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(Fragment)Guarantee Yanked, Lawsuit Follows
In July 2008 Weiss Family Art (Bacon) LLC, managed by George A. Weiss, agreed to sell Study for Self-Portrait by Francis Bacon at Christie's, after the auction house offered a sweet deal: a guaranteed minimum price of $40 million. Then came the global economic meltdown. Weiss now accuses Christie's of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Schwenke Launches New Auction House: Woodbury Auction LLC
by Lita Solis-CohenThomas Schwenke, specialist dealer in Federal furniture, will launch his new auction house in Woodbury, Connecticut, with an inaugural sale on Saturday, May 30."It will be an 'Opportunity Auction,' offering antique furniture, collectibles, art, jewelry, and a 1966 Mercedes Benz 230SL coupe," said Schwenke. "More is coming in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Year's Auction Welcomes 2009
Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Inc., Windsor, Connecticutby Ed PfeifferDavid Webb carved jade, diamond, gold, platinum, and enamel cuff bracelet (est. $8000/12,000), $16,100. Detail photo courtesy Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Inc.Set of six mahogany dining chairs in the Queen Anne style by Margolis, $1725.With about 200 people seated in the salesroom, Nadeau's Auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Trueman Returns
Lawrence Trueman, owner of Trueman's Auction Co. in Waldoboro, Maine, has "rebooted" his auction/appraisal business with a new name, LT Auctions. Since 1988, he has been a full-service auctioneer doing house calls, benefit auctions, appraisals, and antiques auctions."I have always been fascinated with antiques. My parents and I used to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sonntag and Gruppe Head Bennett Auction
Stephen Bennett Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoWilliam Sonntag’s 20" x 30" oil on canvas of the Adirondacks or the White Mountains sold for $11,212.50.Emile Gruppé’s 30" x 36" scene of Gloucester harbor made the highest price of the sale at $17,250.A December auction in New England can be a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Greater Boston Antiques Festival: Nothing Short of Amazing
Wilmington, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoMartin J. Ferrick of Lincolnville, Maine, priced the mahogany Hepplewhite bowfront chest at $2800. The gilt Federal mirror above it was $395. The early country card table in birch with breadboard ends and molded legs was $1250. The painting August Foliage Waban Meadows, oil on board, signed ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Presentation Software
Computer Column #244by John P. Reid, [email protected] processors and Web browsers are the software most used by computer owners. Anyone involved with budgets, bookkeeping, schedules, or estimates also will use spreadsheet software. But presentation software is not well known outside of education and big business, where computer presentations are common ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design Sale at Phillips
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy PhillipsAs pointed out in the catalog, “neither joint nor junction disrupts the contour” of this desk from Marc Newson’s Micarta series, first shown at Gagosian Gallery in 2007. Newson assembled the desk from three pieces of compressed Micarta, a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)French Urns Top Sale
Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maineby Rose SafranPhotos courtesy Hap MooreThe outstanding sale of the day was the pair of large (33" high) French urns with pictorial images of figures, including women and children, gilt trim, and cobalt accents. Moore said there were no identifying marks on them. Several phones ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Deaccessioning Questions in New York
by Betty Flood and Erin DenninWill the New York State Board of Regents, which holds state museum charters, and the New York State Legislature be able to negotiate an amicable resolution regarding deaccessioning? Deaccessioning is a major issue in the art world in these difficult economic times when many institutions ... (Read More)
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