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(Feature)William B. Marsh: "The Foremost Marine Artist in the Country" in 1855 Anyway
Ship Great Western, Black Ball Line, signed by William Marsh in 1852, oil on canvas, 30½" x 42 3/8". It appears to be morning, the crew shortening sail, approaching New York perhaps. Photo courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum.Ship Viola, signed "W. Marsh 1845," oil on canvas, 24" x 34". It ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Seventh Annual Antiques in the Valley Show
An opening day crowd awaits the start of the show outside the Oley Valley Middle School on a picture-perfect sunny morning. Both show days were well attended.Charles Brehm Antiques, Elverson, Pennsylvania, offered a good selection of country primitives, including redware, tinware, and baskets. These miniature tin lanterns were (from left) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esmerian Sentenced to Six Years in Prison, Must Forfeit $20 Million
Ralph Esmerian, the former owner and chairman of Fred Leighton Holdings Inc., a Manhattan-based luxury jewelry retailer, was sentenced on July 22 to six years in prison for wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and concealment of assets in connection with a scheme to embezzle and double-pledge collateral that Esmerian estimated to ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: What Recession?
EditorialOne segment of the economy is still going gangbusters: the auction market. The first half of 2011 has been good to auction house giants Sotheby's and Christie's, as both recently reported robust sales figures. Sotheby's sales were up 44% to $3.4 billion in the first half of 2011, a record ... (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.Maine Moderns: Art in Seguinland, 1900-1940 by Libby Bischof and Susan ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Home Inventory Software
Display screen for an item in a home inventory.Computer Column #273by John P. Reid, e-mail: [email protected] e-mail from reader Dan McKinnon of Annandale, Virginia, asked, "John, I am getting ready to inventory all the 'stuff' around our house and get things in order for my son. Everything is old; we ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Similar Claims, Different Results
by Daniel GrantTwo major art insurance companies recently faced similar claims by policy-holding collectors, following alleged misconduct by the art dealers to whom they had entrusted artworks, but the two companies reached quite dissimilar conclusions about their obligation to pay out. Art buyers who take out policies on their collections, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winnetka Summer Antiques Show
Vicki Moss of Zane Moss Antiques Ltd., New York City, poses next to an 18th-century English Georgian bureau bookcase that sold on Saturday. Only 31" wide, the $11,000 piece was purchased for a North Shore bedroom.A sold sign covered the $5500 price on a tag describing a signed oil on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Sale in Newly Expanded Facility for Morphy Auctions
A framed 1919 Coca-Cola calendar in overall near-mint condition fetched $27,140 (est. $6000/12,000). A full box of clear Havana "Rose-O-Cuba" cigars, circa 1950, with a U.S.A. tax stamp, sold for $826 (est. $200/400).Hundreds of cigar boxes sold from the Gotham collection. These six cigar boxes, cataloged as in very good condition, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sheraton Chest Will Be Raffled at WRA Show
On September 5, dealers will offer high-quality antiques, furniture, rugs, art, and toys to shoppers and collectors on the campus of Western Reserve Academy (WRA). The festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, in the center of Western Reserve Academy's historic campus at 115 College ... (Read More)
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