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(Issue Story)Take a (Different) Seat
The Young Collector
We have a large window in the eat-in area of our kitchen that overlooks the driveway, which is surrounded by a head-high concrete retaining wall. A seat here offers a vantage point for watching the kids play and interact, and Hollie was doing just that this spring when ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rub-a-Dub-Dub, One Man in a Tub, Wyoming Bound
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has shifted the bidding landscape for at least one South Carolina auctioneer. “I may not go back to live sales,” said Jeremy Wooten of Wooten & Wooten a few weeks before his 371-lot July 25 sale. “The ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Virtual Newport Show
The Newport Show: Antiques, Art and Exquisite Objects
The 2020 edition of The Newport Show: Antiques, Art and Exquisite Objects, normally held during one of the busiest summer weekends for the resort town of Newport, Rhode Island, shifted to an online format that lasted for seven days. Now in its 14th ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Deerfield Show Will Go On
Amid the wreckage COVID-19 has wrought on Antiques Week in New Hampshire in August, there’s one lone exception: Gurley Antique Shows’ one-day show in Deerfield. The show, typically a kickoff event for the week, will be the only live Antiques Week show for 2020.
“The Socially Distant Deerfield,” joked Rachel Gurley ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Decoy and a Wildlife Painting Make Auction Records
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Hingham, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
One of the most eagerly awaited summer sales is Copley Fine Art Auctions’ annual summer sporting sale, which is a reliable draw for collectors from all points to the Plymouth, Massachusetts, harbor. The COVID-19 pandemic dictated a very different event ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2020
Things have begun to look much better on the U.K. auction front, even if it is not yet possible to attend auctions in person. This month’s selection includes quite a few body parts, principally Roman or Indian, as well as several foxhounds, some cute gogottes, and even a fearless vegetarian ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Madison-Bouckville Antique Week Canceled
The Madison-Bouckville Promotions board of directors has announced that the August 10-16 event has been canceled. “After discussion with multiple local and state officials it has been determined it would be unsafe to hold an event of this magnitude at this time,” a statement reads. Madison-Bouckville Antique Week comprises 14 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Making Up the Difference
On May 18, 2017, New York art dealer Anatole Shagalov, whose business is Nature Morte LLC, was the winning bidder at a Sotheby’s sale for an untitled work by Keith Haring (1958-1990). The hammer price was $5,600,000, and the buyer’s premium added another $937,500 for a total of $6,537,500.
Shagalov never ... (Read More)
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(Show)Hanover Tavern Show Succeeds in the Face of Adversity
Antiques at the Tavern, Hanover, Virginia
The second annual Antiques at the Tavern show had been originally scheduled for the weekend of May 1-3. No surprise—it was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news is that the show was held as rescheduled for July 17-19 at the historic Hanover ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thomaston Embraces the “New Normal”
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
The English language is a constantly evolving system. Meanings change from year to year, and sometimes from month to month. What “gay” meant in the 1940s is not what it means today. The word “awful” used to mean something that ... (Read More)
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