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(Fragment)Historic New England Book Awards
Historic New England has awarded its 14th annual Book Prize to Samuel McIntire: Carving an American Style by Dean T. Lahikainen, published by the Peabody Essex Museum.Recognized as the architect who transformed his birthplace, Salem, Massachusetts, into one of the most elegant American towns, McIntire also gained prominence as a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Respectable but Reasonable
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoThis was cataloged as an old master style architectural capriccio in sepia and watercolor. It brought $1650.Erté, costume plate, Lady with Diamonds, $1760. (Some of the shapes seen in the photo are reflections of gallery lights.)The dolls came from the collection of Marguerite ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bugatti Starts Fast, but Falter Wins the Day
Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, LLC, Radford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanPhotos courtesy Ken FarmerKen Farmer's most recent estate and collectors auction consisted of three separate sessions and was held at the company's facilities in Radford, Virginia, on August 16 and 17. The entire sale offered a general mix of antiques ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Foster Moves Mauve
Robert L. Foster, Newcastle, Maineby Mark SiscoRobert Foster of Newcastle, Maine, has a loyal following, especially for his major Labor Day weekend auctions, held this year August 30 and 31. The wall-bursting crowds are heavy with dealers, collectors, and tourists alike each year. Following the sale, Foster told us that ... (Read More)
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(Show)Ellsworth Antiques Show in Eighth Decade
Ellsworth, Maineby Mark SiscoAlthough the venerable Ellsworth Antiques Show has roots extending back to 1938 and has operated under different names in the past, it now seems to have found a permanent home at the Woodlawn Museum in Ellsworth, Maine. The show, held this year August 14-16, dates back to ... (Read More)
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(Show)Maine Antiques Dealers Association Show Goes On
Cheryl Feldaus was quite pleased with the deal she got from Gerry Bell of Gerald W. Bell Jr. Antiques, Falmouth, Maine. She paid about $40 for this birch bark half-canoe.Visit the booth of Tom and Lynne Woods of Woolwich, Maine, and you’ll always find some top-of-the-line silver. Here they offered ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Do the Math
Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve ProffittThis is a primer for consignors on auction contract math. You'd be surprised how many people sign contracts without reading them and gaining a command of the terms of the agreement. In my experience, it's a large number. You'd also be surprised how many contracts ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Software, Saving, and Surfing
Computer Column #239by John P. Reid, [email protected] are three topics this month: more dealer software, reading unfamiliar word processor formats, and a really simple Web browser.-AntiqueShop SoftwareIn the September 2008 issue we listed 19 sources of software to catalog antiques for collectors and dealers. The people at Southport Software (www.southportsoftware.com) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American and California Paintings: The Cream Rises to the Top
Bonhams & Butterfields, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanPhotos courtesy Bonhams & ButterfieldsTotal sales for Bonhams & Butterfields' August 5 auction of California and American paintings were $5,520,000 (including buyers' premiums). According to Bonhams specialist Scot Levitt, the figure "compares very well" to totals at recent Bonhams & ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Figureheads and Folk Art Fly
Rafael E. Osona, Nantucket, Massachusettsby Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy Rafael OsonaThe top lot of the sale was this group of five paintings by Ralph Eugene Cahoon (1910-1982). Each painting illustrates a different sense: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and feeling. The set of oils on masonite, each 14" x 12", sold quickly ... (Read More)
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