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(Issue Story)Ceramics in America 2021/2022
A Book Review
The 2021-22 edition of Ceramics in America, the second since Ronald W. Fuchs II joined Robert Hunter as co-editor, begins with four essays about Chinese porcelain and continues with more about ceramics made and used in America. Archaeologist Robert Hunter continues to show how the smallest ceramic fragments ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2023
Guy Pène du Bois, Portrait of Patricia Pike in White Dress, 1941. Estate of Yvonne Pène du Bois McKenney. Photo courtesy 511 Gallery, New York City.
—Through March 26 —Lakeland, Florida
Edward Hopper (1882-1967) and Guy Pène du Bois (1884-1958) were two different but stylistically overlapping artists who became lifelong friends from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Paint-Decorated Chest Brings $32,400
On March 20 Winter Associates in Plainville, Connecticut, held a 345-lot sale beginning at 5:30 p.m. The top lot was a paint-decorated one-drawer blanket chest, estimated at $1000/2000, that sold for $32,400 (includes buyer’s premium) to Woodbury, Connecticut, dealer David Schorsch of David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles American ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art and Americana: The Brandegee Collection
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctions
A single-owner sale of Americana and folk art that ranged from a William and Mary one-drawer stand to a Howard Finster metal sign brought a strong response at Garth’s Auctions March 18, indicating there’s no lack of interest in fresh goods with the right ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Knowing the Reserve
The practice of revealing auction price reserves to bidders has been debated for a long time. Both sides of the argument have solid points, and right now it is up to individual auction houses or consignors to decide.
If Oregon’s Senate Bill 734 passes, auctioneers in Oregon would be required by ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Harbinger of Spring
Hudson Antique Show, Canfield, Ohio
Packing up and unpacking during a move is not everyone’s idea of a good time. When puzzle-piece packing a van or truck is a monthly requirement of one’s job, and what is being boxed up or wrapped in moving blankets is often one-of-a-kind valuable items, that ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 66th Annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show: Online
Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association
“More consumers have found us. I have no way of knowing how they found us, but they are buying.”
Those are happy words indeed, and the best part is that they came from a lifer in the antiques biz. To be exact, they are from Debbie McArdle, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Signed Mocha Jar Tops Maine Auction
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
The highest-estimated lot in Casco Bay Auctions’ March 11 Americana sale in Freeport, Maine, was not one that would traditionally be called Americana. Instead, it was contemporary art—a watercolor and acrylic on foam board, signed “Cy Twombly”—and it was estimated at $80,000/120,000.
According ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum Payroll Manager Charged With Misappropriating More Than $2 Million
The former payroll manager for the Art Institute of Chicago has been indicted on fraud charges for allegedly misappropriating more than $2 million in museum funds.
An indictment returned January 12 in U.S. District Court in Chicago accuses Michael Maurello of fraudulently obtaining museum funds from 2007 to 2020. Maurello allegedly ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Newel Acquires Gary Rubinstein Antiques
According to a January 18 blog post, Newel, which was founded in 1939 in New York City, is acquiring Gary Rubinstein Antiques and Modern Design in Hollywood, Florida.
Newel will be taking over Rubinstein’s showroom, which is located in the South Florida Design Park in Hollywood. “With this acquisition, we are ... (Read More)
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