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(Computer Article)E-mail Tips and Scams
An imitation phishing e-mail like the real ones.
Computer Column #317
John P. Reid, [email protected]
It is all about e-mail this month.
Archive E-mail
Many of us save received e-mail messages for years as transaction records or for their information content. I have e-mail to and from companies written about in this column, fellow collectors, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques, Garden & Design Show
I call this the show shuffle. Crowds on Friday morning were so dense that one could view some areas only in a slow-moving single file. Still, spirits were high. Here viewers admire Luncheon on the Terrace by Joseph O’Sickey (1918-2013). The 72" x 84" oil on canvas on the back ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freedman’s Bank Pays Big Dividends
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
In the waning moments of Bertoia’s spring “Signature Sale” on April 27 and 28 in Vineland, New Jersey, a New York City collector quietly closed the deal at $132,000 (includes buyer’s premium) for a Freedman’s mechanical bank. The transaction promptly transformed grapes into champagne, and ... (Read More)
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(Show)A New Beginning: The Monroe Antique Collectibles Show
Monroe, Washington
Unlike the fall leaves that were dying and falling from the trees, the Monroe Antique Collectibles Show in Monroe, Washington, was more like a phoenix, arising after a brief hiatus. Fall 2017 saw the promoters who started the show retiring after a 24-year stint. Indecision about whether the show ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Antiques and Allen Michaan: The Perfect Mix and Match Covers All Corners of the Market
Head of the House
Photos courtesy Michaan’s Auctions
Prices in captions include the buyer’s premium.
Allen Michaan of Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda, California, has always been an entrepreneur. An early interest in the architecture of historical movie theaters led to a passion for a wide range of artifacts from the past. When the Bay ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Doyle’s spring auction of American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts on March 27 offered over 400 lots, and the hours-long sale totaled $998,281 (including buyers’ premiums) with a sell-through rate of 81%. The presale estimate for the total sale was $954,450/1,446,900.
There were 15 to 20 ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Those Weren’t the Days
The Young Collector
As the last boy in his generation in our family, Nat has inherited all the LEGOs. And we do mean all. We have cardboard boxes filled with more than 50 pounds of LEGOs, but for someone who is an engineer in the making, one who enjoys the process ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Farewell to Treadwell Auction
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates, LLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
The word “bittersweet” and the phrase “last hurrah” hung in the air at Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians & Associates’ August 18 auction at the Treadwell Mansion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Billed as “Our Farewell to Treadwell Mansion” in advertising, the auction attracted buyers old and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online American Art Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Unlike other auction houses, Christie’s has held online-only American art sales since 2016. Offering lots over a two-week period was not a new endeavor, and the 87-lot sale that ran from July 23 through August 7 appeared to run seamlessly. The auction totaled $3,973,250 with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Circus, Sideshow, and Oddities Sale
Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Potter & Potter Auctions
A smart bidder can find just about anything in a Chicago auction, from a Meissen monkey band to prime mid-century furniture. But one auction house has traveled a different path. Tucked into a North Side neighborhood in the upscale Lincoln ... (Read More)
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