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(Fragment)New York Ceramics Fair to Move
The New York Ceramics Fair is changing locations. The January 19-23, 2011, show will be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Bohemian National Hall, the home of the Czech Consulate, on East 73rd Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. For the past 11 years, the show was housed at ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chester County Antiques Show
Douglas Constant of Orient, New York, asked $11,500 for what he called an ergonomically successful double Windsor settee. Made in Philadelphia in the second half of the 18th century, it had an old refinish with a few patches. The 28" diameter Pennsylvania three-legged tavern table was $2000, and the New ... (Read More)
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(Show)Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show
Ceramic dog figure, Italian, 1960's, $750; Dunbar sofa, $875; rosewood china cupboard, Danish, $1500; Herman Miller credenza, $3500, from Todd Warweg of Meridian, Indianapolis.The mid-18th-century French table and two benches in walnut were $26,500; the Italian carved walnut armchairs, mid-19th century, were marked $2350 the pair from R. Beauchamp Antiques, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alex Katz to Receive 2010 Maine in America Award
The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, is proud to announce Alex Katz as the recipient of the 2010 Maine in America Award. The award is granted by the Farnsworth's Presidents Council to honor an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to Maine's role in American art. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Western Pennsylvania Rarity Surfaces at Ceramics Sale
The crock is a rarity. It was made during the first full year of stoneware production by brothers Jacob and Hiram Swank. A bidder on the phone from Johns-town purchased it for $7475. Photo courtesy Crocker Farm.by Karl PassThe specialty pottery auction company Crocker Farm, Inc. has a knack for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Absentee Bottle Sale Is Record-Shattering
The top lot, a General Washington and bust- T.W.D. and eagle portrait flask from Kensington Glass Works in Philadelphia, climbed to $100,620 (est. $40,000/ 80,000), an auction record. The 1820- 40 pint bottle, which has an inward-rolled mouth and pontil scar, had a lot going for it-a strong impression, a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)NHADA Directory
The 2010 New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association membership directory is now available. This directory lists all of the NHADA members, including dealers' specialties and contact information. Membership group shops are also included.A free copy of the 2010 directory may be obtained from the NHADA Web site (www.nhada.org). Originally published in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Americana Sale in Portsmouth
This 91/4" high fluted and engraved silver sugar urn and cover by Paul Revere, circa 1800, is a prime example of Neoclassical design. It's very similar in form to a silver sugar urn and cover that is owned, along with the matching cream pitcher, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Record for Work of Art
This time, there's no doubt.Pablo Picasso's Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, from the collection of Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, sold for a record $106,482,500 (includes buyer's premium) on May 4 at Christie's in New York City, breaking the previous world record for any work of art sold at auction. The ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Pinned Down
EditiorialIn 2002, we noted how then-Attorney General John Ashcroft, deeply religious and conservative to the core, had ordered huge drapes to cover two seminude figures that stand in the Great Hall of the Justice Department building in Washington, D.C.Press reports indicated Ashcroft was annoyed that news photography and television footage ... (Read More)
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