Berkshire County Massachusetts Antiques and Art Dealers Association-an “Antiques Mecca” of 56 stores and galleries offering a wide variety of American and European antiques and art. www.bcaada.com Auctioneers specializing in rara books, autographs, maps & atlases, photographs, prints, drawings, and vintage posters. Catalogues available individually or by subscription as well as online. Free newsletter.www.swanngalleries.com Professional Live & On-Line auctions specializing …
Recent shifts at several prominent galleries
It’s a far from sleepy summer in the antiques business, as a series of expansions, mergers, and, in one unfortunate case, essentially a bankruptcy shake and shape the field in both Europe and New York. In London yesterday, stalwart Partridge Fine Art, founded in 1902, was placed under the control of administrators (the British equivalent of receivership) due to outstanding …