January 24, 2023 - Antiques And The Arts Weekly

  • Man-Cave Memorabilia Aplenty In Gentleman’s Americana Sale
    January 24, 2023

    SARASOTA, FLA. — Advertising, signs, coins, firearms and more crossed the block at Freedom Auction Company on January 14. Although no sale total was disclosed for the 838-lot sale, owner Brian Hollifield put the sell-through rate at approximately 95 percent. More than 6,000 bidders were registered and there were four online platforms employed.

  • The Progress Of Papermania Plus
    January 24, 2023

    HARTFORD, CONN. — The area around the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Conn., was next to silent on the morning of Saturday, January 14. The action was all inside the stadium where dealers were making their last-minute adjustments and additions to their booths for Papermania Plus, which was celebrating its 83rd show. “We call the show ‘Papermania Plus’ because it’s so much more than that,” said showrunner Gary Gipstein. “Of course, we have paper and ephemera, but we invite all kinds of dealers to participate… and buy!” He added with a laugh.

  • Washington Antiques Show: Back & Better Than Ever
    January 24, 2023

    WASHINGTON DC — The last time the Washington Antiques Show took place was in 2020, before the pandemic put a pause on life as we knew it. It was with joy that the show — now in its 68th year — returned to its longtime home at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University, January 13-15, with 41 dealers, 13 of which had never done the show. A loan exhibition featured the impact and legacy of horticulturalist, gardener, philanthropist and art collector, Rachel “Bunny” Lambert Mellon (1910-2014) and the show featured numerous programs around the show’s theme, “Curating from Classic to Contemporary.”

  • Across The Block
    January 24, 2023

    The classic met the novel this week at auction, with fine and decorative arts from the new and old schools in session. Fine art included scenic and genre art from […]

  • Asian Art Strong, Brings Sale Over Estimate At Eldred’s
    January 24, 2023

    EAST DENNIS, MASS. — Asian Art: Property of a Private Collector, a single-owner sale, was the offering at Eldred’s on January 12, where three Nineteenth Century Chinese blue and white porcelain bowls sold for $13,750, Each of the 6½-inch shallow bowls was decorated with similar five-clawed dragons. The bowls were the top-selling lot in a strong sale that finished over its high estimate and sold via an absentee bid to an overseas client. The sale total was $193,750 with a 90 percent sell-through. There were 78 successful buyers among 400 registered bidders.

  • Jewelry & Fine Art Lead Ahlers & Ogletree’s Katz Estate Auction
    January 24, 2023

    ATLANTA, GA. — Ahlers & Ogletree conducted an unreserved auction from the Collection of Joel A. Katz on January 12, offering almost 600 lots of fine art, jewelry and collectibles only one lot went…

  • Estate Paintings, Folk Art & More Draw Bids At Fontaine’s Heritage
    January 24, 2023

    CANAAN, N.Y. — The Old Testament story of Judith slaying Holofernes has been depicted through the centuries by many artists, from Botticelli, Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Seventeenth Century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi to contemporary American artist Kehinde Wiley.

  • Q&A: Matthew Ellison
    January 24, 2023

    Matthew Ellison is the director of marketing for EstateSales.NET, where he has spent nearly a decade researching, curating and developing content to grow the estate sale industry. He is dedicated to …

  • Her Brush: Japanese Women Artists From The Fong-Johnstone Collection
    January 24, 2023

    DENVER, COLO. — Although open since November, “Her Brush: Japanese Women Artists from the Fong-Johnstone Collection” is an exhibition that keeps on giving, both to those who can travel to the…

  • Modern Shines Through At Roland Auctions
    January 24, 2023

    GLEN COVE, N.Y. — A selection of contemporary art and Midcentury Modern furniture took center stage at Roland Auctions NY’s first auction of the New Year on Saturday, January 7, with an oil on canvas by artist Martiros Saryan (Armenian, 1880-1972) being the high seller of the day. The sale also featured works by D*Face, Andy Warhol, KAWS, Dale Chihuly, Lucio Fontana, Flo Perkins and DAIN, along with hundreds of lots of fine art, decorative arts, Twentieth Century modern, ant



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