October 23, 2001 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • The Artist's Studio
    October 23, 2001

    The manner in which this controversial and highly productive artist used the studio as an artistic theme during his seven-decade career is the subject of this splendid exhibition, currently on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

  • Bids Are in but the Jury Is out on Early Philadelphia Chest at Christie's
    October 23, 2001

    Philadelphia Museum of Art curator Jack L. Lindsey believes that because the top was glued to the secondary wood, it popped off over time. "It looks like whoever tried to repair it cut four to six inch windows and used the cut-throughs as anchors for the glueblocks. That failed as well, so the piece was a little weird."

  • Sotheby's Offering of the Crawford Collection Gets a Thumb's Up from Americana Buyers
    October 23, 2001

    The results were not all the York Avenue auction house had hoped for. Still, rare rdf_Descriptions in fine condition attracted ample attention and some brought prices that would be considered robust even in a bull market.

  • Butterfields Hosts Varied and Successful Auctions at Los Angeles, San Francisco Locations
    October 23, 2001

    Butterfields and Los Angeles Modern Auctions' first offering of Twentieth Century decorative arts brought more than $1,000,000 as a standing-room-only crowd vied against Internet bidders.

  • All-Cane Firm Reaps More Records in Massachusetts
    October 23, 2001

    The gross of $353,749 was the third highest ever for Tradewinds and the fourth straight sale that has exceeded $350,000, despite uneasy economic times.

  • Rhinebeck Antiques Fair Ends Silver Anniversary on a Gold Note
    October 23, 2001

    During the weekend of October 13 and 14, about 8,000 shoppers packed the fairgrounds to peruse the offerings of more than 190 dealers.

  • The Triple Pier Antiques Show
    October 23, 2001

    Due to enhanced security measures at Javits and the extremely narrow window the venue was permitting for set up, Stella Show Mgmt. was forced to cancel the event, normally held at the Passenger Ship Piers in Manhattan.

  • SOFA Chicago at Historic Navy Pier
    October 23, 2001

    The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art: SOFA Chicago 2001 returned for the eighth year to Chicago's historic Navy Pier from October 5 to 7. Since there are always large crowds at SOFA, this year's exposition featured an expanded floor plan with larger aisles and additional open areas for seating.

  • The Comforts of Caramoor
    October 23, 2001

    With a light crowd of serious buyers, the 43 exhibitors could give their full attention to people in a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. Many sales made Caramoor one of the top shows ever for them.

  • Possession Obsession
    October 23, 2001

    The Warhol Museum presents a rare opportunity to reunite approximately 300 objects from Andy Warhol’s personal collection – sold at the 1988 Sotheby’s auction – in order to examine one of the least-studied aspects of his oeuvre: collecting.



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