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(Fragment)Partnership Formed to Sell Modern and Contemporary Ceramics
by Don JohnsonOne thing leads to another. In a way, it was Anna pigs that led to Cowan's plans for a semiannual auction of modern and contemporary ceramics. The new venture brings together Wes Cowan, president and principal auctioneer of Cowan's, and Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio of Clark ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Low-Key Americana Sale
The Portrait of a Girl and Her Dog in a Grape Arbor is unframed and measures 393/4" x 28". American furniture and decorative arts specialist Martha Hamilton spoke about the portrait. "There's been a lot of interest in it because it's a wonderful example of Susan Waters's work. The back ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Minor Owes Sotheby's $6.6 Million; Hicks "Peaceable Kingdom" Sold for $7 Million
Peaceable Kingdom was sold privately by Sotheby's in February 2010 for $7,000,000. Sotheby's photo.by Clayton PenningtonInternet entrepreneur Halsey Minor owes Sotheby's $6.6 million, according to an order filed on March 30, 2010, by Judge Barbara S. Jones.Sotheby's filed suit against Minor on September 2, 2008, for failing to make payment ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Three Indicted in Fake Clementine Hunter Paintings Case
William Toye and Beryl Ann Toye of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Robert E. Lucky Jr. of New Orleans have been indicted by a federal grand jury for selling paintings falsely attributed to Clementine Hunter. The three were named in a four-count indictment handed up on February 24 in United States ... (Read More)
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(Show)On the Paper Trail
Joe Maynard of Brooklyn, New York, asked $225 for this circa 1905 full-color die-cut advertisement for traveling optician R.E. Craytor of Glens Falls, New York. The type that the girl is pointing to was purposely printed blurry. A calendar on the back of the ad shows the New York state ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Case Antiques Auction
Portrait of Andrew Jackson by William Stewart Watson (Scottish, 1800-1870), signed and dated 1836, 271/4" x 231/4" plus frame, professionally conserved, some inpainting/restoration, $36,320.Central Park Skating by Joseph Delaney (1904-1991), oil on masonite, signed and dated '69, 311/2" x 29" (sight), original frame, excellent condition, $28,375.Folk art grain-painted watch hutch, ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Little Holiday Reminiscing
Before the customers arrived, the dealers perused each other's offerings in the barn at Craven Farm where the West Coast Vintage Holiday Show is held. Mr. Bubblelight, a.k.a. Leonard Mostek, of Nebraska and Jonathan Crawley of Oregon watch as Bruce Elsass of Connecticut advances down the aisle. The barn is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judge Issues Injunction, Berry-Hill Loses Art, Lawyers Try to Quit
by David HewettThere have been some seriously weird happenings in the New York City art biz these early days in 2010 (see Salander-O'Reilly, p. 32-A), but the latest news takes us back to a story we first reported nearly five years ago (December 2005).On Tuesday, April 6, employees of Cirkers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctioneers Arrested in Shill Bidding Case
Stephen J. BennettHarold French by Elizabeth DinanTwo New Hampshire auctioneers rigged the bidding for the auction of an S.F.M. Badger painting to drive the price over a $10,000 reserve so they could collect a commission, according to police.Stephen J. Bennett, 52, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, owner of Stephen Bennett Auctions ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Indiana Art Reaches New Highs
Dogwoods by Theodore Clement Steele, $93,500.by Don JohnsonTwo auction records were set during the Indiana art auction held by Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company on March 28 in Indianapolis.Dogwoods by Theodore Clement Steele, a 22" x 32" oil on canvas, signed and dated 1911, was the top lot of ... (Read More)
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