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(Auction)Paint and Rarity Rule the Day at Garth's
Federal tall-case clock, Massachusetts, circa 1805, 97" high x 17" wide, mahogany and pine with inlay, refinished, with some restoration, repairs, and minor damage, $23,500. The dial is marked for John Bailey II, and the dial decoration is attributed to Nolen and Curtis of Boston.Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rainbow Yarn Exhibit
Navajo flag weaving created in the 19th century using yarn made in Germantown, Pennsylvania.Through December 31, the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Quilt and Textile Museum will feature beautiful and unique textiles created by the Navajo (a Native American people who live in the southwestern United States) using yarn from the Germantown area ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Federal Grand Jury Charges Oregon Art Dealer Ran a Ponzi Scheme
by David HewettOn May 14, Judge Janice M. Stewart of the United States District Court, District of Oregon, unsealed a grand jury indictment and arrest warrant charging art dealer Donald D. Seybold with nine counts of wire fraud. The indictment stated that Seybold committed the felonies while conducting a scheme ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
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(Fragment)"Brighten Your Home with Antiques" Comment Contest
Washington, D.C.-based antiques show producer Armacost Antiques Shows has announced a new contest, "Brighten Your Home with Antiques."Anyone may enter the contest by posting a comment on the firm's blog (http:antiquesshows.blogspot.com) before 12 midnight ET on July 1. One winner will be chosen at random to receive a mid-19th-century English ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Silver Is Gold
Rare Silver is Gold
Important Carlisle, Pennsylvania, four-piece tea service, circa 1880, bearing the touch of George Hendel, a 13½" high coffeepot, a teapot, a sugar urn, and a creamer, each monogrammed with a script “W” and with beaded rims, approximately 79.4 ounces, sold on the phone for $93,600 (est. $40,000/60,000), ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Theft Detail Detective Arrested for Murder
Detective Stephanie Lazarus, a member of the Los Angeles Police Department's Art Theft Detail, was arrested on June 5 for the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen. The arrest was made at the Los Angeles Police Administrative Building in downtown Los Angeles.According to the LAPD, on February 24, 1986, Sherri Rasmussen, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Tolland Show: A Bright Spot in a Soft Market
Within an hour or two after the show’s opening, visitors crowded the aisles.Show director Kathy Bach of the Tolland Historical Society, sponsor of the event, stopped for a visit with exhibitor Thomas Longacre of Marlborough, Massachusetts.An early 19th-century stepback cupboard, tagged $2100, was shown by Susan H. Wirth (left) of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Marin Indian Art Show Celebrates Silver Anniversary
San Rafael, Californiaby Alice KaufmanTopanga, California, dealer Aarin Richard priced these circa 1885 Cheyenne thunderbird moccasins at $4800.Sonoma, California, dealer Russell Kloer was asking $45,000 for this very large San Ildefonso bowl.The 25th annual Marin Show: Art of the Americas, held February 21 and 22 in San Rafael, California, attracted ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
by M.A.D. StaffThese are thumbnail 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.Streamlined Irons by Jay Raymond (Streamline Press, 2008, 196 pp., hardbound, ... (Read More)
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