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(Show)Washington Show Succeeds in the Face of Politics and Mother Nature
Washington Winter Show, Washington, D.C.
The annual Washington Winter Show of antiques and fine art was held January 11-13 at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. This year marks the 64th edition of the show and the ninth year that it has been held ... (Read More)
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(Show)January Show Kicks Off Antiques Season in Ohio
Hudson Antique Show, Richfield, Ohio
Hosting an antiques show in January in Ohio is always a thrill. Steve Sherhag, show manager for the Hudson Antique Show, held at the Richfield, Ohio, Days Inn, January 12 and 13, has learned to go with the flow. This year the weather was not an ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Americana Sale
Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook started 2019 with its largest various-owners catalog sale to date. Offered in two sessions on Friday evening, January 11, and Saturday, January 12, it presented a number of estates, consignments from downsizing collectors, and consignments that just walked ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and Decorative Arts
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctions
Decorative arts took second billing to Americana during the January 12 sale held by Garth’s Auctions in Columbus, Ohio. “There was a level of Americana in that auction that was commensurate with the level of quality we had for Thanksgiving,” said Jeff Jeffers, Garth’s ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Marna and Steve Tulin, Champlin Hill Antiques, North Ferrisburgh, Vermont
In the Trade
Wherever they’ve lived for the last 50 years, Marna and Steve Tulin have had an antiques shop at home: first in their Upper West Side Manhattan brownstone (which they bought for $27,000 in 1966), then in their basement in suburban Larchmont in Westchester County, New York, and for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Historic New England Awards Prize for Collecting Works on Paper
Historic New England has awarded its annual Prize for Collecting Works on Paper to Donna L. Halper and Laurence Senelick. These two honored collections showcase the history of broadcasting in New England and theatrical performance in the United States.
Donna Halper, a professor at Lesley University and a media historian, has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heartland Antique Shows: Changes to 2019 Schedule
As the Heartland Antique Show prepares for its 30th season, promoter Jennifer Sabin has a few changes planned for several events under the Heartland umbrella.
The summer edition of Heartland, Sabin’s original show, will continue as usual on June 1 at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Indiana. Sabin anticipates having ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Porsal Equities Ltd. Agrees to $10.75 Million Settlement in Tax Case
On November 13, 2018, New York State Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced a $10.75 million settlement with offshore art purchaser Porsal Equities Ltd. for tax fraud in connection with over $50 million of artwork and other goods purchased in New York.
“Wealthy art collectors are not above the law,” Underwood ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judgment against Ithaca, New York, Auction Company
On November 13, 2018, New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced a judgment obtained against Finger Lakes Estate and Auction, Inc., and its owner, Charles Dorsey, for fraudulently inducing consumers into giving up their personal property for auction sales and failing to pay the proceeds. The judgment requires Finger ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A World-Class Restoration Job Leads Gamage Sale
Bruce Gamage Auction, Rockland, Maine
Bruce Gamage’s January 5 and 6 auction in Rockland, Maine, was a good kickoff to his auction year.
What was arguably the oldest piece of furniture in the sale turned out to be the most expensive. The extensive repairs on an extraordinary Pilgrim-century chest, circa 1690, seemed ... (Read More)
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