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(Young Collectors)An Attitude of Gratitude
The Young Collector
Facebook is a quirky place. In many ways it embodies the Internet, which is probably why some people find it by turns addictive, amusing, educational, and annoying. You can watch trends just blip across the cultural radar. They range from small things such as “Sibling Week” (where if ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Stenton Guidebook
Not since Sarah Logan Wister Starr (1873-1956) wrote a short History of Stenton in 1938, telling of its importance in American history and citing her grandmother and other relatives as sources, has Stenton had a guidebook. That need has now been remedied with the publication of Stenton: A Visitor’s Guide ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Commissionectomy: A Final Look
Auction Law & Ethics
We’ve been considering a seldom-discussed and extremely unpleasant issue in auctioneering—the “commissionectomy.” This is the term I use when a seller chisels an auctioneer out of a commission earned in order to keep the money for herself. The seller’s grab is done in breach of the parties’ ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Relationship Marketing
The Art of Marketing
Last month I discussed effective selling. Now it’s time to change gears and move on to another vital topic and the next step in the sales process—relationship marketing (RM). Relationship marketing can be defined as attracting, maintaining, and enhancing customer relationships. RM activities are aimed at developing ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Greg Hamilton, Stone Block Antiques, Vergennes, Vermont
Greg Hamilton.
Stone Block Antiques.
Naïve oil on canvas of a man and woman in a landscape done in pointillist style by Justine Fuller. It retains its original frame. “She died in 1951,” Hamilton said. The piece is $2500.
Mid-19th-century Dutch cupboard, $3500. It’s filled with a collection of French faience priced at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Veterans Reach Out to a Young Collector
“The kindness and generosity of M.A.D.’s subscribers and readers continues to amaze me,” said Celia Lash Briggs. Walter Fleming, a tinsmith from New York state, read “The Birth of a Collector” (M.A.D., Dec. 2013, p. 10-B) and contacted us about sending the gift of a 20th-century sugar bowl to young ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Skinner Appoints New Director of Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Lawrence Kearney is the new director of the fine Oriental rugs and carpets department at Skinner, Inc.
Kearney comes to Skinner after more than three decades as a dealer in antique carpets and textiles. “Considered an authority in the field, he possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of regions, periods, and genres, from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Quinn & Farmer Sell Indian Camp Plat by Jefferson
This document brought $35,400. Photo courtesy Quinn & Farmer.
The December 14, 2013, sale at Quinn & Farmer Auctions, Charlottesville, Virginia, included several lots from the estate of Robert W. Daniel Jr. (1936-2012) of Brandon Plantation, Prince George, Virginia. Daniel had served Virginia as a member of the U.S. House of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Numbers Stack Up Quickly at Auction of American Brilliant Cut Glass
Even without an advertised pattern, a signature on a desired shape can edge bidding way above the highest estimate, as was the case with this signed Hawkes 6" tall and 11¾" wide punch bowl without stand from the collection of the Reverend Young. However, an ACGA member later identified the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rutz Clovis Point Sells to Texas Collector for $276,000
The Rutz Clovis point of sea-green obsidian, 9¾" long, was discovered by Les Ira Kreis in the early 1950’s in a wheat field on Badger Mountain near the community of Badger Creek Springs, Washington. It had been in a family collection ever since until it sold for $276,000. Photo courtesy ... (Read More)
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