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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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(Fragment)Ritchie Joins Stair Galleries
Walter G. Ritchie Jr. is the new director of exposition sales at Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York. Ritchie will oversee the firm's monthly exposition sales, including identifying and describing the property, organizing the on-line catalog, meeting with clients, and promoting the auctions. He will also assist with the cataloging ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hard Times and Hard Weather Are Double Whammy for New Hampshire
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(Fragment)Variety Sale with Machmer Stuff Brings $578,336
by Karl PassPook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, held its largest variety sale to date on December 4 and 5, 2008. The 1528-lot sale grossed $578,336.85 (including buyers' premiums). Included were roughly 200 lots from the estate of Richard (Dick) and Rosemarie Machmer. The firm had held a catalog sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Free Art Show at Straube
Win Straube, president and CEO of Straube Corporation, has announced the Straube Center Winter Fine Art Show, running through February 28 at the office and retail complex on Route 31 at West Franklin Avenue in Pennington, New Jersey.The winter show will feature award-winning artists, including Paul Rigby, sculptor; Karin Batten, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sir William Johnson Papers CD Available
Twenty volumes of papers and correspondence of Sir William Johnson have been released in a revised second-edition digital CD format by the New York State Library. The papers are part of the collections of the library.Johnson was British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in New York from 1755 through 1774. He ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Mark McDonald, Hudson, New York
by Frank DoneganMark McDonald with a piece by Tejo Remy for the Droog design group. It's called "You Can't Lay Down Your Memories." Remy scavenges random drawers from used furniture, builds little boxes for them to slide in and out of, and holds the whole assemblage together with a strap ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Beware Jargon
by Steve Proffitt"Your Honor, this action is barred by res judicata."Do you know what that means?How about this: "We're seeking a jury instruction on res ipsa loquitur."Or this: "This issue is collaterally estopped."Or: "Your Honor, I'm seeking an order nunc pro tunc."You probably don't know the meaning of these terms. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)CROPF Appointed in Fred Leighton Bankruptcy Case
December 2008 was a very busy month for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, handling the Chapter 11 filing of the jewelry firm Fred Leighton Holding, Inc. The bankruptcy involves a mixed bag of creditors and owners. They range from colored gemstone king and American ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: How to Help Beat the Recession
In early January we received in the mail a copy of a letter, excerpted below. Written by a collector to Bobby Cianfrocca of Salt Marsh Antiques, Rowley, Massachusetts, it’s an object lesson in how shop owners —as well as auction houses—can make a difference in the woeful economy. “Just a ... (Read More)
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