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(Auction)New York Artists Dominate North Carolina Sale
Leland Little Auctions and Estate Sales, Hillsborough, North Carolinaby Pete PrunklNancy Blount is M.A.D.'s back story source at Leland Little Auctions. She was at the center of the consignment of a rare Chester Webster salt-glazed storage jar at Little's June 2006 sale ("Provenance Meets Providence," M.A.D. October 2006). She came ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Some Observations on Buying a Half-Million-Dollar Letter by Davy Crockett
Opinionby David Hewett"It's deja vu all over again!" observed that shrewd commentator on human nature, Yogi Berra. "What goes around, comes around," also comes to mind.Why these pithy observations?The Texas Historical Commission announced in early September that it had tentatively agreed to purchase a document from Houston's Simpson Galleries for ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In Praise of Pairpoint Lamps
by John NorrisAll prices in Canadian funds unless noted; rounded U.S. figures in parenthesisOn June 6 a Pairpoint reverse-painted glass and gilt-metal table lamp, the largest Rose Bonnet or Easter Bonnet puffy, estimated at $3000/5000, soared to $69,600 ($65,726) (including buyer's premium) at Ritchies in Toronto, setting a Canadian auction ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoWhen Samuel McIntire died in 1811, he owned over 300 carving tools, more than three times the number in a typical carver's shop of the period. He needed the surplus for his multiple styles and the wide variety of carving challenges he faced, so ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)SeaFair Launched
by Lita Solis-CohenAfter three and a half years and many delays, SeaFair's well-publicized five-story 228' yacht Grand Luxe tied up at the Delamar Hotel in Greenwich, Connecticut, and opened for business on September 27.Twenty-eight dealers had signed up for gallery space for the first voyage, which launched in Greenwich, then ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Sotheby's October Americana Auction
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe October Americana sales in New York City showed that when people want something they will pay for it, and if they don't want it, you cannot give it away."The market wants premier objects, and when the estimates are conservative there is interest," said Erik ... (Read More)
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(Show)The USArtists Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenFor the first time in the 16-year history of USArtists, the annual all-American art show in Philadelphia that benefits the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), a $1.2 million John Chamberlain sculpture made of car parts was front and center in Mark Borghi's stand. "I just ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: The Stigma of the Middle Market
The Young CollectorThe Stigma of the Middle Marketby Andrew Richmond and Hollie DavisThe middle market is soft. How many times have we heard that? It seems as if nearly every article that covers a show or auction where buying wasn't frenzied includes quotes from the exasperated dealers and auctioneers proclaiming ... (Read More)
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(Show)Resignations Magnify Problems with Move of Philadelphia Show
by Lita Solis-CohenWhen four major Americana dealers resigned in protest from what some call the best show for Americana in the country, it focused attention on their criticism of show management. The revamping of the venerable Philadelphia Antiques Show, which is moving to a new venue, has had the trade ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Reorganized Salander-O'Reilly Emerges, Sotheby's Cancels Auction
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