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(Fragment)Art Storage Facilities Face Scrutiny
by Daniel GrantFine art storage sites, and storage facilities in general, tend to make the news only when a catastrophe strikes. Some examples include a fire that consumed hundreds of contemporary paintings and sculptures at Momart, a fine art storage company in London, in 2004; a blaze at Artex, a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Half-Million-Dollar Oil Stands Heade and Shoulders above the Rest
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoMartin Johnson Heade oil on canvas, Roman Newsboys, $522,500.Carved folk art bookcase, decorated with marine and animal themes, $15,400.By our unofficial reckoning, about $10,000,000 worth of antiques changed hands at auctions in Maine between August 25 and 31. About 5% of that total ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Exhibition of Babar Original Illustrations and Manuscripts
by Rose SafranDrawing Babar: Early Drafts and Watercolors is the first exhibition of the Morgan Library & Museum's Babar collection, acquired in 2004. The series of images is sure to interest the many generations of adults who as children enjoyed the iconic fictional orphaned French elephant in a green suit, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Guilford Antiques Show Moves to February
Barn Star Productions manager Frank Gaglio and the Dorothy Whitfield Historic Society have announced a new date for the annual Guilford (Connecticut) Antiques Show. Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22 will mark the 40th anniversary of the event benefiting the Hyland House Museum in Guilford, a museum of colonial ... (Read More)
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(Show)28th Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show Draws a Crowd
Baltimore, Marylandby Robert KyleProspective buyers examined carved ivory figures in the booth of T.K. Asian Antiquities,Williamsburg, Virginia.Susan Lapene of M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans, stood next to The Pine Trees at Varengeville by Claude Monet, circa 1882. The 25¾" x 32" painting was priced at $1,280,000.Rick Griffin of Newport News, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: America Rising
EditorialIn late October, the fixed-priced catalog from Massachusetts dealer Rex Stark arrived in the M.A.D. offices. Stark, a specialist in historical Americana, sells using an old-fashioned method, especially in these days of instant messaging and dynamic database publishing on the Web; he uses an 8½” x 5½” catalog with color ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Van Pelt-Robb Dressing Table Sells for $1,142,500
Sotheby's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Sotheby'sVan Pelt-Robb Philadelphia mahogany dressing table, attributed to the shop of Henry Clifton and Thomas Carteret, carving by Nicholas Bernard, circa 1760. It has an old surface and original brasses and is missing two knee returns and molding beneath the top. Sotheby’s catalog ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Commodity Futures (or the Risk of Commodifying Antiques)
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe pondered this column for a long time. What do we know about finances, economics, investments, et cetera? Then it occurred to us that with the current state of the market, you might as well follow your barber's advice as your financial analyst's. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Low-Overhead Venture in Boston Speaks to the Future
by Jeanne SchintoPromoter Marvin Getman of New England Antique Shows, based in Lexington, Massachusetts, will launch a new Boston venture in the spring. Always forward thinking, Getman has designed it as a low-overhead show in the city's South End, known for its contemporary art galleries, restaurants, and hip, young residents. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Americana Down Under
This 19th-century giltwood mirror has a restored 106 cm high frame with applied turned pilasters and foliate carved panels. Its original mirror plate is surmounted by an églomisé panel of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. The mirror is priced at about $2380. Photo courtesy Shapiro.by Lita Solis-CohenFor those who ... (Read More)
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