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(Auction)American Furniture and Decorative Arts Online
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Now known now as Bonhams Skinner, the Marlborough, Massachusetts, auction house held its spring Americana sale online from April 23 to May 3. The sale featured interesting decorative arts and smalls.
This pair of 19th-century Chinese export famille rose porcelain garden seats in a hexagonal ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Executive Director of Wright’s Ferry Mansion
James Archer Abbott became the new executive director of the Wright’s Ferry Mansion, Columbia, Pennsylvania, February 1.
Abbott is a graduate of Vassar College (B.A.) and the State University of New York Museum Studies Program through the Fashion Institute of Technology (M.A.). Most recently he served as the executive director and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Laura Doyle
It’s a family affair at Doyle. Upon entering the East 87th Street gallery in New York City, one is greeted with “Welcome to Doyle.” The family-owned auction house, celebrating its 60th year, is under the leadership of Laura Doyle, who became chief executive officer in 2019. The auction house was ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The venerable Philadelphia Show is a 60-year tradition. After a two-year suspension following a contentious five years under a big tent on various fields at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the Philadelphia Show launched a new beginning in a big white tent built on a platform over the fountain on ... (Read More)
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(Show)Hanover Tavern Show Continues to Shine
Antiques at the Tavern, Hanover, Virginia
The fourth annual Antiques at the Tavern was held at the historic Hanover Tavern in Hanover, Virginia, April 29-May 1. The show is hosted by the Hanover Tavern Foundation and guided by the foundation’s executive director, David Deal. The stated mission of the foundation is ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Weiss Inducted Into Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame
Stanley Weiss, civic leader, businessman, real estate developer, and collector of American and English antique furniture, has been inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Weiss was among nine Rhode Islanders inducted at the organization’s 57th annual ceremony, held May 1 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, Rhode ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hartley’s Wild White Rose Brings $343,750
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
For its May 1 auction in the Beacon Hill gallery, Grogan & Company changed up the format to begin with fine art followed by jewelry. Bidding was online, on the telephone, and by absentee bids. Previews were by appointment over the course ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Spring North American Decoys at Auction
Guyette & Deeter, Inc., Lombard, Illinois
Here’s a tip for readers who might run into Jon Deeter these days: he’s the guy with a big grin on his face and a sunny outlook. Life has been good recently for him and for the decoys, sporting art, and outdoors memorabilia auction house ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Barber Joins Doyle
Chris Barber has joined Doyle in New York City as a vice president and director of American furniture and decorative arts.
Since 2004 Barber has worked in the American furniture and decorative arts department at Skinner, Inc., in Boston, first as cataloger and specialist and then since 2012 as deputy director. ... (Read More)
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(Show)For a Good Time, Visit Liberty
Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty, North Carolina
The friendly fields of the Liberty Antiques Festival were open and crowded April 29, day one of its two-day spring iteration. Arriving two hours after opening meant a hefty hike to the main entrance where some 50 people were in line, $10 in hand. They ... (Read More)
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