May 22, 2012 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Wayside Inn Antiques Show
    May 22, 2012

    “We had close to 500 people at the preview, the gate was a bit over last year, and many visitors came up to me and said what a great show it was and how much they enjoyed it,” Diana Bittel, show manager, said. She added, “Sales among the dealers were very mixed, with some doing poorly while others did all right, and we will be working again to get more buyers into the show next year.”

  • Chinese Export Figure Of God Of Wine Stolen From Antiques Dealer Booth
    May 22, 2012

    A Chinese Export porcelain model of the Chinese god of wine, Du Kang, was reported stolen at an antiques show here on May 12.

  • 20 China Relief Letters Among Items Taken In Southington Thefts
    May 22, 2012

    Earlier this spring, a series of thefts took place at a home (originally reported in the April 4 edition of Antiques And The Arts Weekly).A group of 20 or so rare China Relief Expedition Boxer Rebellion letters and papers was only discovered missing recently.

  • oup To NutsPaintings Perform Well At Shannon
    May 22, 2012

    ⁓oup to nuts, for paintings under a $100,000, the crowd was extremely active and competitive,†stated Shannon⁳ Fine Art Auctioneers principal Gene Shannon in the days following the most recent auction conducted by the gallery on April 26.

  • Rocky Coffin Remembered
    May 22, 2012

    Rocky Coffin, a longtime antiques dealer, entrepreneur and general Renaissance man, passed away shortly after his 88th birthday.

  • Rockwell Kent & Jamie Wyeth Their Journeys And Their Connections
    May 22, 2012

    Artist, printmaker, writer, explorer and political/social activist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) could do it all⁡nd did †in the course of a long and adventurous life. Two exhibitions this summer reflect the continuing interest in Kent⁳ oeuvre, offering an opportunity to gauge both his legacy as a printmaker and book illustrator, and as painter of the rugged beauty of Maine. ⁒ockwell Kent⁖oyager: An Artist⁳ Journey in Prints, Drawings, and Illustrated Books,†is on view at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Penn., through July 29. More than 100 watercolors, lithographs and pen-and-ink drawings survey Kent⁳ achievements, 1907-1950s, in travel narratives, book illustrations and advertising images. ⁊amie Wyeth, Rockwell Kent and Monhegan†at the Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine, through December 20 traces connections between Kent and the youngest of the Wyeth clan of artists, both of whom painted extensively on the picturesque midcoast Maine island. Around ten paintings by each artist underscore their differing responses to Monhegan⁳ special sights.

  • Ridgefield Outdoor Antiques Market Marks Golden Anniversary
    May 22, 2012

    ⁗e are delighted to report that 2,200 people attended this year,†said Vivien Cord, manager of the Ridgefield Outdoor Antiques Market, which was conducted May 5 on the grounds of the historic Lounsbury House, also known as the Ridgefield Community Center.

  • dgar Payne The Scenic JourneyOpens June 3 At Pasadena Museum
    May 22, 2012

    The Pasadena Museum of California Art will present ⁅dgar Payne: The Scenic Journey,†a retrospective of artist Edgar Payne (1883‱947), noted among California⁳ early plein air painters. The exhibit will be on view June 3⁏ctober 14.

  • John Sloan Gloucester Scene Tops Art At Barridoff Galleries Auction
    May 22, 2012

    The April 25 auction of American and European Art at the Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art was a huge success on all sides, according to Barridoff Galleries principals Annette and Rob Elowitch.

  • World Records Set For Earliest Known Jersey Of Babe Ruth
    May 22, 2012

    The earliest known jersey worn by New York Yankees Babe Ruth sold for $4,415,658. The jersey set world records in SCP Auctions†online auction, which concluded on May 20.

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