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(Auction)August Sale on Nantucket
There were five phones and several serious potential buyers in the audience for this mid-19th-century whalebone carved walking stick. The scrimshanded whalebone was in the form of a clenched fist holding a serpent that wraps around. The serpent had an extended forked tongue and stone eyes, and the fist had ... (Read More)
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(Show)Crowds Converge in Historic Ohio
Show managers Richard and Jan Wilks of Keystone Antiques, LLC, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, filled their space with wonderful items and were also housing some pieces for Jack and Pat Adamson of Zoar. Read the story for details. The one-drawer Zoar table (center right) belonged to theAdamsons and was tagged $950. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Auction Company Formed in Ohio
Jo Valentine (left) and Cynthia Schillig, partners in The Antiques Auction Gallery in Sunbury, Ohio.Jo Valentine, cofounder of central Ohio's multi-dealer Valentine Antique Gallery, has established a new offshoot company in partnership with Ohio auctioneer Cynthia Schillig. Known as The Antiques Auction Gallery, the new business will base its operation ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Documentary Chronicles Barnes Controversy
The Art of the Steal, a documentary by 9.14 Pictures, received its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be shown at the New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on September 29 at 9:15 p.m.The Art of the Steal chronicles the long ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art Trumps Art Pottery
View on the Allegheny River by William C. Wall, oil on canvas, circa 1854, 281/2" x 42", framed, no visible signature, some loss near bottom, $25,300.Treadway Gallery, Inc., Covington, Kentuckyby Don JohnsonArt trumped art pottery during the decorative arts auction held by Treadway Gallery on June 6 and 7 in ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
The title page of the 1793 edition of Thomas Mathison's golfing classic The Goff-a third edition, despite what it says-that made $42,310 in a Bonhams Edinburgh sale of August 18-21.Marked to the inner base with the letters "HR" for Hugh Ross of Tain, this silver snuff mull of oval capstan ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sci-Tech, Clocks, and "Crazy Stuff" at New Department's Inaugural Sale
A circa 1865 walnut-cased special-order astronomical regulator by E. Howard with a 161/2" reverse-painted glass dial marked "E. Howard & Co. Makers. Boston." sold to Charles Grichar of Houston for $195,525 (est. $175,000/ 200,000). It is 103" tall and, among other features, has an eight-day damascened brass movement that incorporates ... (Read More)
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(Show)The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Show: Huge Crowds at Opening and Lots of Sales
Ronald and Penny Dionne of Willington, Connecticut, asked $28,000 for the 38" long grasshopper weathervane with great surface and color. The 76" long painted bench was $1800.We loved Kate Alex's booth. The Warner, New Hampshire, dealer used a painted backdrop at the rear of her booth, which gave it the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Grammys Force Los Angeles Art Show to Change Dates
The 15th annual Los Angeles Art Show has changed the dates of the 2010 fair to January 20-24. The show will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center with an opening night benefit to take place Wednesday, January 20.the show is presented by the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA) ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial: Taxing the Tickets
The Maine State Legislature has made business more complicated for antiques show promoters and slightly more expensive for attendees.A major tax law change in Maine, slated to go in effect on January 1, 2010, will lower the state income tax by 2% for most Maine residents and will expand the ... (Read More)
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