Maine Antique Digest
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The Maine Antique Digest was started by Sam and Sally Pennington in Waldoboro, Maine, in 1973. M.A.D. continues to be a must-read for those who are serious about the antiques market, particularly Americana. There is no other publication quite like it, with its reports on shows, auctions, and other market news from across the United States and Canada and a long-running column on the London market.
Maine Antique Digest
6d ago
The film Upgraded is a 2024 American romantic comedy directed by Carlson Young and starring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei, Lena Olin, and John Hays, deputy chairman of Christie’s Americas. The 104-minute movie is the story of Ana (Camila Mendes), an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
6d ago
Brian R. Walshe, 49, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was sentenced on February 20 to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Walshe was also ordered to pay restitution of $475,000. In April 2021 Walshe pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud, interstate transportation for a scheme ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
6d ago
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc. The two-day sale at Pook & Pook, Inc., February 8 and 9 was a diverse assemblage of antique furniture and furnishings from the Kindig warehouses. It marked the end of an antiques business run by three generations of Kindigs in ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
On December 10 the York County (Maine) Sheriff’s Office responded to an antiques business in Arundel, Maine, for the report of a theft. The business reported that over $9000 of jewelry had been stolen. During the course of the investigation, persons of interest were identified as Pardelian Muntean (a 21-year-old male ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
On January 4 Garth’s Auctions, Inc., filed for judicial dissolution in the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio. According to the complaint, “Garth’s is insolvent, the property and assets of said company are insufficient to pay all of its debts and it cannot meet its obligations as they ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
It’s the first 60 characters that count. That’s what the LiveAuctioneers guy said. Search engines give weight to the first 60 characters, so listings should be front loaded with the most important keywords. Well, OK. I’ll have to go back and do some rearranging. Better search engine optimization (SEO) might ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
Sotheby’s, New York City Photos courtesy Sotheby’s Sotheby’s “Visions of America,” its umbrella for Americana Week sales, ended January 29 with an offering of just 16 lots of manuscript and printed Americana, of which five sold. Maps and letters related to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and views of Mexico contributed ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
Sotheby’s, New York City Photos courtesy Sotheby’s A small selection of Native American art on view at Sotheby’s was offered online at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 19, with disappointing results. Of the 29 lots offered, just 17 sold for $263,525—that is only 59% sold by lot. Total estimates were $513,000/778,000. Yokuts polychrome ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
Dr. Daniel Kurt Ackermann has been named director of the Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, the house museum for American decorative arts of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH). Dr. Ackermann comes to Bayou Bend after a career of 16 years at Old Salem Museums & Gardens and the Museum ..read more
Maine Antique Digest
1w ago
The Fiddlers Antiques Show in Nashville, Tennessee, has been sold to Mark and Jill Mattingly of Chrisman, Illinois. The long-running event, which takes its name from the Fiddlers Inn motel where dealers sold from their rooms, had most recently been owned by Bill and Kay Puchstein since 2020. The change ..read more