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(Fragment)The Mystery of K. Shirayamadani
by Elizabeth Fowler, Ph.D.Shirayamadani, the Japanese artist who joined Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1887, is shrouded in mystery. He avoided talking about his upbringing, his artistic training in Japan, or why he came to the United States. He remained at Rookwood until 1912 and returned to Japan until ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sotheby's January Americana Auction
Punch bowl with dolphin handles made by Cornelius Kierstede, New York, 1700-10. At 66 oz. 8 dwt and 12¼" in diameter (17¼" length over handles), it is probably the largest piece of 18th-century American silver. The bowl descended in a Loyalist family since before the American Revolution and came to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Boston's Art Show "Grows Legs," Opens Wallets
Carey Vose of Vose Galleries, Boston, posed on gala night with Harriot Drawing by Charles S. Hopkinson (1869-1962). The 63" x 26¾" oil on canvas, circa 1909, shows one of the artist’s daughters at about age five. Carey’s sister, Elizabeth Vose, said, “Harriot is in a lot of Hopkinson’s paintings. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Autumn Greater York Antiques Show
Longtime Burk show dealer Caroline Edleman of Royersford, Pennsylvania, is shown displaying an all-original 17" high German Santa candy container to a show patron. It was priced at $4900.A collection of wooden boot jacks was offered for $475 by Thomas M. Thompson of Pembroke, New Hampshire.York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassThe ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sollo-Rago 20th-Century Modern
This exceptional 36½" x 117" x 30" buffet, created by Wharton Esherick, has a sculpted walnut top on a curved base with seven drawers flanked by two doors concealing a blonde maple interior. It is signed “W.E. 1969” on the lower right door. The buffet sold for $335,500 (est.$275,000/375,000).Designed and ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Thayer Tolles ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California Painting Leads Shannon's $3.6 Million Fall Sale
The Terrace, Samarkand by Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937) sold to a California collector bidding by phone for $456,000 (est. $200,000/300,000). The 36" x 46" oil on canvas, signed and dated 1927, shows the Samarkand Persian Hotel in Santa Barbara, California. The price is a record for a California work by ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Know Thy Customer
The art and antiques industry has little hard information concerning customers. Melrose & Duddy, a show promotion company, is helping to change that. The firm, founded by Jay Melrose and Matt Duddy, produces three shows in three states. It has recently released findings of a non-scientific 20-question Internet survey of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fall Fine and Decorative Art Auction
The Unaccountable by Horace Clifford Westermann (1922-1981), 1959, mixed-media sculpture, 27½" high, excellent condition with a few nicks to the base where the hanging building was connected, $85,187.50.Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sWes Cowan didn't make it to the end of his company's fine and decorative art auction on ... (Read More)
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(Show)Finale of SoWa's First Season
Jennifer Sullivan of Studio Twenty Two deals in vintage modern furniture; she exhibited three times at the SoWa Antiques Market. “At the first one, sales exceeded my expectations,” she said. “I sold four pieces and made a profit of twenty-three hundred dollars. My firstsale was a coffee table by Adrian ... (Read More)
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