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(Issue Story)The Government's Art Tab
Editorial
On March 21 Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, instructed Denise Roth, administrator of the General Services Administration, that she had two weeks to provide the committee with a staggering amount of information.
Chaffetz, a member of the Tea Party, wants to know ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lever Monhegan Scene Is Top Lot at Barridoff
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine
Photos courtesy Barridoff Galleries
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine, held its biannual fine art auction on May 5 in the Abromson Center on the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Portland. The approximately 291 lots brought in a total of $570,510, but that number is expected to ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)A Job Worth Doing
The Young Collector
In Hollie’s first post-college job, she was a collection agent in a large urban area. She was not of the kind who works in a call center but of the variety who walks up to the apartment door and says, “I need to get $53 today or we’re ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Chait Pleads Guilty in Federal Court
Joseph Chait, 38, the senior auction administrator of a gallery and auction house located in Beverly Hills, California, pleaded guilty on March 9 in federal court in New York City to two counts related to wildlife trafficking.
He was charged with conspiring to smuggle wildlife products made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Impressionist and Modern Art
Doyle New York, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
A sale of European and American Impressionist and modern art was held at Doyle New York on May 3. Overall the sale totaled $2,174,563; 88% of the lots sold. American art sales contributed $1,148,188 to the total, with 85% sold by lot. Lots ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antique City Show Makes Major Changes
The Antique City Show is making some major changes including dates, location, and prices.
Holiday Promotions, the new owner of the show, is moving it to the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds with new dates, June 18 and 19. For the last four years, the show has been in April at Lehigh University ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, May 2016
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Madame Would Look Enchanting in This!
Dating from around 1765, this elegant lady wearing a robe à la française of silk and metallic wrapped thread would appear to be the only recorded surviving life-size French mannequin de mode of the period.
Wearing as accessories a blonde wig, pearl earrings, a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jewelry Highlights at Freeman's and Andrews & Andrews
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Freeman’s held its regular jewelry auction on May 2 and its estate jewelry auction in the new “Jewelry & Silver at 1808” format on July 21. The May sale included higher-end jewelry and timepieces; the July sale had about 100 lots of more affordable jewelry. The auctions ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Greater York Antiques Show
York, Pennsylvania
At what show can you find a $35 fly swatter, a $120,000 folk art bird tree, a $16,800 stoneware butter churn (made by Hamilton of Greensboro, Pennsylvania), a $45,000 Bill Traylor gouache on paper, and a 3" high Steiff black cat for $175?
All of it was at the Mitchell ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art Blossoms in the Spring
Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art
The Slotin Folk Art auction in April is almost a spring folk art ritual. These sales are always animated and informal. The April 30 and May 1 event was particularly lighthearted and had many in-house active bidders. In addition to the on-site ... (Read More)
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