By Laura Beach COLCHESTER, CONN. – “Dear Wendy and Brock,” the 1996 letter from Zeke Liverant to Winterthur Museum’s then curator of furniture, Wendy Cooper, and deputy director,...
Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Mathesons’ Gallery MELBOURNE, FLA. – Before 2020, Jan and Lloyd Matheson of Mathesons’ Gallery had a handful of auctions under their belt,...
Review by Greg Smith, Photos Courtesy Kamelot Auctions PHILADELPHIA- “We have a lot of international buyers, a lot of American buyers, but this past sale we saw a noticeable increase in local buyers,”...
Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Cyber Toy Auctions PITTSBURGH, PENN. – “There’s no physical showroom for most of our sales and we don’t really do a printed catalog...
Review and Photos by Tom O’Hara STORMVILLE, N.Y. – With a steady and light rain, the Southern Dutchess Flea Market made its season opener Saturday, August 29, with a reduced number of exhibiting...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Show Dealers ONLINE – Destination shows are among those most affected by COVID-19 restrictions. The usual trifecta of good weather, charming location and compelling...
Review by Madelia Hickman Ring, Catalog Photos Courtesy Bruneau & Co., Auctioneers CRANSTON, R.I. – For its first Covid-era sale in which bidders were allowed back into the saleroom, Bruneau...
HATFIELD, PENN. – Designed by Ueli Burger, Elenora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus Vogt and produced by De Sede, the DS-600 or “nonstop” sofa sold for $14,760 at Alderfer Auctions’...
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – A gouache on paper by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) outperformed its $25/35,000 presale estimate to finish at $97,650 with premium at Abington Auction Gallery’s September...
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Standing tallest at Nye & Company’s September 2 Estates Treasures Auction was a bronze fountain titled “Scherzo” by American artist Harriet Whitney Frishmuth...
Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Roland Auctions GLEN COVE, N.Y. – It was a toss-up for top lot at Roland’s August 22 estate sale. Well, both the silver gelatin print and its subject...
After a comprehensive search, the board of the National Academy of Design (NAD) recently selected Gregory Wessner as the institution’s new executive director. The appointment marks the latest milestone...