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(Feature)Extreme Makeover for Lang's
by Jeanne SchintoLang's Sporting Collectables, Inc. of Waterville, New York, known throughout the world as America's premier auction house for vintage fishing collectibles, is making big changes. Those changes will start at Lang's next auction on April 17 and 18.First, bidding will be completely virtual. People may bid either on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Conroy Files for Bankruptcy
by David HewettOn January 29, Elbridge, New York, auctioneer Timothy W. Conroy, facing unsolvable financial difficulties, took the only step left open to him and filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of New York.Conroy, in his mid-40's and the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Some Sales (Including a Big One) at Museum Show
Sandy Jacobs brought items ranging from paper to stone, dating from the 1840’s to 1940’s. On the wall at right, a circa 1938 signed and numbered gelatin silver print by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), East Side Portrait, was $7500. Next to it, tagged $1750, Evening Mist 4th Avenue, showing the New ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Dutch Oil on Canvas Leads Thomaston Sale
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoTop lot of the three-day sale, an oil on board by Floris Arntzenius, $66,000.Oil on canvas landscape by Charles Warren Eaton, $44,000.Some major American and European artworks led the way at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries' three-day auction, November 7-9, 2008, in Thomaston, Maine. ... (Read More)
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(Show)Some Sales Made Despite National Drop in Consumer Confidence
Wilmington, Delawareby Lita Solis-CohenThere was always a crowd at The Philadelphia Print Shop stand. Don Cresswell and Kelli Lucas of the printshop talked about the wall maps of Chester County, engraved by Joseph Yeager. The Havell print after John James Audubon of Columbia Jays was $28,000.Some business was done. Teresa ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: The Useful Internet
Computer Column #242by John P. Reid, [email protected] Internet provides useful information in many areas. This month we will list some ways that the Internet can provide useful information.-Shipping CostsAnyone who sells antiques on the Internet or through print advertising must know the cheapest but safe and timely way to ship ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 20th International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenDouglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, offered a group of three Ameca-style figures from Jalisco on Mexico’s west coast, priced from $16,000 to $19,000. Behind them, from the Quatchi tribe of Togo in West Africa are 20th-century figures, $26,000 and $22,000. The textile mantle on the wall is ... (Read More)
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(Show)Boston Shows Its Mettle
Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoSavenkov Gallery, Midlothian, Virginia, asked $16,000 for the circa 1800 Austrian Neoclassical cherrywood secretary against the back wall. The circa 1830 Vienna Biedermeier walnut center table on a reeded column base was $9800. Hanging above it, the circa 1800 Swedish Empire hand-painted and gilt Bohemian glass lantern ... (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 or phone orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Good Roos from Cyr
Cyr Auction Company, Gray, Maineby Mark SiscoTwo works by Philipp Peter Roos, also known as Rosa da Tivoli, sold for $12,075 (above) and $12,650 (below).The cornerstone of Cyr Auction Company's November 29, 2008, offering in Gray, Maine, was a series of about 200 artworks from various sources, featuring names as ... (Read More)
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