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12/27/2005Bill Guthman, Frontiersman When the Winter Antiques Show opens on Thursday evening, January 19, Bill Guthman will not be among the fair's 74 exhibitors. Nor will he have been replaced. Read More...
12/27/200548th Antiquarius Antiques Show - All That Glitters And Gleams More than 40 exhibitors took part in the Antiquarius Antiques Show, which kicked off its 48th year with a gala preview party to benefit the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich. Read More...
12/27/2005Massachusetts Federal Tall Clock Stars At CRN's Nov. 20 Auction A handsome Massachusetts Federal tall clock with a case attributed to John and Thomas Seymour of Boston was the star of the day at CRN Auctions, fetching $92,000. Read More...
12/27/2005Tiffany Studios Reigns At Red Baron November Sale An original stained and layered figural window by Tiffany Studios sold for $166,750 at Red Baron's Antiques last sale of 2005 before its next auction March 4-5. Read More...
12/27/2005Atlanta's International Antiques Fair Filled The Cobb Galleria The Atlanta International Antiques Fair filled the Cobb Galleria Centre with a successful premier for this first three-day show. Read More...
12/27/2005Snow Added Festive Air To Wilton Holiday Show The Wilton Holiday one-day show is a popular destination for antiques lovers and holiday shoppers, and the early morning snow did little to discourage early buyers . Read More...
12/27/2005New Fraud Complaint Filed Against Russell Pritchard III A civil action complaint was filed Wednesday, December 14, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against Bryn Mawr auctioneer Russell Pritchard III. Read More...
12/27/2005N.C. Museum Receives Rodin Gift From Cantor Foundation The North Carolina Museum of Art announced it has received an unprecedented gift of 22 Auguste Rodin works from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation. Read More...
12/27/2005Ivey-Selkirk Celebrated 175 Years With A Winter Gallery Auction Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers marked its 175th year as the oldest auction house in the Midwest with a Winter gallery auction that took place on December 3 and 4. Read More...
12/27/2005Robert Blackburn Revolutionary Printmaker At Amon Carter The Amon Carter Museum will present an exhibition next month of more than 50 prints that illustrate the enduring vision of master printmaker Robert Blackburn. Read More...
12/27/2005Baseball Collector Barry Halper Dies Barry Halper, owner of one of the most extensive collections of baseball memorabilia and a limited partner in the New York Yankees, has died at 66. Read More...
12/27/2005Peter Chapulis, 77, Respected Figure in Antiques, Auction Community Well known and highly respected, Peter W. Chapulis, 77, of Litchfield, Conn., died December 21 at St Francis Hospital in Hartford after suffering a heart attack. Read More...
12/27/2005'Loaded For Bear' At The Christmas Antiques Show By Katona & Lutz Bear-hunting season in New Jersey was preceded by "antiques-hunting" season that opened at the December 3 -4 Christmas Antiques Show, run by Ellen Katona and Bob Lutz. Read More...
12/27/2005Martin Johnson Heade's Still Life Blooms To $402,000 At Skinner Thirteen phone bidders and one in the room chased the Martin Johnson Heade oil on canvas "Still Life with Cherokee Roses" to $402,000 at Skinner's American and European paintings sale. Read More...
12/23/2005New York Public Library's Map Division Reopens to Magnificent Splendor Less than a year ago, the map division of the New York Public Library was a public disgrace but all that changed when the room re-opened, renewed and restored. Read More...
12/20/200531 Successful Years For Pound Ridge Historical Society's Antiques Show For 31 consecutive years, the faithful members of the Pound Ridge Historical Society have gathered for their fund raising affair - the Fall Antiques Show. Read More...
12/20/2005James I Silver Gilt Wine Cup Reported Stolen In NYC A silver dealership here reported the theft of a James I silver gilt wine cup valued at $75,000 from an antiques show in Manhattan in October. Read More...
12/20/2005Nan Gurley's Antiques Show - 'Had It All' Nan Gurley produced a very fine antiques show at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, Mass.with lots of booths of great period paint, folk art and weathervanes. Read More...
12/20/2005Winterthur Museum Celebrates Yuletide The sounds and smells of Christmas past pervade the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate this holiday season in recreations of past American Yuletide traditions. Read More...
12/20/2005Antiquorum New York Strikes A High Note To Finish Year The auction year has ended for Antiquorum New York with a $5,787,000 sale of collectors' wristwatches, pocket watches and clocks on December 7. Read More...
12/20/2005Impressionist/Modern Art Sale - $160.9 Million At Christie's Christie's November 1 sale of Impressionist and Modern art totaled $160,931,200, the highest total for a various owners Impressionist and Modern art evening sale there since May 1990. Read More...
12/20/2005Gunthermann Gordon Bennet Race Car Finishes At $48,300 At Julia's A desirable Gunthermann Gordon Bennet 12-inch racer, modeled after a renowned French racecar from the 1930s, drove the auction action at James D. Julia's last month. Read More...
12/20/2005Sotheby's Captures Record For American Portrait At Auction On November 30, in an overflowing salesroom at Sotheby's, a sale of American paintings, drawings and sculpture brought a total of $62,979,600. Read More...
12/20/2005Historic Deerfield Acquires William H. Guthman American Powder Horns Collection Seventy-five authentic American powder horns created between 1747 and 1781 are joining the world-class collection of Americana at Historic Deerfield. Read More...
12/20/2005Williamsburg, Va., Is For Lovers Of Antiques About 250 people attended the Friday night opening of the 24th annual Holiday Antiques Show at the Williamsburg Kingsmill Marriott on November 25. Read More...
12/20/2005FBI Recovered Three Stolen Paintings By Heinrich Burkel On December 6, the FBI in Philadelphia, announced the recovery of three stolen paintings by Heinrich Burkel (German, 1802-1869) valued at approximately $125,000. Read More...
12/20/2005FBI Recovered Three Stolen Paintings By Heinrich Burkel On December 6, The FBI in Philadelphia, announced the recovery of three stolen paintings by Heinrich Burkel valued at approximately $125,000. Read More...
12/20/2005Rock Island Auction Breaks 2004 Industry Sales Record December 3-5 was the third Premiere Auction for Rock Island Auction Company in 2005, totaling more than $4 million in sales and pushing yearly sales total to over$15 million. Read More...
12/20/2005Sotheby's, SCP Sell Heisman Trophy Original for $271,360 On the same day the 71st Heisman Trophy award winner was elected, Sotheby's and SCP Auctions sold the original plaster cast of the Heisman Trophy sculpture for $271,360. Read More...
12/20/2005Berry-Hill Galleries Files Chapter 11 Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc, a fine art gallery specializing in American paintings and sculpture, and Coram Capital LLC, an affiliate, has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Read More...
12/20/2005Handsome, Smooth And Polished, Peabody Essex Sails Into Town Like the elegant sailing ships that called Salem home for more than two centuries, the Peabody Essex Antiques Show cruised into town last month with great fanfare. Read More...
12/13/2005Freeman's Celebrates 200 Years With A Solid And Stylish Sale Samuel T. Freeman & Co. has conducted many important and record-setting auctions over the past two centuries yet it just had one of its finest moments. Read More...
12/13/2005Byrdcliffe Chiffonier Sets Record At Bakker/Edwards Auction Artists have long sought refuge in the town of Woodstock, N.Y., and a recent auction of items from the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts community there were well received. Read More...
12/13/2005$2.2 Million Toy Sale At Bertoia Auctions "A Toy Feast," a pre-Thanksgiving auction conducted by Bertoia Auctions, literally turned into a feast for toy buyers as they gobbled up item after item in the 2,500-lot auction. Read More...
12/13/2005$1 Million-Plus Auction Lights Up Cleveland Freud once observed that the anticipation of an event is usually far sweeter than the event itself. If so, a notable exception was on October 22 at the Metropolitan Galleries. Read More...
12/13/2005Decoy Prices Fly High At Guyette & Schmidt Guyette and Schmidt, Inc grossed $2 million at its annual fall decoy auction in conjunction with the Easton Waterfowl Festival on November 9-10. Read More...
12/13/2005New York Botanical Garden Showcases Works By Redouté The New York Botanical Garden is currently presenting an exhibition, "Flowers by Redouté, Artist for an Empire," that showcases the artwork of Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840). Read More...
12/13/2005Three Exhibitions Will Open At The Neuberger In January The Neuberger Museum of Art will open three new shows in January at Purchase (N.Y.) College and will continue the exhibition of Jim Dine's drawings to January 8. Read More...
12/13/2005River Stone Antiques & Design Center Opens In Haverstraw, N.Y. The River Stone Antiques and Design Center has opened with more than 40 dealers exhibiting quality antiques and decorative accessories in a 10,000-square-foot space. Read More...
12/13/2005Christie's Sold Magnificent Jewels The October 19 Christie's sale of Magnificent Jewels featured diamonds in all colors and shapes with 347 lots sold, totaling $35,652,800. Read More...
12/13/2005Sotheby's Concludes Successful Silver Sales Sotheby's October 26 sale of important English and Continental silver brought $1,345,860 and early English silver from the collection of the late Charles L. Poor totaled $3,139,260. Read More...
12/13/2005Manhattan Art & Antiques Center Celebrates 'Pearl' Anniversary The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center turns 30 this year and in celebration of its "pearl" anniversary, the center hosted a party to benefit ASID on November 10. Read More...
12/13/2005Wethersfield Antiques Show Draws Good Audience "We just completed our fifth year and we feel really good about what we are doing," said Tim Verre, co-manager of the Wethersfield Antiques Show. Read More...
12/13/2005Prallsville Mill Offers Inviting Antiques Show The Prallsville Mills Fall Antiques Show offered a serene and inviting antiquing experience and boasted "knowledgeable antique customers" and dealers. Read More...
12/13/2005Big $ales Seen At Smith's Art20 Optimism was in good supply at Art20, the Modern and Contemporary fine art fair that took place at the Seventh Regiment Armory November 18-21. Read More...
12/13/2005Chappaqua Antiques Show: 38 Years And Counting The long-running Chappaqua Antiques Show takes into account the wide range of tastes of its repeat and new customers who come for its top-drawer wares. Read More...
12/13/2005Robert Kinnaman, American Folk Art/Antiques Dealer, 57 Robert Kinnaman, the American folk art and antiques dealer, died at his home on December 8, after a long illness. He was 57 years old. Read More...
12/13/2005Connoisseur's Antiques Fair Backers Works Hard To Get Its Message Out Prettier than ever, the Connoisseur's Antiques Fair opened for five days at the Gramercy Park Armory at Lexington and 28th Street on Wednesday, November 16. Read More...
12/13/2005Constance L. Hays: 'Times' Reporter, Wife Of John Hays Of Christie's Constance L. Hays, wife of John Hays, deputy chairman of Christie's, died of cancer on December 5 at Calvary Hospital in New York City. Read More...
12/13/2005Long Lines Of Buyers Open New Hope Antiques Show Savvy patrons lined up in droves to snap up merchandise November 12 and 13 at the New Hope Autumn Antiques Show in Bucks County, Penn. Read More...
12/6/2005Myer Myers Silver Salver Tops Skinner Americana A silver salver by New York maker Myer Myers was bidders' choice at Skinner's November 6 Americana sale, where it sold for $99,500. Read More...
12/6/2005Dunlap Chest-On-Chest Nailed Down For $276,000 At Brunk Auctions A painted chest-on-chest was the top lot at Brunk Auctions' September 24 sale, realizing $276,000, believed to be the second highest price ever paid for a Dunlap. Read More...
12/6/2005Myer Myers Silver Salver Tops Skinner Americana A silver salver by New York maker Myer Myers was bidders' choice at Skinner's November 6 Americana sale, where it sold for $99,500. Read More...
12/6/2005Outstanding Works Of Art Shown At BIFAS '05 Something wonderful happened in Boston on November 10: the ninth annual Boston International Fine Art Show opened. Read More...
12/6/2005'Oscar Bluemner: A Passion For Color' At The Whitney "Color in itself is beautiful," Oscar Bluemner once wrote. The current retrospective of his work at the Whitney Museum of American Art demonstrates the accuracy of his view. Read More...
12/6/2005'The Admirable Art Of The Needle' On View At Chelsea Chelsea Edition's showrooms proved a congenial setting for "The Admirable Art of The Needle," an exhibition of antique English and American samplers and embroideries. Read More...
12/6/2005Craftsman Auction Establishes Record Price For Zimmermann On September 17 and 18, Craftsman Auction offered a select assortment of Arts and Crafts furniture and accessories that were well received by a large audience. Read More...
12/6/2005Photographs Week Totals $14.5 Million At Christie's Christie's series of three photographs sales the week of October 10 totalled $14,530,360 and has taken the market to previously unseen heights. Read More...
12/6/2005Amberina Vase Soars To $27,600 At Early's Art Glass Auction Early's fall art glass auction on October 28-29 at the Radisson Hotel at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport was a stellar sale by all accounts. Read More...
12/6/2005Dunlap Chest-On-Chest Nailed Down For $276,000 At Brunk Auctions A painted chest-on-chest was the top lot at Brunk Auctions' September 24 sale, realizing $276,000 and believed to be the second highest price paid for a Dunlap. Read More...
12/6/2005Debt Pushes Pioneer Auction Into Bankruptcy Death, divorce and debt - these are the three Ds that generally propel items to the auction block. For Pioneer Auction, its own debt seems to be pushing the business toward the gavel. Read More...
12/6/2005Sacred Ethiopian Crosses Offer Rare Glimpse Of Early African Christian Art A display of rare medieval sacred crosses from Ethiopia will be on view at the Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College through January 28. Read More...
12/6/2005Rockwell's 'Choirboy' On Loan To National Illustration Museum The National Museum of American Illustration announces it has received on loan a significant oil painting by America's beloved illustrator, Norman Rockwell, "Choirboy Combing Hair For Easter." Read More...
12/6/2005Outstanding Works Of Art Shown At BIFAS '05 Something wonderful happened in Boston on November 10: the ninth annual Boston International Fine Art Show opened. Read More...
12/6/2005Delaware Antiques Show: From Very Good To Wonderful The Delaware Antiques Show never looked so grand with a shift in location within the Riverfront facility and displays by the exhibitors that showed extra effort. Read More...
12/6/2005Marburger Farm Antiques Weathers Storms, Draws Crowd Despite hurricanes, a war, Texas heat, a cold front, vendors and buyers came out in droves to Marburger Farm's fall antiques show. Read More...
12/6/2005Music And Ferguson Paintings Lead Grogan's December Sale Paintings by Zoran Anton Music and Nancy Maybin Ferguson led the pack at Grogan & Company's December 4 sale. Read More...
12/6/2005R. Scudder Smith To Receive ADA Award In Philadelphia R. Scudder Smith, editor and publisher of Antiques and The Arts Weekly and its sister publication, The Newtown Bee, has been named the recipient of the 2006 Award of Merit. Read More...
12/6/2005Bellamy Eagle Flies At Thomaston Sale Found in an attic eave untouched for years, the top lot of Thomas's recent sale turned out to be a rare Bellamy carved and painted eagle with banner that sold for $101,750. Read More...
12/5/2005New York Transit Museum's Holiday Train And Bus Show Showcases Vintage Toy Buses As part of the New York Transit Museum's centennial celebration of the motorized bus, it is showcasing vintage toy buses in its Grand Central Holiday Train and Bus Show. Read More...