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(Auction)Fund-Raising Auction for Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
Old Saybrook, Connecticutby Ed PfeifferKatharine Hepburn starred in two very different worlds. One was international. She was famous around the globe for her theater performances on and off Broadway and in films and television. During her 62-year film career, from 1932 to 1994, she was in 45 movies, usually in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tom Luciano and Dina Palin, Historical Materialism, Hudson, New York
In the Tradeby Frank DoneganWhen Tom Luciano and Dina Palin were pickers 15 or so years ago, they were the quintessential hipster couple. They'd pull into your shop in their 1964 Dodge Dart. Tom would have his porkpie hat on, and they'd buy the interesting, oddball stuff that was hard ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Unsigned Firehouse Painting Paces Julia Auction
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoWhile it didn't quite set the house on fire, the biggest success at James Julia's May 5 auction in Fairfield, Maine, was a 19th-century firehouse painting, generating lots more than just local interest. It was an unsigned oil on canvas of what is believed ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Los Angeles Antiques Show: Change Happens
Los Angeles, Californiaby Blanche MossIn a town where nothing succeeds like excess, they came, they saw, and they bought at the sexy and dynamic April 25 opening night party for the April 26-29 Los Angeles Antiques Show, hosted by a new charity beneficiary, P.S. Arts. "I loved the energy of ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)It's Elementary, My Dear Watson
Auction Law and Ethicsby
Steve ProffittFriend and fellow columnist David Vazdauskas wrote me about an
auction consignor who suffered a loss of property at an auction house. Vazdauskas's
inquiry paralleled a reader's question and caused me to think of an issue I haven't
previously addressed: what a consignor should do ... (Read More)
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(Show)Marburger Farm Antique Show
Round Top, TexasMarburger Farm Antique Showby David AndersonThis year Easter Sunday fell on an unusually late date and threw some turmoil into the beginning and ending of what is informally known as Texas Antique Week. Several shows and individual vendors participated the week just before Easter, many others picked the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Quiet Sale Produces Healthy Gross
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshireby David HewettThere wasn't any blockbuster furniture in Northeast Auctions' sale on May 19 and 20 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and there was only a smattering of art objects. In fact, there wasn't anything of note evident in a quick perusal of the catalog.The second session ... (Read More)
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(Show)Fun and Fantasy at Rhinebeck
Rhinebeck, New Yorkby Fran KramerIf Washington Irving's character Rip Van Winkle had opened his eyes after a 31-year sleep (instead of 20) at the May 26 and 27 Rhinebeck Antiques Fair, he'd be amused, amazed, and a little befuddled.He'd recognize the show management—efficient, organized, dealer-friendly—and even a few of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hibbard Vermont Landscape Tops Rockport Art Association Annual Fundraiser
Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusettsby Rose SafranThe Rockport Art Association's annual art sale is one of this writer's favorite auctions. The principal fundraiser for the venerable Rockport Art Association (RAA), it is held in May in the organization's charming headquarters in the heart of this popular destination for artists and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Beautiful Portrait and Brainy Clock Sell Best
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoThere were several wild cards at the latest Skinner Americana sale in Boston on Sunday, June 3, but the cover lot, a breathtakingly beautiful portrait of a young woman attributed to Ammi Phillips, was not one of them. The oil on canvas laid down on ... (Read More)
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