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(Fragment)Green Shoots
The latest catchphrase in the financial world, "green shoots," is used to describe the signs of the end of the recession. Here are some art and antiques growth notes.o A new group shop, Olde Towne Hall Antiques and Collectibles, has opened in the former Stratham, New Hampshire, town hall on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)A New Direction in Plundered World War II Art?
by Travis McDadeAllied soldiers walking through the smoking ruins of the German town of Waldenburg on April 16, 1945. This was the “safe” location to which the Staatsgalerie of Baden-Württemberg moved its Graphic Arts Collection in 1944, to protect it from bombing. It was here that U.S. Army Captain John ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esmerian Property Removed from American Folk Art Museum
by Lita Solis-CohenA Sotheby's truck, sent to the American Folk Art Museum in New York City some weeks ago, picked up promised gifts from the collection of Ralph Esmerian. The renowned dealer in colored gemstones had over the years become the principal donor of works to the museum.In 2001, at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)April Americana Sale
Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900), a portrait of a young boy holding a book, circa 1830, 26 7/8" x 24", $15,000 (est. $4000/6000). At Christie’s sale of the collection of Kendra and Allan Daniel on January 20, 2001, this painting sold for $7050 (est. $12,000/18,000). It more than doubled in value ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Dealer Paul Scott Injured in Accident at Home
Popular New Hampshire antiques dealer Paul Scott was badly injured in a fall at his Hillsborough home on Sunday, May 10. The veteran New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association and Antiques Dealers? Association of America member was preparing for the week of sales at the May session of Brimfield when he ... (Read More)
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(Feature)SEC Charges Stamp Prices Manipulated: Europeans Charge Pyramid Scheme
by David HewettAs if we needed any more of this.From a federal court in New York comes news about a new tactic used to profit in the old game of Ponzi schemes. You remember how it works: get investors to put money into a guaranteed short-term investment plan, pay off ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Spatterware Record
$39,780. Photo courtesy Pook & Pook.The rarest English 19th-century spatterware seems to be recessionproof. Six phone bidders competed for a five-color rainbow spatterware platter, 13" x 15½", at Pook & Pook's April 24 and 25 sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania (est. $8000/ 12,000). It sold for $39,780 (includes buyer's premium).That's a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)More Problems Connected to Salander
by David HewettAs we have previously reported, the problems for disgraced Big Apple art dealer Lawrence "Larry" Salander have multiplied. The business—Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, LLC—is bankrupt, and Salander was indicted for numerous counts of grand larceny, forgery, securities fraud, and other felonies. On March 26, he was arrested.On May 5, an ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clown Train Tops $4.2 Million Kaufman Sale
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jerseyby Dick FrizPhotos courtesy Bertoia AuctionsMichael Bertoia with the sale’s top lot (also shown below), a circa 1909 Märklin “Fidelitas” clown car train, hand-enameled tinplate, 37½" overall, with a European collector providing the $103,500 clincher. Madaline Friz photo.Circa 1920 Hubley horse-drawn revolving monkey cage wagon, cast ... (Read More)
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(Show)Original Miami Beach Antique Show: Still a Pulse
Miami Beach, Floridaby Fran KramerFloor space, lots of it, with wide aisles and high ceilings.Majolica variations from Carol Kooperman of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, who shared a booth with Marty Schneider.The well-heeled and high-heeled are the usual patrons at the annual 1000-plus-dealer Original Miami Beach Antique Show, held January 22-26 in ... (Read More)
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