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(Fragment)New York Houses Raise Buyer's Premium
Christie's and Sotheby's have raised their buyer's premium.On Friday, May 23, Christie's released the following statement: "Following a recent business review, Christie's have decided to increase buyer's premium as noted. This is to ensure that we remain competitive and that our fees are commensurate with the quality of service we ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Outsider Art Fair Changes Date and Location
Sanford Smith's 2009 Outsider Art Fair in New York City moves to a new home and a new date. For 16 years, the show occupied the Puck Building in SoHo during the latter weeks of January. Now that the Puck is converting into a catering hall and restaurant, the Outsider ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Federal Trade Commission Establishes Antiques Buying Guidelines
by Robert KyleFinally, the federal government is doing something to clean up the antiques profession. In a consumer alert on its Web site, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) acknowledged that "imitations or reproductions are used to defraud customers." It marks a significant step in addressing longstanding problems in the trade ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Collectors Vie for Works by Early and Famous Inuit Artists
Waddington's, Toronto, Ontarioby John NorrisAll prices in Canadian fundsRecession? What recession? Not in Toronto. At least not yet.Only five months had passed from a financially very successful auction of Inuit art when Waddington's presented collectors and dealers with yet another array of over 500 lots of Inuit art in Toronto, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Across the Board and Across the Sea
Cottone, Geneseo, New Yorkby Fran KramerAmong the 350-plus lots at Cottone's March 22 consignment auction in Geneseo, New York, about an hour southwest of Rochester, the mix was eclectic as usual: art, art glass, lamps, Oriental rugs, decorative objects, American folk art, American Indian artifacts, and furniture that spanned the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Drugstore Sign Stands Tall
Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoCyr Auction Company's April 16 Americana auction in Gray, Maine, had only one item that pushed up into five figures. The star of the show was a large "McMonagle & Rogers" drugstore sign, probably dating from the third quarter of the 19th century.These guys ... (Read More)
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(Auction)March Beerfest
Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoIf bread and circuses is a metaphor for people of ancient Rome willing to give up their freedoms, then beer and circuses could stand in as its contemporary counterpart for people willing to give up lots of money in Gray, Maine. It was supposed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Twentieth-Century Design in March
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenSotheby's mid-season moderately priced 20th-century design sale on March 28 attracted a score of bidders to the salesroom and a lot more on the phones. The morning session began with 21st-century design. The auction ended with mid-20th-century design in the afternoon devoted to Art Nouveau ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Motley's "Very Richmond" Sale Has Enough for Everyone
Motley's Auction & Realty Group, Richmond, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanMotley's Auction & Realty Group presented what was advertised as a "Very Richmond" estate auction at its Broad Street facility in Richmond, Virginia, on April 2. Motley's cataloged sales are normally held the last Wednesday of each month, but because of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian and Western Art Auction
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonThe bar was set pretty high at Cowan's in June 2006 and again in March 2007, when the auction house sold two Henry F. Farny paintings for $917,500 (includes buyer's premium) and $1.16 million, respectively. Since then, Cowan's has been putting additional works by Farny on ... (Read More)
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