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(Auction)Tremont Attracts International Interest and Sales
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
Tremont Auctions featured several large collections in the March 30 sale in the Sudbury, Massachusetts, gallery. American and European paintings attracted interest, and a large portion of the artwork was headed overseas. A large collection of Asian objects came from upstate New York, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Revealing F. Edwin Church
The F. Edwin Church Catalogue Raisonné Project and North Shore Historical Museum in Glen Cove, New York, will present a retrospective on F. Edwin Church (1876-1975), a New York Impressionist painter prominent in the first quarter of the 20th century. This exhibition is in honor of the 50th anniversary of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)John Deere Sign Brings Big Money
A recently discovered John Deere Gilpin Sulky Plow sign sold to a private collector for $71,500 (includes buyer’s premium) at an auction conducted by Aumann Auctions of Nokomis, Illinois. The sale closed on April 28. Bidding for the sign started at $1 on March 28.
Photos courtesy Aumann Auctions.
The rare chromolithographed ... (Read More)
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(Show)International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Print Fair
New York City
The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) Print Fair speaks for itself, evidenced by the lines of ticketholders wrapped around the Park Avenue Armory in New York City all the way to Lexington Avenue on opening night. And those on line were VIPs who arrived a full hour ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carved Jade and Tiffany Lamps Set the Tone at Cottone Event
Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York
Photos courtesy Cottone Auctions
Cottone Auctions’ March 27 event featured items from the estate of Sidonie (Triepel) Williams (1933-2024) of Buffalo, New York. Williams, president of John F. Triepel Antiques, passed away in October 2024 at the age of 91. The March auction offered numerous pieces from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)“Unpretentious Personality and Inherent Dignity”: A Collection of Chinese Furniture
A Book Review
This self-published volume illustrating a portion of the author’s collection of Chinese furniture is more than a photographic album, more than a catalog, more than a lesson on the genre. The Nobility of the Everyday is the author’s intimate exposé on Chinese furniture that he has collected over ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2025
Photograph by Rafael de la Uz, 2024.
—Through April 13 —Anchorage, Alaska
Nuestra Huella (Our Footprint) at the Anchorage Museum examines the many ways the Latino community has contributed to Alaska’s culture and history. Visitors will learn about traditions, beliefs, and histories from Alaska-based Latinx communities through photographs, community stories, historical research, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Public Financing for Art
An interesting bill has been introduced in the Washington state legislature. House Bill 1841 would establish an art purchase program by providing interest-free or low-interest loans from the state to buy art. The bill, dubbed “Own Your Own Art Purchase Program,” is modeled after Tasmania’s art purchase program.
The Tasmanian program ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Charleston Show 2025
Charleston, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Donna Prunkl
What began as the Charleston International Antiques Show in 2004 has morphed into simply the Charleston Show. M.A.D. was there for the inaugural international show (see the June 2004 edition of M.A.D., pp. 26-28-D). Keeling Wainwright Associates managed the show for the Historic Charleston Foundation ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Great Estates” Two-Day Auction
Amelia Jeffers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Amelia Jeffers
Decorated with a sulfide bust said to be of Andrew Jackson, a 7½" high garniture attributed to Benjamin Bakewell’s glass factory in Pittsburgh highlighted the “Great Estates” auction held by Amelia Jeffers at Columbus, Ohio, March 21 and 22. Dating to the 19th century, ... (Read More)
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