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(Issue Story)The Firewall Holds
The Americana market, which has faced serious questions, faced a crucial test in early August. The six shows that make up Antiques Week in New Hampshire—now the most important cluster of American antiques shows—provided a reading of the pulse of the market. If New Hampshire Antiques Week encountered the problems ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 2019
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), Head of a Young Man (Tête de jeune homme), 1923, grease crayon on pink Michallet laid paper, 24½" x 18⅝". Brooklyn Museum, Carll H. de Silver Fund, 39.18. © 2018 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
—Through October 13 —Brooklyn, New York
Showcasing ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Shem Drowne Weathervane Acquired by Museum of Old Newbury
When a historical relic that anchors a town’s history is acquired by the town, it is a time for celebration. Space, Light, and Ornament: Early Meeting Houses of Old Newbury,an exhibition at the Museum of Old Newbury, Newburyport, Massachusetts, celebrates the acquisition by the museum of a gilded weathercock made ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Collector’s Prime Directive: Be Prepared
A seemingly unremarkable event got me thinking about a broader antiques-collecting issue. Recently I received an e-mail from well-known dealers who were having a sale. The correspondence was nicely done—good photos, tempting prices. An Indian basket in two or three colors was listed. My wife and I had a place ... (Read More)
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(Show)Americana Celebration 2019
Concord, New Hampshire
"I had a great gate, and the quality was high,” said promoter Peter Mavris about his show—Americana Celebration, the third event of Antiques Week in New Hampshire, held on August 6 at the Douglas N. Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire. “I thought it went great, I really ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Dealers for Original Midweek One Day Antiques Fair
Barn Star Productions’ Original Midweek One Day Antiques Fair on August 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire, will include several new exhibitors.The Midweek roster will now include Bill Powell, Blue Dog Antiques, Thurston Nichols, Mark and Lynda Suozzi Antiques, Steve Smoot Antiques & Navajo Textiles, Randi Ona Early American Antiques, Tom ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rago and Wright Merge
David Rago and Richard Wright have been collecting and selling 20th-century design for decades. David Rago’s first love, as a young dealer, was art pottery, Arts and Crafts furniture, and decorations. Richard Wright is known for his refined taste for 20th-century design, and modern, manufactured furniture and furnishings from the ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)My People: The Works of Ammi Phillips
A Book Review
My People: The Works of Ammi Phillips, Volume 1, and My People: The Works of Ammi Phillips, Volume 2, by David R. Allaway are available online to read for free at (https://issuu.com/n2xb).
Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), the most prolific American country portrait painter of the 19th century, worked during a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lawsuit Filed Asking for Return of Two Louis Comfort Tiffany Paintings
Timo and Gordon Platt, co-trustees of the Platt Family Artwork Trust that was formed in 2018 to hold family paintings that had been held by Louise Platt (1902-1992) during her lifetime, filed suit in federal court in May against Allen Michaan and Michaan’s company, Auctions by the Bay, Inc., in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Olde Hope to Open New York City Gallery
“It was too good an opportunity not to act,” said Patrick Bell the day after he signed a five-year lease for a 700-square-foot gallery space at 115 East 72nd Street in New York City for a new Olde Hope gallery, the business he and his business partner, Edwin Hild, operate.“I have had an apartment ... (Read More)
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