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(Issue Story)Allison Eckardt Ledes, 1954-2008
Allison Eckardt Ledes, editor in chief of The Magazine Antiques died at home in New York of cancer on January 8, 2008. She was 53.
Ledes arrived at Antiques in 1975, fresh out of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she had taken a single course in American decorative ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Sgraffito Plate Sells for Record $351,000
“There is the best and the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Good Crowds for ADA Show in Historic Deerfield
Deerfield, Massachusettsby David HewettThis year's Antiques Dealers' Association of America/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show took place on October 6 and 7 in the small northern Massachusetts town of Deerfield, the home of the 13 restored buildings, a museum, and school facilities that bear the adjective "historic" with suitable pride and draw ... (Read More)
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(Show)Beachfront Antiques Show Stars at Cape May's Annual Victorian Week
Cape May, New Jerseyby Ed PfeifferCape May, New Jersey, at the state's extreme southern end where the Delaware River flows into the Atlantic Ocean, is a time warp to the Victorian era. Said to be the country's oldest seashore resort, the whole city has been designated a National Historic Landmark. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)October Americana Auction
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenChristie's October 3 Americana sale in New York City offered 129 lots, of which 94 (73%) sold for a total of $10,904,250 (including buyers' premiums), showing that January is not the only time that collectors and dealers compete for the best Americana when it comes ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Blogging and Counterfeit Software
Computer Column #228by John P. Reid, [email protected] month we revisit blogging and also focus on counterfeit software.-Easy BloggingA blog is a mini-Web site with a continuing series of articles on a favorite topic. In this column for the July 2005 issue, several creators of antiques blogs described their experiences.To see ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Diversity Sells in Manheim, Old and New
Conestoga Auction Company, Inc., Manheim, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassConestoga Auction Company held a diverse sale of predominantly Pennsylvania country material on October 5 and 6 in Manheim, Pennsylvania. There were large groupings of contemporary pottery, woodcarvings, and paintings by such craftspeople as James Seagreaves, Russell Henry, Walter and June Gottshall, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)American Indian and Western Art at Auction
Cowan's, Cincinnati, OhioBy Don JohnsonIt wasn't a screamer, but it worked. Cowan's latest American Indian and Western Art sale, held September 15 in Cincinnati, Ohio, grossed approximately $1.2 million from about 540 cataloged lots. "I was very pleased with the sales results considering we had relatively few stars in the ... (Read More)
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(Feature)September Arts and Crafts Auction
Craftsman Auctions, Lambertville, New Jerseyby Lita Solis-CohenThe Craftsman Auctions sale on September 29 and 30 offered more than 1100 lots of Arts and Crafts furniture, pottery, art glass, lighting, and metalwork and was 80% sold for a total of $3.6 million, the second-highest total for any Craftsman Auctions weekend.The salesroom ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Final Figures in Berry-Hill/Coram Bankruptcy
by David HewettOn July 12 Judge Robert E. Gerber of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York approved the final costs of employing the swarm of attorneys, advisors, accountants, and other professionals involved in bringing Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc. and its associated entity, Coram Capital LLC, ... (Read More)
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