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(Show)A Gathering on the Olde National Road Antique Show
Lewisville, Indiana
The summer edition of A Gathering on the Olde National Road Antique Show, held June 2 and 3 in Lewisville, Indiana, has set the event on solid footing.
After the show made a successful debut in December with 20 dealers, the promoters—Pam Wise, Tom and Sue Saunders, and Richard McKnight—began ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Penn Dry Goods Market
Pennsburg, Pennsylvania
For the last ten years, the Penn Dry Goods Market, a textile and antiques show with textile history lectures, has benefited the Schwenkfelder Museum and Library’s general operating fund. On June 2 and 3, 23 dealers filled the second-floor galleries with needlework, quilts, coverlets, woven objects, linens, yardage, sewing ... (Read More)
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(Show)Show Runs into a Monster Problem
MADA Spring Antiques Show, Topsham, Maine
The third annual MADA Spring Antiques Show, produced by the Maine Antiques Dealers Association, was held June 3 at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham, Maine. A series of unfortunate events resulted in low attendance for this semiannual show.
The first was the weather. The show was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Colby Receives Significant Gift from Marin Family
The Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, announced it has received 184 works of art from the estate of Norma B. Marin. Marin (1930-2022) was married to John Marin Jr, son of the Modernist painter John Marin.
Over the last 50 years, the Marin family has gifted to the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Mark Indursky of Lost Found Art
When M.A.D. recently bumped into Mark Indursky, he was visiting the Found Object Show: Art without Intent in Manhattan. As many collectors will do, he arrived early to peruse what might appeal.
Scoping out the show was certainly an easier endeavor than the time he fished out a crushed bucket from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York’s Investigation of Sotheby’s Expands
A court filing on April 21 reveals that the New York attorney general’s investigation into alleged improper use of resale certificates at Sotheby’s has expanded. In November 2020 New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Sotheby’s, accusing the auction house of defrauding the state of New York ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Skilled Artistry in Jewelry of Various Periods
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co.
Toomey & Co., Chicago, Illinois, held a jewelry, silver, and objects of vertu auction on May 31, with offerings from “the skilled artistry of various periods: antique, Georgian, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Modernist, mid-century, and contemporary,” according to a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at Rhinebeck: Spanning Centuries and Cultures
Rhinebeck, New York
The spring Antiques at Rhinebeck show in Rhinebeck, New York, at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, May 27 and 28, spanned centuries and cultures, from ancient Asian crafts to Art Deco designs. Diversity has always been the key to Rhinebeck’s success over the decades, especially since Frank Gaglio and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Randolph Street Market: Celebrating 20 Years
Chicago, Illinois
Asked to describe her creation, Chicago entrepreneur Sally Schwartz put it this way: the Randolph Street Market is “a unique fancy antiques and vintage market with emphasis on vintage fashion, decorative arts, and arts of all kinds,” she said. But there’s more, and this is key. “It is a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Book Reviews
Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880-2020 by Deborah C. Pollack (Schiffer Publishing, 2022, 184 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from Schiffer Publishing [www.schifferbooks.com] or [610] 593-1777).
The first thing you should do with Deborah C. Pollack’s Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880-2020 is flip through its pages to scan the images ... (Read More)
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