on the phone for $65,550 to a New York City collector.The 1920's Gray Dunn (England) motorcyclewith sidecar biscuit tin, 10" long, marked the last, but not least, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Variety Makes for a Great Cane Event
Tradewinds Antiques, Peabody, Massachusettsby Susan MellishPhotos courtesy Tradewinds AntiquesHaving an 18k gold octagonal handle with such a long inscription that the engraver had to run three words down the side of the handle, this cane, presented to John Q. Adams, sold for $9775. Selling with a biographical paper detailing the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Sailors' Knotted Knacks
Becket with carved wooden bracket. The rope work is 8" long.An 8" knotted toggle, an uncommon variation of the common becket for sea chests.Small (9") complexly knotted boat fender.A 61/2" fid made from bone with diamond and heart carved top decoration. Note the tightly knotted macrame sleeve.A 25" bow fender, ... (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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