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(Feature)Murals Discovered
by Nancy Smoak, Projects Director, Rufus Porter MuseumA Hebron, Maine, couple has some advice for all owners of early homes with wallpaper walls—look under the wallpaper to see what is on the plaster. When they bought their home two years ago, they knew it had a long history, having been ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)26-Year-Old Burlwood Antique Center Closed During 2009
It's a sure sign of spring, seeing the lines of buyers ready to enter the Burlwood Antique Center in Meredith, New Hampshire, on May 1.This year, spring will surely come, but there will be no line. Last fall, the husband-and-wife owners of Burlwood, Mark Diette and Mary Di Maria, announced ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Salander Indicted
by David HewettManhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced on March 26 that a grand jury had voted to indict Lawrence Salander and his art gallery, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, LLC, on 100 counts. The counts include grand larceny of $88 million from investors and collectors, falsifying business records, scheming to defraud, forgery, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction Pulls in Nearly $2 Million
The top-priced lot from the first two sessions of clocks from the Herbert Nilson collection, this 30" high Simon Willard “lighthouse” clock with alarm mechanism, glass dome, mahogany veneered case, and turned brass feet sold to a phone bidder for $71,100 (est. $20,000/30,000). Three phones and two floor bidders were ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Curator at Corning
The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, has appointed Florian Knothe as its new curator of European glass. Knothe, who comes to the museum from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is responsible for curating current and changing exhibitions, conducting research, and managing acquisitions for the museum's European glass ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Admission Options and Prices at Winterthur
Winterthur has initiated new tour offerings and pricing options. The museum will now offer visitors a single ticket option, providing them with full access to the Winterthur Garden and Galleries as well as an introductory tour showcasing some of the most spectacular rooms in the 175-room house. The new adult ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Christie's Sues Minor Over Unpaid Bill
A Rearing Stallion by Sir Anthony van Dyck, 43" x 45½", sold for £3,129,168.75. Not shown, a painting by George Stubbs brought £347,268.75, and Flying Childers Held by a Groom by Thomas Stringer sold for £32,343.75. Christie’s claims Minor owes over $7 million and has refused to pay.Halsey Minor, an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)New Location Found for Barn Star's August Shows in New Hampshire
According to Frank Gaglio, a new home in Manchester, New Hampshire, has been found for Barn Star Productions’ two August shows. The Manchester Pickers Market Antiques Show and Mid-Week in Manchester will be housed at the Furniture World building at 1300 South Porter Street in Manchester (Exit 1 [S. Willow ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)It's Spring! Time to Go to Philadelphia
by Lita Solis-CohenCaptain George White (1805-1847) by Christian Greiner, circa 1845. Captain White of the Philadelphia Cadets was a hero of the Kensington Riots in Philadelphia. It will be on view in Patriots and Presidents: Philadelphia Portrait Miniatures, 1760-1860 at the Philadelphia Antiques Show.It's spring, and it's time for a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Thomas Drowne Cockerel Leaves Church Steeple for MFA
by Lita Solis-Cohen"You gotta believe. It has to be divine providence," said Raymond Egan, after recounting the story of his discovery of a 1772 weathercock atop a Newbury, Massachusetts, church, where it roosted for 140 years. Its sale to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston allows a struggling church to ... (Read More)
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