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(Book Review)Life After Lovejoy #21
by Marilis HornidgeWhen this occasional column began back in July 1988, I never figured there would be enough mysteries with an antiques background after the retirement of that phenomenal divvie and world-class bounder, Lovejoy himself. I underestimated both the magnetism of the backgrounder in the mystery field and the tenacity ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Making the Best of a Tough Situation
The Cobbs Auctioneers, LLC, Peterborough, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoEmile Gruppe, oil on canvas of a Florida train station, $19,550.Quillwork decorated teepee bag with He Dog provenance, $1725.What does an auction house do when the week prior to an auction the stock market tanks and sends millions of investors into a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Jo Laird Leaves Christie's
Jo Backer Laird has joined the law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, bringing over 25 years of experience to the firm, including ten years as senior vice president and general counsel at Christie's Inc., where she was responsible for all legal issues relating to the company's business in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Forum: Speaking from the Heart
The 28th annual Heart of Country Antiques Show, to be held March 12-14 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, will introduce a new event, designed to reemphasize the need to learn and grow as a collector and dedicated to education. Novice shoppers and experienced buyers alike can attend ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail A Merry Christmas, One and All!Among the books in the Seeger sale, estimated at $30,000/45,000 is a 1926 first U.S. edition of Winnie-the-Pooh that was a gift from A.A. Milne to Ernest Shepard and a copy in which he acknowledged his sense of debt to the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Few Dealers for Indian Lake Show
Indian Lake, New Yorkby Betty FloodCliff Alexander of Juniper Hill Antiques, Sudbury, Vermont, had this fascinating wooden creel from the Lake Champlain Valley in original blue paint with a center hole opening, priced at $350.The Adirondack Antiques Weekend was advertised as two antiques shows, complete with shuttle service between the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Modern Market Rolls On
Sollo:Rago Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jerseyby Lita Solis-CohenCharles Sumner Greene's architectural cabinet of fumed Honduras planked mahogany, 1907-11, with handles inlaid with iridescent glass squares, invisible hinges, and a sidecupboard for rolled-up blueprints, marked "Peter and John Hall, Pasadena, CA," 721/2" x 571/2" x 231/2". Greene gave it to his ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: 'Tis the Season to Be Thankful
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondIn the midst of the holiday season, we always try to stop, take a deep breath, and just spend a few moments being grateful. While we have the opportunity to tell our families and each other how grateful we are, we realize that we don't ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)On-Line Encyclopedias
Computer Column #241On-Line Encyclopedias by John P.
Reid, [email protected]'s talk about
on-line encyclopedias.One of the more amazing Web sites on the Internet is
Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org). It is a
free general-purpose encyclopedia, which many people turn to first for quick information.
It is exceptional, however, for the culture in which it ... (Read More)
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(Show)The San Francisco Show
San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanThis 19th-century Italian Classical Revival inlaid mahogany and parcel-gilt bed cost $68,000 at Therien & Co., San Francisco and Los Angeles.The circa 1780 French Aubusson tapestry is a complete panel of a bouquet of flowers. The price at Kathleen Taylor-The Lotus Collection, San Francisco, was $37,500.This ... (Read More)
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