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(Fragment)Americana Week Preview: January in New York City
For three generations, a large conclave of collectors and curators has gathered in New York City in mid-January for an annual treasure hunt. The Winter Antiques Show (WAS) at the Park Avenue Armory has been the catalyst for 64 years. Beginning in the late 1970s, auctions and ancillary shows multiplied ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Autumn Estates Sale in Atlanta
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Photos courtesy Ahlers & Ogletree
There are various ways of selling antiques, and the Atlanta firm of Ahlers & Ogletree—named for Robert Ahlers and his wife, Christy Ogletree Ahlers—has most of them covered. From their facilities on Miami Circle in the stylish Atlanta neighborhood of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Carmine Dance Hall Antiques Show
Carmine, Texas
“You can’t park there.”
I had just pulled my rental car under a tree on a hot Texas morning and was walking toward a group of men tending a grill under a pavilion when Tom Drummond, one of the locals, stepped forward to address me. “You can’t park under that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Folk Art Dolls
Topsy-turvy doll, reversible black and white cloth figures, early 1900s.
American Primitive Gallery, in association with John Molloy Gallery, will present Lost Figures & Found Dolls from January 4 to February 3 in New York City. Longtime dealers and collectors Aarne Anton of American Primitive Gallery and John Molloy have assembled ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Engel Collection, Parts One and Two
American Carnival Glass Association, Greenville, Ohio; Millersburg Glass Association, Millersburg, Ohio
Photos courtesy Jim Wroda Auction Services
The Karen and Doug Engel carnival glass collection brought a record of about $1.2 million in its first sale and realized another $300,000 in a second auction. The Engel collection was composed of about 600 ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)It's a Wonderful Life
The Young Collector
During some recent travels, we stayed with dear friends with two little children, each almost exactly three years younger than one of our children. So, of course, their lives are still full of the overwhelmingly large feelings that lead to tears on the battlefields of early childhood—meals and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, January 2018
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Splash on the Wall, a Flash on the Hand
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photos courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries
What’s selling right now?” At any auction house carrying varied merchandise, the current answer to that eternal market question is “art and jewelry.” New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) has demonstrated its faith in this fact by adding separate focused ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Derik Pulito, Kensington, Connecticut
In the Trade
If you furnished your home with fine American country furniture 20 years ago, you’re probably not happy that those $50,000 highboys you bought are now selling for $20,000 or less, but Derik Pulito is.
When we visited him at his restored center-chimney Colonial in Kensington, Connecticut, for this article, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York City Art Dealer Charged
On December 15, 2017, a complaint was unsealed in federal court charging Manhattan art dealer Ezra Chowaiki with wire fraud and transportation of stolen property. He allegedly used his art gallery located on Park Avenue to defraud art dealers and collectors of millions of dollars.
According to court papers, until November ... (Read More)
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