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(Show)The Charleston Show 2025
Charleston, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Donna Prunkl
What began as the Charleston International Antiques Show in 2004 has morphed into simply the Charleston Show. M.A.D. was there for the inaugural international show (see the June 2004 edition of M.A.D., pp. 26-28-D). Keeling Wainwright Associates managed the show for the Historic Charleston Foundation ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Laughlin’s 39th Spring Auction
Laughlin Auctions, Edinburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions
Laughlin Auctions hosted its 39th annual spring antiques and sporting auction March 5-19. The two-week online-only sale provided ample time for potential buyers to sort through the nearly 1100 lots offered by the Edinburg, Virginia, firm. Laughlin uses the HiBid bidding platform.
In addition to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bronx Man Admits to Stealing Trading Cards and Sports Memorabilia
Shelby Dozier, 34, of the Bronx, New York, formerly employed by the United States Postal Service as a sorting clerk, has admitted to theft of mail. Dozier pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with theft of mail by a postal service employee.
In ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Daniel Ridgway Knight Online Catalogue Raisonné
Rehs Galleries, New York City, has launched the Daniel Ridgway Knight online catalogue raisonné (www.ridgwayknight.org), a comprehensive and continuously updated digital resource dedicated to the life and works of the 19th-century American artist.
This scholarly project is being led by Howard L. Rehs, art historian and owner of Rehs Galleries. Dr. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stack’s Bowers Galleries 2025 Professional Numismatist Program
Stack’s Bowers Galleries has announced the 2025 session of its Professional Numismatist Program, scheduled to be held July 20-25. The program’s mission is “To provide practical tools and build professional connections for the next generation of young adult numismatists.” The lead instructor will be Devin Hipp, joined by industry leaders ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Center for Painted Wall Preservation Scholarship
The Center for Painted Wall Preservation (CPWP) invites applications to the 2025 inaugural CPWP scholarship. Awards will be made for either one recipient of $1500 or two recipients of $750. The selection will be based on review of proposals for educational scholarly projects designed to study, understand, and educate about ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Stone Birds: How to Find a Peckham
How do you find a new painting by somebody who’s been dead for 150 years? As you might expect, there’s no straightforward answer. I found myself in that quandary not too long ago while studying the Massachusetts folk painter Deacon Robert Peckham (1785-1877).
Peckham was a staunch advocate for abolition, temperance, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fletcher to Receive President’s Award
On Wednesday, April 16, Old Sturbridge Village will present its President’s Award to Stephen L. Fletcher, Americana expert and former executive vice president of Skinner.
The Old Sturbridge Village President’s Award honors those individuals whose work, like that of Old Sturbridge Village, brings meaning, relevance, and inspiration to the public through ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A-Mark Acquires Parent of Stack’s Bowers Galleries
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., a precious metals platform, has entered into a agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Spectrum Group International, Inc. (SGI), the parent of Stack’s Bowers Galleries (SBG), one of the world’s largest rare coin and currency auction houses and a wholesale and retail dealer specializing ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Vander Sande Collection at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
The entire 211-lot catalog for the March 12 sale at Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina, was devoted to the collection of Marie-Teresa and John (1944-2024) Vander Sande of Newbury, Massachusetts. The couple researched and purchased 17th- and 18th-century Massachusetts furniture and decorative arts. ... (Read More)
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