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(Feature)The Cry Lawsuit Decision Reversed
by Betty Flood and Alyssa PlockIn a unanimous decision the New York State Court of Appeals has reversed, with costs, the 2010 Appellate Division decision and reinstated the order of the Surrogate's Court in the case of David Mirvish vs. Hanno Mott.The decision by Judge Susan Read revolved around the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Julia's Opens Satellite Office
Fairfield, Maine, auctioneers James D. Julia has opened a new satellite office at the 1790 House at 827 Main Street, Woburn, Massachusetts. Two specialists have been added to man the new office: James Callahan, who will serve as Julia's director of Asian arts, and Martin Willis, who will serve as ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fall Dates Added for Atlantic City Antiques Show
The Atlantic City Antiques Show, produced by Allison Kohler of JMK Shows, will add a fall version. The October 13 and 14 show will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center, One Convention Boulevard, Atlantic City, New Jersey.According to Kohler, requests for a new fall show came from customers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes in Christie's American Paintings Department
Eric Widing, most recently the head of the American paintings department at Christie's, has joined the team of senior business-getters in the Christie's Americas chairman's office as a deputy chairman.Widing joined Christie's in 1998 and has been in the appraisal business since 1981. From 1996 to 1998, he was an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cape Cod Libraries Suffer Rash of Book Thefts
by David HewettIf there is anything that's persistent in the world of antiques and collectibles, it's the problem of thefts. Last year it was valuable historical documents from all over the East Coast; this year it's valuable collectible books from public libraries on Cape Cod.Last year the thieves were noted ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Confusion in California! Slawinski's Gets Its Ivory Back but Ban Still in Force
by David HewettThe California law banning the sale of material originating from animals and fish listed in the federal Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act has run into its first roadblock.The antiques industry was largely unaware of the Golden State's regulation banning the sale of those items ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Change of Ownership of Auction Gallery in New Orleans
On June 1, the assets of New Orleans Auction Galleries, Inc. (NOAG) were sold in a small private auction held in the law offices of New Orleans attorney Stewart Peck. The selling price was $1.3 million. The new owner is Cakebread Art Antiques Collectibles, Inc., owned by Houston, Texas, businesswoman ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Grievos Sell Their Collection
This stoneware jug was made in New Haven, Connecticut, 1825-30. It is signed "Made by Absalom Stedman" and has an incised cobalt-decorated American eagle with a striped shield breast. It was exhibited at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in 1975, and its provenance includes the Preston Bassett collection, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: You Can Fight City Hall
A few months after the western Massachusetts town of Great Barrington passed a secondhand dealers bylaw in 2010, antiques dealer Paul Kleinwald spoke at a town selectmen's meeting. “I told the town they could have a bylaw, but I'll be damned if I'm going to abide by it. This is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Strong Sale in Chicago
Top lot of the sale at $91,500, the French bronze and ivory by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886-1947) also decorated the catalog cover. Titled Les Amis de Toujours, the circa 1925 piece showed a woman flanked by borzoi hounds. Set on an onyx base, the almost 25" tall statue topped a ... (Read More)
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