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| 11/29/2005 | Pierre Monteux School Is Missing Four Bas Relief Wall Decorations Four works of art were recently reported missing from the wall at the back of the stage of the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | It Just Keeps Getting Better And Better: Modernism Celebrates 20 Years Older, wiser and better looking than ever, Modernism: A Century of Style and Design, 1900--2000, opened its doors on November 9 for a four-day run. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | The Brian Ayer Collection Of Banks Deposits Good Prices At Auction The Brian Ayer collection of still and mechanical banks, dime register banks, cap guns and cast iron toys, formed over the past 15 years, brought a total of $648,000. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | It Just Keeps Getting Better And Better: Modernism Celebrates 20 Years Older, wiser and better looking than ever, Modernism: A Century of Style and Design, 1900--2000, opened its doors on November 9 for a four-day run. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Manhattan Art & Antiques Center Celebrates 30th 'Pearl' Anniversary The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center turns 30 this year and in celebration of its "Pearl" anniversary, some of the center's premier galleries will mount exhibitions. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Onassis Cultural Center To Present Four Centuries of Hellenic Art "From Byzantium to Modern Greece: Hellenic Art in Adversity, 1453-1830" an exhibition of treasures from the Benaki Museum, opens at the Onassis Cultural Center on December 15. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Stanford's Cantor Arts Center Shows 'The Art of the Political Poster, 1914-1989' The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces a major poster exhibition that examines the key role played by crowds in modern politics and society. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | The Brian Ayer Collection Of Banks Deposits Good Prices At Auction The Brian Ayer collection of still and mechanical banks, dime register banks, cap guns and cast iron toys, formed over the past 15 years, brought a total of $648,000. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | State Orders NYRA Not To Sell State-Owned Art At Sotheby's State regulators have told the New York Racing Association not to sell $2 million in art at Sotheby's because the historic paintings are owned by the state. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Pierre Monteux School Is Missing Four Bas Relief Wall Decorations Four works of art were recently reported missing from the wall at the back of the stage of the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | George Baker D'Arcy Collection Leads In Two Days of Sales Northeast Auction's November 5-6 New Hampshire Weekend Auction contained a little bit of everything from American and European paintings to Chinese Export porcelain. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Antiquorum's Geneva Auction Records Strong Demand For Pocket Watches The outstanding result of $10,382,000 was achieved at Antiquorum's October 15-16 auction in Geneva of 371 lots of important collectors' wristwatches, pocket watches and clocks. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Three-Day Prints Sale at Sotheby's Totals $10.4 Million Sotheby's three-day prints sale on October 27 to 29, totaled $10,410,000 with top lots featuring works by Pablo Picasso and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Simsbury Historical Society Hosts 36th Annual Antiques Show The Town of Simsbury is home to the largest tree in Connecticut and to an antiques show that has attracted good exhibitors and many buyers for the past 36 years. Read More...
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| 11/29/2005 | Boston's Finest - Ellis Show Shines The Ellis Antiques Show sailed into port with 35 dealers aboard for its 46th season this year at the Castle at the Park Plaza Hotel. Read More...
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| 11/28/2005 | It Just Keeps Getting Better And Better: Modernism Celebrates 20 Years Older, wiser and better looking than ever, Modernism: A Century of Style and Design, 1900--2000, opened its doors on November 9 for a four-day run. Read More...
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| 11/28/2005 | 'A Brass Menagerie: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement' Glitters In Utica It is not all gold that glitters in the new show "A Brass Menagerie: Metalwork of the Aesthetic Movement," which recently opened at the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute. Read More...
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| 11/28/2005 | Candlebox Lights Up Bidders' Fancy Selling for $744,825 At Freeman's "The market spoke," commented a jubilant David Schorschin regards to a candlebox that sold for $744,825 at Freeman's 200th anniversary celebratory auction. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Candlebox Lights Up Bidders' Fancy Selling for $744,825 At Freeman's "The market spoke," said a jubilant David Schorsch in regards to a candlebox that sold for $744,825 at Freeman's 200th anniversary celebratory auction. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | American Impressionism At The Bruce Museum Of Arts And Science In their heyday, American Impressionists created some of the sunniest, most appealing paintings, generally ignoring the unattractive aspects of the world around them. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Warhol And Pollock Works Of Art Stolen From Everhart Museum In Scranton Works of art by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock were stolen from the Everhart Museum in Scranton by thieves who shattered a back door early on November 18. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Eighteenth Century French Ceramics At Birmingham Museum In December The Birmingham Museum of Art will open the exhibition, "À la dernière mode: Eighteenth Century French Ceramics from the Permanent Collection," in December. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | N.Y. Public Library Shows American Relief Prints From 1940s To 1960s "Prints With/Out Pressure: American Relief Prints from the 1940s through the 1960s," is on view in New York City through January 29. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Pennsylvania Academy Receives 2005 National Medal Of Arts President George W. Bush announced on November 9 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a recipient of a 2005 National Medal of Arts. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | From Gainsborough to Turner: British Watercolors From the Spooner Collection The remarkable Spooner collection of early British watercolors is one of the finest of its kind and is now on view for the first time since 1958 in London through February. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Country Leads York County Classic Antiques Show "It was nice to see our early gate get back to what it was several years ago," Barry Cohen said after his York County Classic Antiques Show opened on November 4. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Greater York Antiques Show Offers Great Antiquing Visitors to the Greater York Antiques Show were well-rewarded with a grand looking Jim Burk production with many of his old standbys and new faces. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | 300 Years Of Antiques & Design At Lowery Enterprises' First Show When longtime antiques dealers Jim and Judy Lowery were looking for another show, they decided to start their own in Verona, N.Y. - five hours from everywhere. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Robert N. Melita, 50, Of Peter-Roberts Antiques One of the original founding partners of Peter-Roberts Antiques, Robert N. Melita, died November 9 in New York after a long illness, at age 50. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Dolphin Promotions Founder Bob Smith Dies At 77 Bob Smith, former president of Dolphin Promotions, Inc, died on October 27 of leukemia and diabetes in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Famous Norman Rockwell Movie Painting Brings $478,000 In Sale Norman Rockwell's original 1943 movie publicity painting for the Academy Award-winning The Song of Bernadette was purchased for $478,000 in a public sale. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Boston Clock Chimes At Nordblom's A handsome Massachusetts Federal tall clock was the star of the day at CRN Auctions' November 20, when it sold for $92,000 after a lively bidding competition. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Heade Painting Tops Skinner Sale At $402,000 Thirteen phone bidders and one bidder in the room chased Martin Johnson Heade's oil on canvas "Still Life with Cherokee Roses" to $402,000. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Power Of Technology Fuels Ripley's Antique Helper Auction Dan Ripley's Antique Helper's auction on September 10 demonstrated the power of modern technology as eBay bidders flexed their muscles, ending lots well above estimates. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | Smith & Wessons Lead The Way To $2.76 Million Day At Amoskeag Amoskeag Auction Company's much anticipated sale of the Gary Garbrecht collection of fine Smith & Wesson revolvers turned out to be quite a show. Read More...
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| 11/22/2005 | IFPDA Print Fair A Tour dé Force For Dealers And Collectors Alike For four days in November, a core of international dealers from the International Fine Print Dealers Association turns the vaulted space of the Park Avenue Armory into a repository of fine art. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | USArtists: Collectors' Destination PHILADELPHIA - This was a special year for USArtists as it coincided with the 200th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Anyone coming to town for USArtists, which ran from October 20 to 23, would surely have wanted to get over to see the landmark exhibition at PAFA and vice versa. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Manhattan's Newest Auction House: Premier Auction At The Showplace Boasting newly renovated galleries with lots of space, the Showplace in New York City opened its doors with an an appealing auction of estate merchandise. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Maryland Historical Society Library Devotes Exhibit To Holiday Cards The Maryland Historical Society will explore the evolution of holiday greeting cards in the new exhibit, "Season's Greetings: Holiday Cards in Maryland, 1865-2005." Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Retrospective Of Elizabeth Murray's Contemporary Paintings At MoMA The Museum of Modern Art presents "Elizabeth Murray," a major retrospective comprising more than 70 paintings and works on paper dating from 1963 to 2005. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | John Bellamy Eagle Flies At Thomaston "Needless to say, the eagle has flown," quipped Kaja Veilleux after he hammered down a rare Bellamy carved and painted eagle at his Thomaston Place auction for $101,750. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Byrdcliffe Chiffonier Sets Record At Bakker/Edwards Auction James Bakker and Robert Edwards teamed up to offer 29 lots of rare material from the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts colony including a chiffonier that fetched a record $207,000. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Wethersfield Highboy Top Lot At Nadeau's Americana Sale A good selection of Americana attracted large crowds of buyers to Nadeau's Auction Gallery on Saturday, October 22. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Manhattan's Newest Auction House: Premier Auction At The Showplace Boasting newly renovated galleries with lots of space, the Showplace in New York City opened its doors with an an appealing auction of estate merchandise. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | National Humanities Medal Awarded To Keno Brothers Antiques experts Leigh and Leslie Keno were among the recipients when President George W. Bush awarded the 2005 National Humanities Medal November 10. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sale Achieves $114.4 Million David Smith's iconic "Cubi XXVIII" set a new world record for a contemporary work of art at auction when it sold at Sotheby's for $23,816,000, the highest price achieved at auction this season. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Laurance Rockefeller Sale A Glimpse Into The Lives Of Leading Art Patrons Sotheby's sale of the Laurance S. Rockefeller estate on October 11 and 12 offered a glimpse into the private world of one of the country's great art collecting dynasties, the Rockefellers. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | Antiques & Design Show At Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum The first floor of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum was all dressed up over the October 29-30 weekend when antiques dealers moved in to present the 28th annual Antiques & Design Show. Read More...
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| 11/15/2005 | French Judaica Tops First Auction Of The Season At Kestenbaum's Kestenbaum and Company's first Judaica auction of the 2005-2006 season got off to a rousing start on September 20 with nearly 90 percent of the 340-plus lots on offer being sold. Read More...
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| 11/14/2005 | "The Potter's Eye" Sees Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery Ageless traditions in pottery are explored in the recently opened exhibition "The Potter's Eye: Art and Tradition in North Carolina Pottery," at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | The Great Danbury Antiques Fair The Great Danbury (Conn.) Antiques Fair drew over 700 visitors to its two-day event over the October 22-23 weekend. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Nice Buys Make Merrill's Worth The Trip While Bombe Merits Bargaining Vermont's Duane Merrill & Company Gallery offers an old-time country auction, making it an inviting destination for shoppers looking for fresh estate goods. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Found In A Closet, W.T. Richards Tops Shannon's Sale at $215,000 Although its two highest-estimated two lots were passed, Shannon's Fine Art again posted stellar results with the approximately 250 lots grossing an impressive $3.25 million. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Jan Whitlock Named To New York's Winter Antiques Show Chadds Ford dealer Jan Whitlock, a specialist in American textiles and folk art, has been named to the 2006 Winter Antiques Show in New York City. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Stella Gets Second Pier for January Americana Stella Show Mgmt Co. announced that its January 21 and 22 Americana at the Piers, which had been reduced to a single pier, will resume its normal two Piers. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Gainsborough Show To Open At Yale Center For British Art The Yale Center for British Art is presenting "Sensation and Sensibility: Viewing Gainsborough's 'Cottage Door'" and is the only East Coast venue for the exhibition. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | A Tiger By The Tail At Northeast Auction New Hampshire collector George Baker D'Arcy's favorite piece, a carved wooden tiger, sold at Northeast Auction's estate sale for $160,000 last weekend. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Silver Salver Tops Skinner Americana An Eighteenth Century silver salver by Myer Myers surprised many as it became the top lot at Skinner's Americana sale this past Sunday, November 6. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Premier Painting Sale At Clarke Auction Auctioneer Ron Clarke was enthused by the size of the crowd that packed into his gallery on the evening of October 18 for his first auction devoted strictly to art. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Music Valley Antiques Market Had Great Audience In Nashville The youngest of the three antiques shows held during Nashville's famous Heart Week antiques event, Music Valley Antiques Market was a big hit with dealers. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Heart Of Country: Nashville Tradition Takes Its Last Fall Stand Heart of Country had its last fall show in Nashville in October. Starting next September, the second show of each year will be moved to Dallas. Read More...
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| 11/8/2005 | Charles Godwin Remembered Charles "Charlie" Godwin died at his home October 18 after a brief illness at the age of 84. Charlie and his wife Margaret "Peggy" Godwin ran the Godwin Gallery in Pepperell, Mass. from its inception in 1978. Read More...
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| 11/7/2005 | Texas Estate Provide Paintings for Dallas Auction Gallery Paintings from Texas estates were the stars at the October 12 sale at Dallas Auction Gallery where the top lot was "The River Bank" by E.I. Couse, which sold for $100,875. Read More...
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| 11/7/2005 | Found In A Closet, W.T. Richards Tops Shannon's Sale at $215,000 Although its two highest-estimated lots were passed, Shannon's Fine Art once again posted stellar results with the approximately 250 lots grossing an impressive $3.25 million. Read More...
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| 11/7/2005 | Nice Buys Make Merrill's Worth The Trip While Bombe Merits Bargaining Vermont's Duane Merrill & Company Gallery offers an old-time country auction feel, making it an inviting destination for shoppers looking for fresh estate goods. Read More...
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| 11/7/2005 | Substantial Crowd At Stanton's Generates Competitive Bidding The crowd was substantial for the Stanton Americana auction on October 18, which mostly consisted of items from the Stuart Beebe Historical Homestead in Hamden, Conn. Read More...
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| 11/7/2005 | Walters Art Museum Is Only US Stop for Novogrod Exhibit The Walters Art Museum will open on November 19, "Sacred Arts and City Life: The Glory of Medieval Novgorod," with art and culture from Russia's oldest medieval city. Read More...
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| 11/7/2005 | Respected Show Manager Elizabeth 'Libby' Kramer Leaves Strong Legacy In Antiques Industry Elizabeth "Libby" Hosmer Kramer, co-owner of the Heart of Country Antiques Show and partner in Richard E. Kramer & Associates, died Wednesday, October 26, after battling illness. Read More...
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| 11/4/2005 | Dealers Put Best Foot - And Antiques - Forward At Gramercy Park Dealers put together their best for the Gramercy Park Antiques Show that took place at the 69th Regiment Armory, October 21-23 offering patrons plenty to choose from. Read More...
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| 11/4/2005 | Two Centuries Of American Painting At Nation's Oldest Museum The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is concluding a yearlong celebration of its 200th anniversary with an exhibition, "In Private Hands: 200 Years Of American Painting." Read More...
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| 11/2/2005 | Fall Hartford Antiques Show Shines The Fall Hartford Antiques Show opened to a lively and passionate crowd of collectors, dealers and retailers that rushed in and proceeded to buy, buy, buy. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Atlantique City Offers Miles of Aisles The "Atlantique City Holiday Megafair: The Largest Indoor Antique & Collectibles Show In The World," features everything from the "sublime to the ridiculous." Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Fall Hartford Antiques Show Shines The Fall Hartford Antiques Show opened to a lively and passionate crowd of collectors, dealers and retailers that rushed in and proceeded to buy, buy, buy. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Modern Show Proves Good Design is Classic For good design in the city over the weekend of October 14-16, The Modern was the place to be. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Small But Stylish Antiques Show Debuts The New York Antiques & Fine Art, a neat and compact show, is the newest addition to Manhattan's fall calendar. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Greenwich Antiques Show Breaks Gate Record Despite heavy rains, the Greenwich Antiques Show enjoyed the largest gate organizers can remember on October 15. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Byrdcliffe Chiffonier Sets Record At $207,000 A rare Byrdcliffe chiffonier, circa 1904, with painted panels by Hermann Dudley Murphy established a record price at auction when it sold for $207,000. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Pair Sleuths Out Story Behind Civil War Painting When a pair of collectors purchased a painting abroad, they could see that it portrayed the burning of Richmond on April 3, 1865, even though it was not so identified. They set about to prove just that and did. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Evolving Inuit Art At The Rockwell The Rockwell Museum of Western Art's last special exhibition of 2005 will give viewers the opportunity to experience the still-evolving, dynamic Inuit culture. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Indian Trade Blankets On View At Baltimore Museum of Art For the first time, The Baltimore Museum of Art will display the more than 25 wool trade blankets in its textile collection in "Woven Rainbows: American Indian Trade Blankets." Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Pressed And Blown Glass, Lighting Sparkle At Green Valley Auctions Green Valley Auctions, Inc pulled together more than 10,000 pieces for its 11th annual Fall Glass & Lighting Auction, an annual pilgrimage for many collectors. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Diverse Art Stimulates Spirited Bidding A beautiful early fall day did not keep bidders away from the competition at Vallot Auctioneer's September 18 art auction. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | New Orleans Auction Galleries Differ on Siting Upcoming Sales With pre-Katrina commitments to consignors weighing heavily on New Orleans' two large auction galleries, both are planning upcoming sales but in different locales. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Bedford Antiques Show Filled With 'Positive Energy' "We had lots of positive energy and that's what it takes for this show," said Lynn Ryan, executive director of the Bedford Historical Society, of its fall antiques show. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | Wild West Posters Bring Serious Money At Royka's Rescued from an upstate New York attic, a cache of almost 200 posters advertising Buffalo Bill's early Wild West shows, brought serious money at Paul Royka's auction last month. Read More...
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| 11/1/2005 | $216,000 Noguchi Sculpture Tops Sullo/Rago Modern Auction A magnesite sculptural relief by Isamu Noguchi sold at more than six times the high presale estimate at the Sollo/Rago Twentieth Century Modern auction. Read More...
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