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(Fragment)Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan’s Auctions Acquired by Hindman LLC
Two of the Midwest’s most prominent auction houses—Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan’s Auctions—have been acquired by a new venture, Hindman LLC. No immediate changes are planned. The auction houses will continue to operate under their original brands, at the same locations, and with their existing staffs.
The owner of the new ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tremont Auctions Moves
Tremont Auctions, formerly of Newton, Massachusetts, has moved to new quarters in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and is open for business. The new gallery at 615 Boston Post Road (Route 20) is larger, with more accommodation for storage and parking than at the previous location. In addition, it is situated on a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sotheby’s Expands
Sotheby’s new expanded exhibition galleries at its York Avenue, New York City, the location will be ready in time for its May sales of Impressionist, modern, and contemporary art. The renovation and expansion was designed by Shohei Shigematsu of OMA New York, in collaboration with Sotheby’s.
Exhibition and auction space has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Box Lot Buy Yields Explosive Device
On March 27 troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Bomb Squad were called to examine a suspected explosive found inside an antique coffee jar. The jar was found by a citizen in a box lot purchased at an auction.
Upon finding the suspicious device, the citizen notified members of the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques at Rhinebeck Adds Fourth Building
Barn Star Productions’ Spring Antiques at Rhinebeck Show and Sale on Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26, will be adding a fourth building to the event to accommodate more exhibitors. The show is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York, and Barn Star has filled the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harvard Art Museums Are Gifted 70 Otto Piene Sketchbooks
Seventy sketchbooks by renowned artist Otto Piene (1928-2014) have been gifted to the Harvard Art Museums. The gift was made by poet and author Elizabeth Goldring, the artist’s wife. Dating from 1935 to 2014, the largely unpublished sketchbooks reflect interdisciplinary, cross-media experiments from Piene’s long career in the Boston area ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial: Uncertainty
As this issue of Maine Antique Digest is published, thanks to a dedicated crew making sure it reaches the press, uncertainty hangs over the world of art and antiques. Will things ever be the same?
The antiques industry, as we’ve all always known, is by no means essential. It’s a place ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)MADA Grant Benefits Waldoboro Schoolhouse Renovation
The Maine Antiques Dealers Association’s Education and Community Grants program, established in 1998, exists to “promote education in, and knowledge of, historical Maine arts and decorative arts.” In order to qualify for the grant, a request must be submitted to the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA).
Harry Hepburn of Harrison, Maine, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tiffany Studios Poppy Lamp Brings $541,200
Tiffany Studios table lamp with a 20" conical leaded-glass shade in the Poppy motif and a rare base with 16 iridescent Favrile glass balls as supports for the telescoping stem. There are Tiffany stamps to both the shade and base. It sold for $541,200 (est. $350,000/450,000). According to Morphy Auctions, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Full Schedule for Bath Antique Sale
For the first time since acquiring the Bath (Maine) Antique Sale, Gurley Antique Shows has announced that the show will have a full six-show schedule. The first show this fall, October 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will have approximately 50 dealers from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont exhibiting.
The ... (Read More)
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