DANVERS, MASS. – In 1991, members of the Putnam and Emerson family transferred ownership of the General Israel Putnam Home on Maple Street to the Danvers Historical Society with an additional $100,000...
NEW YORK – When billionaire collector Michael H. Steinhardt sued the Manhattan gallery Hirschl & Adler and its president, Stuart Feld, last fall, the contention was the “net to you”...
Vesta Urband, board of directors’ member and media spokesperson for the Vermont Antiques Dealers’ Association (VADA), released the following statement on Thursday, July 29: The Vermont Antiques...
PHILADELPHIA – Timothy Rub, the George D. Widener director and chief executive officer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, announced that he plans to retire in early 2022 after 13 years of service....
Review by Greg Smith, Photos Courtesy Fine Estates, Inc. SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. – Martin Codina, the founder and chief executive officer of Fine Estate Inc., said his July 24-25 sale pulled in just shy of $400,000....
Review by Greg Smith, Photos Courtesy Wiederseim Associates PHOENIXVILLE, PENN. – The collection of Carol and Ed Stoudt, owners of Stoudt’s Black Angus Restaurant, Brewery and Antique Mall...
NEW YORK CITY – The National Academy of Design announced the launch of the virtual Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné on July 29, in recognition of the anniversary of the artist’s birthday....
On through September 10 in London and New York is Colnaghi’s latest exhibition, “Discovering Viceregal Latin American Treasures.” The exhibition documents the Sixteenth to Nineteenth...
Notable lots that share the spotlight in our August 13, 2021 issue also share the fact that they all surpassed their expectations. A scrapbook of works by Paul Verlaine, compiled in 1896 by the artist’s...
NEW YORK CITY – The 84th rare posters auction from Poster Auctions International on July 20 featured a large roster of masterpieces and rarities from a century of poster design. Included in the collection...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Catalog Photos Courtesy The Pedestal HENLEY-ON-THAMES, OXFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM – In a day and age when collectors are buying as much for aesthetics as academic...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Glass Works Auctions PENNSBURG, PENN. – Specializing in antique bottles, glass, stoneware and related items, Glass Works Auctions closed out its Premier Auction...