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(Auction)Mystery Cupboard and Historical Doors Lead Evans Sales
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates' June Americana sales were held June 15, 16, and 17 in three sessions at the newly expanded gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. A total of 1421 cataloged lots crossed the block, divided ... (Read More)
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(Show)Calling All Families, Especially Fathers
Canandaigua Antique Show, Canandaigua, New York
It's the day before Father's Day, Saturday, June 17, so what do you do for dads who "dig" collecting antiques? Take them, family, and friends to a nearby antiques show, like the Canandaigua Antique Show sponsored by the Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association (GCADA), in ... (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)Historical Ephemera and Photography
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
Antique photographs helped give Wes Cowan his start in the auction business, and, years after Cowan's was acquired by Hindman, images continue to fuel the company's auctions of American historical ephemera and photography. During the most recent sale, held June 15 and 16 at Cincinnati, Ohio, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Admits to Lying to FBI in Fake Paintings Case
Michael Barzman of North Hollywood, California, 45, a one-time auctioneer, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) that were seized last year from the Orlando (Florida) Museum of Art. Barzman has admitted in court papers that he ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Have Clock, Will Travel
Beneath the Surface
There is a saying in the antiques business that three is a collection, and that once you get three of anything, you just have to keep going. This must be the case with us and transporting tall clocks. We have collected the habit apparently. This time it started ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Endowed Curatorship in Honor of Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, has endowed its curatorship of American decorative arts in honor of longtime trustee Alice Cooney "Nonnie" Frelinghuysen, herself a senior curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
"Establishing this important position in Nonnie's honor is in thankful recognition ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Swensson Collection Shines at Phillips
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Phillips
Phillips' jewelry auction held June 13 in New York City brought robust results, particularly for Art Deco pieces, colored gemstones, and the collection of Suzanne and Earl Simcox Swensson. The Swensson items, which included jewels by Suzanne Belperron, Rene Boivin, Raymond Yard, Mauboussin, Cartier, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Collection Sales
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
"The World of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman," a series of three auctions held by Sotheby's from May 27 to June 13, totaled $4.3 million, attracted over 800 bidders from 30 countries, and was 100% sold. Offerings included automotive and racing memorabilia, entertainment and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)FBI Launches Free App to Track and Report Stolen Art
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and around the world have submitted reports of stolen art and antiques to the FBI's National Stolen Art File (NSAF), a database of stolen art and culturally significant property. The NSAF assists in law enforcement's efforts to close cases and return pieces of ... (Read More)
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