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(Show)Let the Fall Antiquing Season Begin in Pennsylvania
Harry Hartman of Marietta, Pennsylvania, asked $55,000 for the miniature Soap Hollow lift-top chest initialed “JKM” and dated “1851.”A collection of five early tin heart-in-hand cookie cutters was $4500 from Art and Alice Booth.York, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassMelvin Arion's Original York Antiques Show & Sale, held semiannually, is the largest ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Last of the Young Collectors?
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondNo young collectors are coming to save the marketplace. It's not happening, no matter how long we wait. We've skirted around that issue for a while now, and maybe it's time to put it out there. We realize it's a harsh reality, but ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Dealers Donate $1000 to Pueblo
"Hailstorm leaves Kewa Pueblo in ruin, forces evacuations. Families evacuate as mold seeps into damaged homes," was the headline for a story in the Santa Fe New Mexican on October 10. Members of the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) reacted by donating $1000 to help the rebuilding process.Kewa Pueblo ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lower Prices for Atlantic City Show
In March, JMK Shows, managed by Allison Kohler, was selected by the Atlantic City Convention Center to revive the Atlantic City Antiques & Collectibles Show. According to Kohler, almost 5000 people attended the initial 250-dealer show.Convention center executives, Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Bureau officials, and JMK Shows have coordinated ... (Read More)
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(Auction)East Meets West Down South
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisianaby Karla Klein AlbertsonPhotos courtesy New Orleans Auction GalleriesNear the end of the catalog lurked the top lot, Return of the Flock, 1887, by French artist Albert Charpin (1842-1924). The painting doubled its estimate to sell for $36,900.With strong Asian interest in the air, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Robert Lloyd's Private Exhibition
Robert Lloyd in the Presidential Suite of Boston’s Park Plaza Hotel & Towers, where his private exhibition took place. Located on the 15th floor, the suite has a living room, kitchen, three bedrooms, five marble bathrooms, and private office, seen through the French doors in the background. “The last suite ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books for Children
by Celia BriggsAs the holidays approach with their associated retail frenzy, M.A.D. suggests a few titles for those on your list who are too young for Limoges or Lalique. The right book is always a safe gift. The following list offers ideas with an antiques or historical connection for the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Nelson & Nelson Antiques Opens in the Pierre Hotel
The new location for Nelson & Nelson Antiques is The Pierre Hotel, 2 East 61st Street at Fifth Avenue, New York City. It's the only retail establishment in the prestigious hotel. The Nelsons will showcase antique American, English, European, and Oriental sterling silver, plus a new selection of fine antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques Group Shop Closes in Troy, New York
by David HewettAnother casualty in the contracting antiques market took place in New York's Capitol District recently. On Sunday, October 10, Bournebrook Antique Center in Troy was open for business from noon to 5 p.m. and then closed its doors forever.Bournebrook, at the heart of the downtown antiques district at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Green Family Auction: No String Too Short to Save
The top lot of the entire four-day sale, going at $38,940 (est. $200/400), was a surprise to everyone. It was this 18th-century illuminated manuscript on vellum in Hebrew. “I bet we had ten calls on it from Israel,” Richard Oliver said. “Then we had a raft of calls from all ... (Read More)
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