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(Issue Story)Made in New York City: The Business of Folk Art
American Folk Art Museum, New York City
Elizabeth V. Warren, guest curator and a trustee of the American Folk Art Museum, has been thinking about New York City urban folk art for more than two decades. “Folk art is not just rural. Folk art was made in the cities too,” she ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lalique Perfume Bottle Leads IPBA Auction
International Perfume Bottle Association, Itasca, Illinois
Photos courtesy International Perfume Bottle Association
Wine glasses in hand, members of the International Perfume Bottle Association (IPBA) settled into their chairs on May 3 in Itasca, Illinois, for the auction that is the exclamation point to the IPBA annual convention. With 180 lots to sell, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show in Massachusetts
Joshua and Rachel Gurley of Gurley Antique Shows will open a new show, The Fancy Flea at Edaville—Vintage and Antiques Fair, at the Edaville Family Theme Park in Carver, Massachusetts, on Saturday, June 22.
The focus of The Fancy Flea will be vintage goods and antiques. By running it at the Edaville Family Theme Park, the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)J. Levine Files Bankruptcy
On March 15 J. Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC, Phoenix, Arizona, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Court documents show the estimated number of creditors as 200 to 999. The company, established in 2009, has assets of $100,001 to $500,000 and liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10,000,000.
The 20 largest unsecured claims total ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Where Have All the Portraits Gone?
Peter, Paul, and Mary’s plaintive song strikes a chord in the ongoing search for some missing portraits by 18th-century Salem, Massachusetts, artist Benjamin Blyth (1746-1811). He was an enigmatic man about whom little is known, despite that many of his portraits, primarily pastels, have been used in numerous publications over ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Richmond Furniture
The first-ever exhibition dedicated to Richmond furniture, Classical Richmond Furniture: Early American History & Craftsmanship in Virginia’s Capital, is open through May 31 at the John Marshall House, Richmond, Virginia. The exhibition was curated by Michael S. Phillips.
There are 20 Richmond-attributed pieces at the John Marshall House, and Phillips brought ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gachot Collection Highlights Americana Sale
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
The collection of the late Richard and Irene Gachot was offered as 60 of the lots at the spring Americana sale at Freeman’s on April 30. The Gachots renovated a Quaker farmhouse on Long Island in 1961 and furnished it with the help of antiques dealer ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2019 Philadelphia Antiques and Art Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"What an incredible time to be a buyer. There may be fewer masterpieces on the market, but there are fewer collectors to compete for them,” said Americana dealer David Schorsch of Woodbury, Connecticut, on the phone the day after he bought a diminutive Pennsylvania chest of drawers offered by ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Bedford Spring Art and Antiques Show
The Art, Design & Antiques Show, Bedford, New York
Fellow dealers of longtime New Canaan, Connecticut, antiques dealer Donald Rich came together to put on a small show, The Art, Design & Antiques Show at Bedford Historical Hall, on April 27 and 28 to honor Rich’s memory. Held just across the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Masterpiece Sale Surpasses Expectations
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
Folk art, including self-taught or Outsider art, continues to be all the rage. Museums, whether dedicated to this genre or not, are hosting exhibits, resulting in great attendance. Auctions, whether dedicated to this genre or showcasing an assortment of these ... (Read More)
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