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(Show)Antiques in Indian Lake
Jon Magoun of South Paris, Maine, had a large 30" x 40" Indian wool basket for $900; an Indian dual-colored drying basket, 24" x 21", for $395; a Penobscot decorated wall basket for $185; a rocking chair by Snowcraft Company, Norway, Maine, for $95; and a wool-decorated guide boat chair ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kaminski Auctions Sets Up in Manhattan
The Manhattan Art and Antiques Center at 1050 Second Avenue, New York City, has added Kaminski Auctions to its roster of nearly 100 high-end antiques dealers.
Kaminski Auctions, located on the first floor of the center in Gallery #28 on the street level, will be offering a free appraisal service every ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay, [email protected]
This month’s “Letter,” I indicated last month, might include quite a few paintings and drawings, some clocks, some silver, and a few furnishings. There are indeed a number of old master drawings and a few Dali concoctions in this “Letter,” along with a superb bronze and a lot ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Barn Star Assumes Management of Armonk Antiques Show
The Brynwood Golf and Country Club in Armonk, New York, will be the new home of the Armonk Antiques Show, according to Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions, who has assumed the management of the approximately 30-year-old show. According to Gaglio, the new venue will allow for a preview gala, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Hunterdon County Clock Case and the Enigmatic John Guild
Fig. 1A. Cherry tall-case clock made for Judge Joseph Reading, attributed to John Guild. Courtesy of the Sully Historic Site, Chantilly, Virginia, Fairfax County Park Authority Resource Management Division Historic Collections, Sully Foundation, Ltd.
Fig. 1B. Signature on the dial of figure 1A, “Joseph Reading Hunterdon County New Jersey.”
Fig. 1C. Pediment ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cameron Joins MaxSold
Boston-area auctioneer and auction house owner Tonya A. Cameron is joining the management team at MaxSold, a Canada-based firm that specializes in on-line estate and business liquidation auctions. In her capacity as regional manager for MaxSold in New England, Cameron will be visiting with clients at their homes or business ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Jenkins Management Cancels Fall Nashville Show
Jenkins Management has canceled its fall 2013 Nashville, Tennessee, antiques show: Tailgate-Music Valley Antiques Show and the Vintage Marketplace. The February 13-15, 2014, show will still be held but at a different venue—the Nashville Expo Center at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. For the past two years, the show has been ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Old Tools and New Methods
Portion of an ad hoc collection catalog of old tap dance books created with spreadsheet software.
Computer Column #298
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Favorite old software tools and changes in the way software is sold are covered this month.
Old Tools
Tablets and smartphones are taking over jobs once done by desktop or laptop computers. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.
Art of Katahdin: The Mountain, the Range, the Region by David Little (Down ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Funny Business
Editorial
Getting hoodwinked at an auction is no laughing matter, but we must admit that we chuckled at a story coming out of Australia.
According to a local television station, an auction buyer paid around $300 for a signed print by Modernist artist Margaret Preston (1875-1963) at a sale conducted by Arthouse ... (Read More)
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