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(Auction)Americana at Freeman's
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenThere are always surprises at Freeman's Americana sales, and the three-day marathon on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, November 16-18, 2007, did not disappoint, even though collectors and dealers had to look through a lot of ceramics and furniture in poor condition to find the treasures that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleThere are Indian-used Winchesters and those dressed up (or down) to resemble weapons carried by Native Americans. Several years ago, Maryland gun collector Hugh Dolan was in the Wasatch Range of Utah when he chanced upon a battered Model 1866 that looked right."As soon as I saw it ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Stolen Painting Hiding in Plain Sight for 20 Years Snags Wide Cast of Players
by David HewettThink you're up-to-date on the art market news of 2007? If so, here's a question. Who are the two directors named as defendants in a 2007 lawsuit involving a big-name, big-bucks, stolen painting? And for extra points, name that painting.The answers: movie director Steven Spielberg and director of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Major Folk Art Pledged as Collateral; Hicks Peaceable Kingdom Up for Private Auction
by David Hewett
Ralph Esmerian, the Paris-born king of the American colored gemstone market, jeweler extraordinaire, and American folk art collector, who almost single-handedly provided the impetus for the American Folk Art Museum as it exists today with his gifts and promised gifts, is facing two lawsuits regarding loans.
Esmerian has defaulted ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Firearms Column
by Robert KyleEvery few months it seems the gun collecting community is rocked by new record prices. It happened again December 8-10, 2007, when Rock Island Auction Company of Moline, Illinois, earned nearly $11 million from the sale of over 3200 items. It set a new single auction record for ... (Read More)
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(Show)Art Sale, Boston Style
Boston International Fine Art Show, Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoOnce again the Cyclorama, a 19th-century architectural delight that houses the Boston Center for the Arts, was the place to be for much of the city's visual arts world, November 15-18, 2007. As usual, the annual Boston International Fine Art Show mingled ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings at Auction
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenOn November 29, 2007, Christie's offered 218 lots of American paintings and sculpture packaged in seven catalogs that, together, weighed over seven pounds. Two private collections and three paintings were presented in separate catalogs with long essays, but every lot was included (minus some essays) ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Archival Storage of Photographs
Computer Column #230by John P. Reid, [email protected] cameras, scanners, photo printers, and computer-recordable compact disks have appeared in a little more than a decade. These new technologies change the rules for archival storage of pictures.Perhaps you have a collection that should be pictorially recorded for posterity. It might be a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThose with endless curiosity and a love of materials and craftsmanship from many periods of history and many places in the world find the International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show in New York City a wondrous place to spend a day. Museum curators, art advisors, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Bruce Kalbacher, Period Picks Antiques, Schodack Landing, New York
by Frank DoneganBruce Kalbacher looks at the bright side of life. For him, glasses don't ever seem half empty. Clouds have silver linings. Sows' ears can turn into silk purses. This is a man whose antiques business once burned to the ground, and he looks back on the experience as ... (Read More)
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