(Issue Story)
In the Trade
Mark Thormahlen used to work for the venerable English antique furniture firm Stair & Company on Madison Avenue in New York City (not to be confused with Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York, an auction house), and it shows. His Yellow Church Antiques—housed in a 19th-century church on U.S. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
You see it at antiques shows, in print ads and auction catalogs, and on dealers’ websites—“from the collection of ” or “ex-(insert name here).” Sometimes the item is cited as having appeared in a book that displays someone’s treasures, and collectors seem to find an object compellingly attractive and precious ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
A Book Review
Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect
by Patricia Junker and Audrey Lewis with Henry Adams, Karen Baumgartner, Christopher B. Crosman, Mary Adam Landa, Christine B. Podmaniczky, Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, Joyce Hill Stoner, and Shuji Takahashi The Brandywine River Museum of Art and the Seattle Art Museum, in association with Yale University ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
Scott Meherg, 36, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3161 on charges involving his possession and use of counterfeit checks.
According to court documents, on four occasions in March 2015, Meherg used counterfeit checks to purchase merchandise at ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Amherst, Massachusetts
One of the very great pleasures of an antiques show is the freedom to touch the object, to feel its form and surface. What is particularly appealing about the Antiques Dealers’ Association of America/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show is color and surface. Dealers bring out their best, and those antiques ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Rhinebeck, New York
It was fall; the leaf colors were late; the weather was like summer; but one thing remained constant, the annual fall Antiques at Rhinebeck, managed by Frank Gaglio and Barn Star Productions. Great dealers, great knowledge, sexy merchandise—wait a minute, did I get your attention—yes, sexy.
I do not ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
The Americana in Pook & Pook’s Americana and international sale on October 7, 2017, was a good test of that market. There was plenty of what the trade calls “smalls.” Many smalls were Pennsylvania German, and some brought big prices.
Thanks to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Wolfs Art Dealers & Appraisers, Cleveland, Ohio
Photos courtesy Wolfs
Michael Wolf, 71 years young, has no plans to slow down. Wolf, the owner of Wolfs Art Dealers & Appraisers in Cleveland, Ohio, was recently in San Francisco promoting several of the artists the gallery represents; this was only weeks after conducting ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
Homeward Bound by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
The Young Collector
Have you ever seen one of those old submarine movies where the cook is rummaging under bunks for potatoes? Or maybe one where the crew is running out of air, and there are only minutes to spare before everyone suffocates or has a complete mental breakdown? While we ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s sold $3.5 million in its mid-season American art sale on October 6, selling 114 lots out of 158 offered, for a sell-through rate of 72.2%. The estimate was $2.9/4.4 million.
Highlights of the sale, which attracted a few dozen buyers in the salesroom, included works by ... (Read More)
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