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(Fragment)Alaska Dealer Charged with Lacey Act Violations and Tax Evasion
Anchorage, Alaska, dealer Walter Earl, 75, owner of The Antique Gallery, was charged on April 23 in federal court for illegally buying and selling walrus ivory and failing to report income to the IRS.
Earl has agreed to plead guilty to three counts of Lacey Act violations and one count of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Doyle, New York City
American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
The coronavirus pandemic caused Doyle to offer its twice-a-year American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts auction to an online-only audience. The sale, which closed on April 21, totaled $863,781 (including buyers’ premiums) with an 85% sell-through rate. The presale estimate was $637,100/977,750. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Business Goes On as Usual…Sort of…with the Right Tools
Martin J. Donnelly Auctions, Avoca, New York
Photos courtesy Martin J. Donnelly Auctions
Martin Donnelly must have been a great Boy Scout. When the COVID-19 crisis hit, he was very well prepared. Under ordinary circumstances, his Live Free or Die antique tool auction would have been held in Nashua, New Hampshire, on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)No Preview, No Podium, No Problem: Watches and Clocks Online
Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
In about an hour, it was all over. Even with brief anti-sniping extensions for last-minute bids, nearly 400 lots at Skinner cascaded to their timed closings on the evening of Tuesday, April 14. Bidders for wristwatches, pocket watches, clocks, music boxes, scientific instruments, and cameras had ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Objects Destined for the Philadelphia Show
When word came that the Philadelphia Show had been canceled, it was a blow to the Americana world. The show has long been one of the premier events on the show schedule. Rather than just chalk it up to another COVID-19 cancellation, we asked dealers what they had planned to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Furniture and Decorative Arts
Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
By March 10, when Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus, the writing was on the wall at Skinner in Marlborough. Plan B was required for the American furniture and decorative arts auction. Originally scheduled for April 4, the sale ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received, April 2020
Books Received
by M.A.D. Staff
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
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At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online Design Sale
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Henry Van de Velde, a Belgian-born architect and founder of Modernism, is not nearly as well known as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, but he probably should be. Born in Antwerp in 1863, he died in Zurich at 94 in 1957. He worked to the end of his ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Karen and Ralph DiSaia Recipients of ADA Award of Merit
Karen and the late Ralph DiSaia will be the recipients of the 2020 Award of Merit, an annual award given by the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America (ADA). Karen DiSaia was shceduled to accept the prize on the couple’s behalf at a dinner planned for Friday, April 24, at the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, April 2020
Incorporating a higher than usual number of lots from provincial sales along with the more usual London lots, this month’s “Letter” includes a broken and repaired Roman bust that made a fortune for its unsuspecting owners, not to mention a handsome bonus for the saleroom in which it was offered.
A ... (Read More)
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