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(Feature)Americana in New York City in January
by Lita Solis-Cohen
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Americana Week in New York City is a week later this year because of the inauguration of Barack Obama. There is an additional auction at Bonhams on January 22—and one less ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Dealer Arrested, Charged
Giuseppe Concepcion, the owner of an art and antiques dealership doing business as Proarte Gallery in Miami, Florida, and New York City, was arrested on November 21, 2008, in Miami on charges of transportation of stolen property and wire fraud. Following a court hearing, he was released on $500,000 bail.According ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctions Houses Not Immune to Job Losses
Auctions Houses Not Immune to Job LossesOn December 5, 2008, the U.S. government reported the biggest monthly job loss in a generation; 533,000 jobs were lost in November 2008. The government also noted that 1.9 million jobs had been lost since the beginning of the recession in December 2007.The auction ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale Tests the Market
Doyle New York, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Doyle New YorkSet of six Federal mahogany dining chairs, including two armchairs, with a draped urn-form splat surmounted by Prince of Wales feathers, on reeded tapering legs, sold for $25,000 (est. $8000/10,000) on the phone to dealer Stanley Weiss of Providence, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Will a Pay Now, Bid Later Approach Work for an Auctioneer?
by David HewettPay now, bid later. That's the policy auctioneer Al Cardamone of Mooney's Auction Service in East Durham, New York, proposes to initiate. To make the offer attractive, he's offering to cut the 10% buyer's premium and give a $7 credit at the snack bar to all who sign ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Triangle Defense
Papers filed in Sotheby's ongoing lawsuit with collector Halsey Minor are shedding some light on the firm's decision not to place a triangle symbol in the catalog entry for Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity.A brief recap: Halsey Minor, an Internet entrepreneur and American art collector, was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Book Reviews
Book ReviewsThe Human & The Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms by Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum (United Society of Shakers, 2008, 69 pp., softbound, $30 postpaid [check or money order only] from United Society of Shakers, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260; [207] 926-4597; [www.shaker.lib.me.us]).This past summer and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Wayne Edsforth, Greenwich Hardware Antiques, Greenwich, New York
by Frank DoneganExterior of the shop in Greenwich, New York, with the old stained-glass sign that spans the front of the building.Wayne Edsforth in his shop.Group of pleasant, useful Windsors, some with minor repairs, ranging from $95 to $395.We visited Wayne Edsforth during one of the worst weeks the stock ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$51,750 Buttersworth Tops Rhode Island Sale
Gustave J.S. White, Portsmouth, Rhode Islandby Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy Gustave J.S. WhiteEarly in the sale Corcoran said that collector Robert Cummings, whose paintings he was selling, had always bought "really good paintings." This oil on panel by noted American artist James E. Buttersworth measured just 8" x 12" and depicted ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Carol Telfer Textiles and Antiques Auction
Anderson Auctions, Simcoe, Ontarioby Robin McMullenAll prices in Canadian fundsIn completely original condition and with full provenance available, this wool and mixed fabric hooked rug by Emily Carr, 26" x 45", sold to a West Coast collector for $28,600. The rug was circa 1920 and depicted a Victoria, British Columbia, ... (Read More)
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