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(Auction)Lamps, Glass, and Jewelry Auction
James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maine
Not surprisingly, the name Louis Comfort Tiffany dominated the James D. Julia lamp, glass, and jewelry auction on December 1, 2017, in Fairfield, Maine. About 60 Tiffany lamps and chandeliers came up, led by a trio of lamps that topped the sale at $84,700 apiece ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Cyber Security
Computer Column #348
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Hackers recently made major information data breaches at large corporations (www.identityforce.com/blog/2017-data-breaches). Small businesses are not immune. Antiques malls often have computer point-of-sale, inventory, and dealer payment systems that are hackable. Sure, the local antiques mall is not as tempting a target as Equifax or the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)American Folk Art Museum's New Gallery in Long Island City
It’s a hop, skip, and a jump from the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan to its new Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City, Queens.
Hopping on the number 1 train across the street from the museum at Columbus Avenue and 65th Street, going three stops to 42nd Street, skipping ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Documented Embroidery from the Misses Patten School in Hartford, Connecticut, Returns Home
After a more than 200-year absence, a rare and important silk-embroidered coat of arms has returned home to the Oliver Ellsworth Homestead in Windsor, Connecticut, thanks to the generosity of a descendant of its maker. Crafted in 1801 by Delia Ellsworth (1789-1840), the youngest daughter of Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807),1 while ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Manhattan Dealer Strikes Plea Deal in Ivory Case
The owner of a Manhattan-based antiques store and his corporation were charged with felonies in connection with illegal ivory sales in New York County Criminal Court in October, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Alexander Sakhai and Alexander’s Antiques Inc. of 1050 Second Avenue were each ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Long-running Hudson, Ohio, Antique Show to Change Location
Entering its 48th year, the Hudson Antique Show, Hudson, Ohio, is changing venues. The show had been located at the Clarion Inn in Hudson for the past several years, but the hotel recently was sold and will no longer host events. The new location will be the Days Inn in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Semple Kettle Stand Offered at Williamsburg Holiday Show
Along with offering booths filled with fine antiques, artwork, and collectibles, the 36th Annual Holiday Antiques Show in Williamsburg, Virginia, enjoyed the presence of a piece of American Colonial furniture royalty. Known simply as the “Semple” kettle stand or table, the carved mahogany masterpiece is attributed to Robert Walker of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Holiday Antiques Show Offers Some Show-Stoppers
Williamsburg, VirginiaThe 36th annual Holiday Antiques Show was held the weekend of November 24-26, 2017, at the Doubletree by Hilton, Williamsburg, Virginia. The event has become a mainstay for Black Friday shoppers who wish to avoid the hassle of outlet malls and standstill traffic.
This copybook is dated 1853 and is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Glass, Maritime Art, and Americana in Marion
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Estates and collections make up most sales at Marion Antique Auctions in Marion, Massachusetts, bringing to market antique and historical objects and art from the area lately termed the “Southeast coast.” For the November 25, 2017, auction at the Marion Music Hall, Frank McNamee and C. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Tea Caddy Collection
More than half a century ago my mother, Marnie Bramble, began collecting tea caddies. She often said that as a petite person (5'2"), she was attracted to small things and naturally drawn to the 4" to 5" highly decorative containers used for storing tea. Mother said she acquired her first ... (Read More)
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