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(Fragment)Ivan the Terrible Returns Home
On September 9 a ceremony was held in the gallery of The Potomack Company in Alexandria, Virginia. The event was the culmination of nearly two years of research, investigation, and diplomatic discussions related to the return of a large oil painting to Ukraine. Among those present at the repatriation ceremonies ... (Read More)
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(Auction)There’s a New Kid on the (Auction) Block
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Andrew Davis is the answer to the always troubling question of why younger people aren’t getting into the antiques business. The answer is that they are. Davis isn’t new to the auction business, but he is new to his own auction business. He held his first ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Valuable Words to Remember: Hunter Family
Wooten & Wooten Auction & Appraisal, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
When antiques show dealers query your reporter, their questions are always the same: “What’s selling?” For dealers in the South, Jeremy Wooten’s auction on September 7 in Camden, South Carolina, provided a quick and reliable answer: furniture made ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art of the West
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
The American West has long fascinated historians, filmmakers, and artists. The unsurpassed beauty of rugged mountain ranges, wide-open vistas, spectacular sunsets, and free-roaming wildlife has been a source of inspiration and imagination for Americans since speculators and settlers first began venturing into new territories ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art and Americana in a New Location
Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers
A sandstone carving tucked in a corner of the room said a lot about the country Americana sale held by Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers on September 7 at the company’s new location, the former Municipal Light Plant in Columbus, Ohio.
In ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Chester County Antiques Show Gets New Managers
"Change is good,” said Allison Snavely, the director of development at the Chester County Historical Society (CCHS), in response to being asked why the CCHS is changing managers when Wesley Sessa had kept the Chester County Historical Society Antiques & Art Show running for 37 years.
Sessa had recruited new dealers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques Mall Owner Charged with 34 Counts of Conversion
Antiques Mall Owner Charged with 34 Counts of Conversion
On February 14 Parke County (Indiana) Prosecutor Steve Cevengos requested that the Indiana State Police investigate Jill Dixon, 54, of Cayuga, Indiana, owner of Timeless and Classic Antique Mall LLC, for failing to reimburse consignors. The findings of the investigation were presented ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Have a Little Faith
We spend a lot of time on the road, and there are only so many rounds of the “alphabet game” one can stand—or only so many columns one can hear hashed out (if you asked the kids)—so we have become huge fans of podcasts. Podcasts might seem daunting and newfangled, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Blackwell Auctions Recovers Antique Silver Stolen in 2011
Blackwell Auctions, Clearwater, Florida, returned several dozen antique silver items, including an 1804 Saunders Pitman coin silver pitcher and tumbler set, after the auction house discovered that the collection had been looted from a Baltimore silver dealer, Imperial Half Bushel, in 2011.
“A retired dealer consigned a box of assorted silver ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Collector Alleges He Was Suckered
New York City collector Stuart Pivar thinks he got suckered, and on July 16 he filed a lawsuit in Supreme Court of the State of New York against attorney John McFadden. The case revolves around the sculpture Mlle. Pogany II by Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957).
According to court papers, in April 2019 ... (Read More)
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