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(Show)The San Francisco Fall Show: Rookie Makes Good
San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanFollowing in the footsteps of San Francisco Fall Antiques Show founding executive director Toby Rose can't have been easy, but in Lisa Podos's rookie year, the effect was seamless."It has been an extraordinary ride," Podos said of the October 25-28, 2007, show. "Very challenging, but very ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenOn
the heels of the Berry-Hill Galleries and Salander-O'Reilly Galleries bankruptcies
and the volatile stock market, it was hard to know what to expect at the November
2007 American painting sales in New York City. Crowded salesrooms, pockets of
competitive bidding, and high prices showed ... (Read More)
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(Show)Tailgate in Nashville: Variety Is the Spice of Life
Nashville, Tennesseeby Karla Klein AlbertsonSteve Jenkins's Tailgate Antiques Show in Nashville is rather like the old song by Arlo Guthrie about Alice's Restaurant. You can get anything you want. There are dealers who favor the pure simplicity of high-quality country-furniture, quilts and rugs, folk art carvings, painted signs. But if ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Unique Stoneware at the American Pottery Auction
Bruce and Vicki Waasdorp, Clarence, New Yorkby Joshua KormanBruce and Vicki Waasdorp of Clarence, New York, have gained a national reputation for their twice-yearly American pottery auction, particularly renowned for high-quality stoneware. The Waasdorps' mail and phone bid auctions have taken place every March and September for more than 15 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Clegg Sale
Wiederseim Associates, Inc., Glenmoore, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenWiederseim Associates held an old-fashioned farm sale at the Ludwig's Corner Firehouse in Glenmoore, Pennsylvania, on November 23 and 24, 2007, to disperse the collections of Alfred and Miriam Clegg. Estate sales are rites of passage in Chester County, and a large crowd of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Samuel C. Pennington, Publisher of Maine Antique Digest, 1929-2008
Samuel Charles Pennington III died February 2, 2008, at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. Pennington was born September 18, 1929, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Agnes Johnston Pennington and Samuel Charles Pennington, Jr. He was educated at Calvert School in Baltimore, Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and Johns ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Shoe's on the Other Foot Now for Bankrupt Salanders
by David Hewett
Lawrence (Larry) Salander has been in the news for some time now. First it was with his ambitious and much-ballyhooed Renaissance art show, which had been planned for October 2007 at the Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, followed by the collapse of those plans and the padlocking of the gallery in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fall Americana: Fine and Decorative Arts
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonThe biggest story coming out of Cowan's auction of fine and decorative arts, held October 12 and 13, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio, wasn't what sold. Rather, one unsold lot made the most noise.An original painting of The Spirit of '76, Archibald M. Willard's iconic Revolutionary War ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 44th Annual Delaware Antiques Show
Wilmington, Delawareby Lita Solis-CohenThe 44th Annual Delaware Antiques Show, held November 9-11, 2007, has long been a major event on the antiques show calendar. Considered the number three show for Americana after the Philadelphia show and the New York Winter Antiques Show, it has tried in recent years to become ... (Read More)
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(Show)Ellis Antiques Show: Grande Dame Gets Nip and Tuck
Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoIf an annual award were given for "most improved antiques show," it would go to the Ellis Antiques Show, held November 1-4, 2007, in its usual space, The Castle at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers. Those who went to the opening night gala and headed ... (Read More)
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