Search Stories
Now showing 3440-3450 of 9339 result(s)
(Fragment)Trove of Emily B. Waite Artwork Sold
Artwork by Emily Burling Waite (1887-1980) brought record prices during an online auction by Everything But The House (EBTH) on October 26 in Worcester, Massachusetts. The 162 lots totaled $68,396.
“This collection was kind of a landmark for us,” said Graydon Sikes, director of artwork for EBTH. “We pretty much blew ... (Read More)
|
(Show)The Transferware Collectors Club Convention Sale
Charlottesville, Virginia
Of the 450 members of the Transferware Collectors Club (TCC), 56% are collectors, 17% are researchers, curators, or authors, 16% are dealers, and 11% are archaeologists. Seventy-one of them, most from the U.S. and nine from the U.K., assembled October 23 through October 26, 2016, for the annual TCC ... (Read More)
|
(Show)The First New York TEFAF Fair
TEFAF New York Fall Fair, New York City
White carpeting, white roses, and white walls added serenity and elegance to the inaugural TEFAF (The European Fine Art Foundation) New York Fall Fair at the Park Avenue Armory, October 21-26, 2016.
On the very rainy day when the show opened, invited guests poured ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Hunting Tuna, Catching Dolphins
Editorial
It’s happened again. A well-meaning law has been passed—this time in California—aimed at cracking down on illegal activity and improving consumer protection. As have so many legislative actions before, however, the new law has cast so wide a net, it has enormous ramifications for the art and antiques trade. It’s ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Letter from London, November 2016
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Fashionable ruffs, a self-portrait by “the most excellent painter in England,” an exquisitely executed coffee break, a musical prelude to an artistic fall from grace, together with views of Connemara and the ruins of Walsingham, are among the pictures featured in this month’s “Letter.” Other stories take in ... (Read More)
|
(Fragment)Boscobel Offers Free Admission for Veterans
To honor all former U.S. military personnel, Boscobel in Garrison, New York, will offer free house and grounds admission to veterans who show their military ID (or even a photo of themselves wearing their uniform) at the front desk during the month of November. The Boscobel Salutes Veterans Program will ... (Read More)
|
(Auction)Peale Portrait Prints Pop
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
In a twist on auction events of late, Ron Bourgeault packed the gallery to the rafters for Northeast Auctions’ October 25, 2016, sale at the Treadwell Mansion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. What’s more, it was just like the “old days,” beginning at 5:30 p.m. on a ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
|
(Show)Positively Pensive
Monroe Antique Show and Sale, Monroe, Washington
The weather was good; the crowds obliged; the dealers were responsive; and the atmosphere felt just right for what might be the penultimate Monroe Antique Show and Sale, October 22 and 23, 2016. The murmurs of rumor became a more pronounced buzz, confirmed as ... (Read More)
|
(Issue Story)Jewelry Shines at Grogan & Company
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
It caught our attention when Grogan & Company’s October 23, 2016, auction in Boston was roughly one-third jewelry—111 lots of its 339-lot sale. I called Lucy Grogan, Grogan’s jewelry specialist and gallery director, to discuss the sale. She began by saying that the offerings included “a little ... (Read More)
|
1 (800) 752-8521 • PO Box 1429 • Waldoboro, ME 04572
