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(Issue Story)Classical Splendor
Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House by Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley and Peggy A. Olley Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2016, 160 pages, hardbound, $35 plus S/H from Philadelphia Museum of Art, (http://store.philamuseum.org) or (800) 329-4856.
The Waln house was a block and a half west of the State House ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Right Picture but Wrong Label Leads to Lawsuit
Is it the picture or the label? That’s the central question in a lawsuit filed in federal court by AMW Art Advisory, a business located in Cyprus.
According to the suit, AMW attended an art fair in Miami, Florida, in December 2015. In the booth of Armand Bartos Fine Art was ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, January 2017
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
A Chinese musket and a Persian tile are among the more costly items in this month’s “Letter,” not to mention a Gaudí bench that led a selection of “Historical Design.” Some curious gogottes, reading requisites and a discreet comfort station, an American in Paris, an elegant Indian stork, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Devil's Dictionary of Antiques Collecting: Part 3
This is part three of “The Devil’s Dictionary of Antiques Collecting,” based on the satirical thesaurus The Devil’s Dictionary, originally published in 1906 as The Cynic’s Word Book, written by Ambrose Bierce, an American author and journalist. I can never reach Bierce’s level of witticisms and satire of common English ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Foster Rings in the New Year
Robert L. Foster Auctions, Newcastle, Maine
Robert Foster opened the new year just as he’s done for the past several decades—with a January 1 auction in Newcastle, Maine. In a way, this one was an extension of his September 2016 auction, in that it was paced by a field of about ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)End of the Chicago Botanic Show and the Birth of a New Chicago Show
Chicago-area and tristate collectors in tune with the old adage “When one door closes, a window opens” can take heart following the close of a popular antiques event.
In early September 2016 the Chicago Botanic Garden notified exhibitors that the annual spring show focused on garden antiques and held there for ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Poor State of Affairs
The Young Collector
In the wake of the election—which is the most political thing we intend to say in this column, so come on back here for a minute!—we have read any number of think pieces on the various strains of rural, southern, working-class, urban, and minority poverty; picked through myriad ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Portland Museum of Art Announces Generous Gift
The Portland (Maine) Museum of Art (PMA) received the largest matching gift in the museum’s history, the institution announced on December 8, 2016. Five million dollars will be donated to the PMA by longtime American museum benefactors Judy and Leonard Lauder to support the museum’s endowment.
The PMA director position will ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Securing Art and Antiques with Technology
Computer Column #337
John P. Reid, <[email protected]>
It would be nice if digital methods could help recover stolen antiques. Apple, Android, and other smartphones and tablets have loss protection. A properly configured mobile device can accept a command over the Internet to wipe its memory and periodically signal its GPS (Global Positioning ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, January 2017
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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