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(Auction)Rookwood XVIII, Keramics 2008, and Art Glass 2008
Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, OhioRookwood XVIII, Keramics 2008, and Art Glass 2008by Don Johnson When it comes to Cincinnati Art Galleries' annual June auction, Rookwood is usually king, but not always. This year was one of those exceptions. Held June 7 and 8, the auction once again featured three sessions: ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column: Cheaters
Computer Column #238Cheatersby John P. Reid, [email protected] one likes to be cheated, and there are plenty of ways to be cheated through your computer. Any computer user can be a victim of these deceptions, but some are aimed specifically at antiquers. Antiquers also can be cheated in a shop or ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Copake Country
Copake Auction Inc., Copake, New YorkCopake Countryby Jackie Sideli On July 12, Copake Auction hosted a cataloged Americana sale at the company headquarters in rural Copake, New York. There were plenty of good clean country antiques as well as interesting paintings, stoneware, some period slipware, formal furniture, and a few ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Positive Results at Summer Ceramics Sale
Crocker Farm, Inc., York, Pennsylvania by Karl H. Pass Crocker Farm held its 11th stoneware and redware auction on July 19 in the Old Main Building at the York Fairgrounds in York, Pennsylvania. The 317-lot sale grossed $393,521 (including buyers' premiums). Prices consistent with expectations were achieved for the most ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: The Power of Positive Thinking
The Young CollectorThe Power of Positive Thinkingby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondBy now, we've all seen it. You know, "The Article," and its use of the "B" word. It sent a shiver down the collective spine of antiques dealers and auctioneers everywhere. Of course, some of you might have been ... (Read More)
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(Feature)NHADA Exhibitors Cope Well with Changing Market
Manchester, New HampshireNHADA Exhibitors Cope Well with Changing Marketby David HewettThis year the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) held its 51st annual show at its usual location, the 11,000-square-foot red brick armory attached to the Radisson Hotel Manchester (Center of New Hampshire), August 7-9. The big Northeast Auctions summer ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at Elm Bank Estate: Smaller Is Still Beautiful
Wellesley, MassachusettsAntiques at Elm Bank Estate: Smaller Is Still Beautifulby Jeanne Schinto Lucyanne Robinson, a dealer from Little Rock, Arkansas, came the farthest to try her luck at Marvin Getman's third annual Antiques at Elm Bank Estate, held on the weekend of July 26 and 27. She had been pleased ... (Read More)
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(Feature)FBI Seeks Owners of Artwork
FBI Seeks Owners of Artwork In 2006 a treasure-trove of all kinds of artwork-some of which has subsequently been identified as stolen-was uncovered in a New York City apartment. In an effort to track down the rightful owners, the FBI and the public administrator of New York County have posted ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Hampshire Antique Co-op Silver Anniversary
New Hampshire Antique Co-op Silver Anniversary When Sam Hackler opened one of New England's first group antiques shops in 1983, he had no idea that 25 years later his entire family would be working alongside him. Sam and his son, Jason, who at age 11 began to accompany his father ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Philadelphia Stool Sells for $5.2 Million
At Sotheby?s sale of the Americana collection of Rear Admiral Edward P. Moore and Barbara Bingham Moore in New York City on September 26, a carved walnut compass-seat stool, Philadelphia, circa 1750, brought a whopping $5,234,500 (includes buyer's premium). The estimate for the rare object was $200,000/500,000.
The buyer was dealer ... (Read More)
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