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(Auction)The Sale of the L.D. Brinkman Western Art Collection
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
To L.D. "Brink" Brinkman (1929-2015), the Western artists he collected and promoted strove "to perpetuate the memory and culture of the Old West...and to ensure authentic representation of the life of the West as it was and is." He called his collection "a sample of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Burglary Suspect Arrested
On December 27, 2018, Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office deputies served a search warrant at a residence in Dunsmuir, California, after an investigation into a Christmas night commercial burglary at Harley's Antique Store identified a possible suspect in the case.
The search warrant operation netted the key suspect, Benjamin Osborn, 43, most ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Board Members for American Folk Art Museum
The board of trustees of the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) has two new members-philanthropist and educator Joyce Berger Cowin, a former member of the AFAM board (1992-2017), and attorney and civil rights advocate Gail Wright Sirmans.
Joyce Berger Cowin.
Gail Wright Sirmans.
"Joyce Berger Cowin has been an exemplary and generous benefactor ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ancient Corn Mummy Leads at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company opened its 2019 auction schedule with three days of sales, February 2, 5, and 6, at its galleries in Alexandria, Virginia. The February 2 sale was live, and the sales on February 5 and 6 were online only. During ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Call for Consignments for Rockport Art Association & Museum
The Rockport Art Association & Museum, Rockport, Massachusetts, is currently accepting consignments of artwork by historical American artists, highlighting the Cape Ann school, for its annual art auction. The consignment deadline is Saturday, March 9, and the auction will be held on Saturday, May 4, in the museum's Hibbard Gallery.
Each ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Encryption
Computer Column #361
As youngsters, we listened to the adventures of Jack Armstrong and Captain Midnight on the radio every night. These series, along with Little Orphan Annie and The Lone Ranger, regularly offered premiums for 25cents and a boxtop. A regular favorite was a decoder ring that allowed a youngster ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Halifax Collector's Final Wish
Jack Craft of Finer Things Antiques & Curios, Halifax, Nova Scotia, wasn't sure what to expect when he was summoned to the hospital bed of a local collector who was gravely ill. As it turned out, the collector wanted Craft's help to disperse his superb collection of antique furniture, the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Princeton Sued Over Religious Manuscripts
A lawsuit filed in federal court in New Jersey on December 13, 2018, accuses Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, of holding in its collection four religious manuscripts that were stolen in 1917 from a Greek monastery.
The lawsuit, filed by plaintiffs His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, the Archbishop of Constantinople, New ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ferren Plasters Sell High
Two abstract plaster reliefs by John Millard Ferren (1905-1970) were the top lots at Kaminski Auctions in Beverly, Massachusetts, on February 3. There was strong competition for the pieces, both of which were signed and dated 1937. The work numbered 29 sold with buyer's premium for $69,600 (est. $20,000/30,000). The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Corn Mummy Opens The Potomack Company's Year
The Potomack Company opened its 2019 auction season with a series of antiques and fine art sales beginning on February 2. The high lot of the live catalog sale was probably one of the oldest items ever offered by the Alexandria, Virginia, firm.
This Egyptian corn mummy in a gilt and ... (Read More)
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