Stories for October '23
(Issue Story)Small Museum, Big Impact
Beneath the Surface
One of the ideas we tried to impress upon the kids as we drove across the country was how vast and diverse the United States is. So often people have a solution for their problem, something that works for them, but they are blind to the fact that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Pistol Acquired by Historic Rock Ford
Historic Rock Ford in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has acquired an American Revolutionary War flintlock pistol made by gunsmith Manuel Ferree. It is now on display in the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. The pistol is engraved in block letters “M. Ferre” on both the lock ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)AHPCS Announces Award
For more than 30 years, the American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) has recognized significant scholarship in the field of American historical prints with its Ewell L. Newman Book Award. Newman (1905-1992) was among the cofounders of AHPCS in 1975, and he served as the inaugural editor of the AHPCS ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, October 2023
Letter from London
When You Go Down to the Woods Today, You’re in for a Nice Surprise...
An August 16 sale held by Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers that saw the appearance of the slightly battered bear illustrated here was held not in their principal Derbyshire saleroom venue but in their Bishton Hall ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The New Ambassadors Living with Antiques
A Book Review
Michael Diaz-Griffith practices connoisseurship as a serious vocation. He is passionate about objects and their histories. He caught the collecting bug early and let it flower into to a full-blown obsession.
Diaz-Griffith came onto the art and antiques scene in 2015 when he was hired to bring new life ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Gets Two Years in Prison for Fakes
Cristobal “Cris” Magno Rodrigo, 59, of Washington state was sentenced August 28 to two years in federal prison for selling Philippine-produced products as authentic Alaska Native-produced artwork, violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA).
The IACA makes it unlawful to offer, display for sale, or sell any good in a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Gathering of the Clan
Looking at the long lines of people waiting to enter the antiques shows in New Hampshire during Antiques Week, I asked myself what we should call these people who rise early in the morning and go stand in line for hours for a chance to shop the shows early.
“Cult, cognoscenti, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Log House Antiques
A popular antiques shop in Cambridge City, Indiana, has reopened following the death of its owner earlier this year. David Albert reopened Log House Antiques August 1. The shop had been run by Shane Hawkins since 2010. The business had closed after Hawkins died unexpectedly in March.
Albert and Hawkins were ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, October 2023
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Mechanical San Diego
A Book Review
Just after noon on Sunday, April 19, 1562, the eldest son of King Philip II spied a young woman walking in the garden below his window. Prince Don Carlos, age 17 and heir to the Spanish throne, lost his footing as he rushed down the stairs of his ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Andrew Schoelkopf
Photos courtesy Schoelkopf Gallery
Living with fine art for 57 years has given Andrew Schoelkopf of Schoelkopf Gallery in New York City a perspective different from most.
He lived “above the store” during his childhood in Manhattan, where his father, Robert, owned a gallery at 825 Madison Avenue at 69th Street. Andrew ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty in Art Fraud Scheme
Nicholas P. Hatch, 29, of Wilton, Connecticut, pleaded guilty August 7 to mail fraud stemming from the sale of counterfeit paintings.
According to court documents, Hatch was the owner of Hatch Estate Services LLC, an estate sales company based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Between approximately April 2020 and January 2022, Hatch used ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Grading and Authentication Service for Antique Advertising
Experts in the field of antique advertising have launched a new company known as Authentication & Grading Services, or AGS. The principals include Dan Morris, founder of the Cedartown Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia in Georgia; and John Mihovetz, who is known for his track record as head of automobilia and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, October 2023
Eadweard Muybridge, Antigua, Ruins of the Church of El Carmen, Destroyed by Earthquake, 1774, 1875-77, 11" x 14". Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, OL.1981.398.1.
—Through October 29 —Hudson, New York
Terraforming: Olana’s Historic Photography Collection Unearthed at the Olana State Historic Site focuses ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Strong Interest at Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers
All prices include the buyer’s premium.
Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, held an online auction containing a “jaw-dropping collection of over 900 exquisite jewellery pieces” that concluded August 16. Duncan Parker, vice president and jewelry specialist, said, “The selling prices ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2023 Annual NHADA Show
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
"There’s an invigorating attitude by the buyers, which is contagious to the dealers. It gives us newfound energy when people respond in a positive way,” said Arthur Liverant of Nathan Liverant and Son. The Colchester, Connecticut, dealer was talking about attendance at the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2023 Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair
Manchester, New Hampshire
The quilt block logo for Antiques in Manchester: The Collector’s Fair, held this year August 9 and 10 in Manchester, New Hampshire, is colorful—an interesting pattern of gold, red, and green. Show promoter Karen DiSaia utilizes the same color scheme in all her advertising, press materials, and signage; ... (Read More)
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(Show)The “Personality” Show Pays Off in Concord
Americana Celebration, Concord, New Hampshire
The first thing promoter Peter Mavris told me as we entered the Douglas Everett Arena for his 2023 Americana Celebration Show August 8 was that personality counts. And it did! Peter smiled, the dealers smiled, and everyone had time to talk and explain objects they were ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2023 Deerfield Antique Show
Deerfield, New Hampshire
“As good as it was, it was disastrous,” said Joshua Gurley, one-half of the brother-and-sister team that makes up Gurley Antique Shows. “It was a disastrous thing to have happen.”
Gurley was talking about the annual Deerfield Antique Show on the Deerfield, New Hampshire, fairgrounds. The 70-dealer show—the largest ... (Read More)
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(Show)Thanks for the Memories!
Milford Antiques Show, Milford, New Hampshire
Forty-six years of memories and sales and friendships. Over 1200 shows, every Sunday from October to April. Thousands of dealers, and thousands of show hours. Forty-six years of ads in M.A.D. How does one even survive, let alone succeed with honors?
Well, we know one gentleman ... (Read More)
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(Auction)George Washington Pastel Leads at Hilliard
Hilliard & Co., Madison, Virginia
Photos courtesy Hilliard & Co.
Hilliard & Co. held its late summer eclectic auction at the firm’s Madison, Virginia, gallery August 5. The sale consisted of a broad mix of consignments, offering examples from many categories. The sale was conducted live and untimed. Internet bidders used the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southern Soft Drinks Sweeten Country Store Sale
Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Mebane Antique Auction Gallery
For his 30th annual “Country Store” sale, August 2-5, Jon Lambert and his able crew at Mebane Antique Auction Gallery cataloged 84 toys, 372 tobacco lots, 160 containers, 344 bottles, and 500 soft drink/miscellaneous lots. They then added hundreds ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Sets Record
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
“Pottery over the last few years has been having its moment in the world of American decorative arts, and it’s gratifying to see,” remarked Mark Zipp of Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland, when talking about the new world auction record for Thomas Commeraw’s stoneware. A ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Diamond Anniversary Show
Downeast Art & Antiques Show, Blue Hill, Maine
On page 7 of the August 8, 1948, Portland Press Herald, right next to a wedding announcement—“Miss Lily Pottle Weds Mapleton Man”—was a short article announcing the first antiques show in Ellsworth, Maine. It promised that 18 dealers would be participating in the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Change of Scenery for the Camden-Rockport Antiques Show
Rockport, Maine
The 41st Camden-Rockport Antiques Show & Sale took place over the weekend of July 22 and 23. The show is owned and managed by John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions, Saco, Maine, and this year marked a historic change of venue for the show. Instead of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)1550 Lots, Three Days, $1.9 Million
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
In early July, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries held another marathon auction session. Auctioneer Kaja Veilleux and his staff plowed through a 1550-lot, three-day sale, July 7-9, in the air-conditioned facility in Thomaston, Maine. The total was approximately $1.9 million. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Documents and Rare Books
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Some of the most significant documents in history, including an extremely rare first-edition broadside of the Declaration of Independence, were sold by Heritage Auctions July 8. With 88 lots sold, the auction produced $5,655,250 (with buyers’ premiums) for the Dallas-based auction house.
This broadside of ... (Read More)
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(Show)July 4th Antiques in the Church Yard
South Salem, New York
Neither hail, nor wind, nor rain could keep Debbie Turi’s band of dealers from setting up on the grounds of Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church the day before the annual July 4th Antiques in the Church Yard show, which has run for 30 years.
Although a tent went ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Dykes Collection Sold on Site
Casco Bay Auctions, Wiscasset, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
It was both a beginning and an end. On July 1 and 2, Casco Bay Auctions of Freeport, Maine, set up a huge tent on the lawn of the Groves-Hodge House in Wiscasset for an on-site auction of the stock and personal ... (Read More)
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(Show)The ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show Returns
Deerfield, Massachusetts
It all began in 1984 when the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America (ADA) organized an antiques show at Historic Deerfield. It was a bright star in the firmament of antiques shows. A six-year absence caused by construction at Deerfield Academy and COVID-19 left dealers and collectors somewhat bereft, but ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Impressive Icons at Potomack Sale
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
A group of five separate auctions spread over a four- day period, June 13 through 16, highlighted The Potomack Company’s early summer calendar of sales. All sales were online only and were conducted out of the firm’s Alexandria, Virginia, galleries. As has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Garth’s Americana Sale
Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers
Two highly important objects related to Marietta, Ohio, sold as the top lots during the Americana sale held by Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers May 20 in Columbus, Ohio.
Landing of the Pioneers by Sala Bosworth (1805-1890), oil on canvas, unsigned, 23" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Farrin’s Sells the Kimball Collection
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Newburgh, Maine
“It’s like a lumberjack going at a big wood lot.” Those words were from Randolph, Maine, auctioneer Rusty Farrin, shortly before his firm’s two-day single-owner on-site sale of the Amos Kimball estate in Newburgh, Maine, July 29 and 30.
The sale was less “wood lot” and more ... (Read More)
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