LA curator to head Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum

AMSTERDAM (AP) – Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum says it has appointed American Ann Goldstein as its new artistic director from 2010.

Goldstein is currently senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.

The Stedelijk is currently undergoing a major renovation and is due to reopen in March or April 2010. It is holding an exhibition in the nearby Van Gogh Museum.

Tuesday’s statement says Goldstein was the unanimous choice of the museum’s board and says her appointment underscores the museum’s image as a showcase of modern and contemporary art and artists.

Goldstein says she is honored to be leading the museum at an “exciting and decisive moment in its history.”

Goldstein succeeds Gijs van Tuyl, who has led the museum since 2005.

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Catch a train at New England Toy & Train Exchange sale July 10-11

The graphics on the box declare this Ives train set is an all-American toy. The set has a $6,000 high estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
The graphics on the box declare this Ives train set is an all-American toy. The set has a $6,000 high estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
The graphics on the box declare this Ives train set is an all-American toy. The set has a $6,000 high estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.

DANBURY, Conn. – Bidders attending the New England Toy & Train Exchange’s Summer Auction will be whistling the old Judy Garland show tune Trolley Song before the nearly 800 lots are sold July 10 and 11. Several early trolleys will be featured during the second day of the sale. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

Expected to generate the highest price is a scarce, early Lionel 3 Trolley in Standard Gauge. The sides are clearly marked “No. 3 Electric Rapid Transit.” It has a $3,000-$7,000 estimate.

A nice Lionel 1 Trolley and Trailer in Standard Gauge, circa 1907, are nicely matched and could roll to $2,500-$5,000.

“It’s unusual to find a trolley and trailer together. The trailer was optional and a lot of times people didn’t buy them,” said Mark Tobias of New England Toy and Train Exchange.

An original Voltamp 2120 United Electric Trolley in Gauge 2 could charge from $3,000-$6,000. It has strong lettering and is free of touch-ups, which is unusual.

“They didn’t use primer so the paint often flaked. Guys would grab a paint brush and paint over the bare spots,” said Tobias.

Another highlight of the NETTE’s Summer Auction will be one of the nicest Ives boxed sets the auctioneers have ever encountered. The Ives No. 1105 outfit includes a bicycle-wheel 1100 electric locomotive, an FE Tender with gray frame, 50 Baggage Car, 52 Newark Coach; 52 Washington Coach and has super paint with bright lithography. The set is in C7+ condition and expected to go to $2,500-$6,000.

Also from Voltamp is a 2130 Steeple Cab Electric engine capable of pulling in a $2,400-$5,000 bid. The Gauge 2 train engine is clean and all original.

A rare boxed Lionel Smooth Yankee Set no. 5224E, uncataloged from 1935 consists of a 616 Diesel with red top, 617 Coach and 618 Observation car, all having smooth sides in silver paint. In C6+ condition, this set has a $1,000-$3,000 estimate.

Another rare set is the Lionel Baby Railchief set released in 1937 as a Macy’s employee promotion. This five-piece passenger train in C6 condition and with its boxes merits a $2,000-$4,000 estimate.

The auction will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern with the first of 257 lots, a Lionel Donald Duck and Pluto handcar. The clockwork mechanism winds but no longer runs. Showing other signs of wear, the 1930s toy has a $100-$400 estimate. Saturday’s session will begin at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Following the trains on Saturday, 91 lots of toys, mostly cars and trucks, will be sold. A collection of 18 Cortland trucks, many in original boxes, will be sold, including three circus wagons pulled by an elephant. Fifteen Schuco toys will be sold including a tin lithograph Curvo motorcycle with its illustrated box and instructions.

Presale bidding was most active for a Weeden live steam derrick, circa 1900, and a postwar boxed Technofix roller coaster.

The auction will be conducted at New England Toy & Train Exchange, 110-112 Beaver Brook Road in Danbury.

View the fully illustrated catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet during the sale at www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Voltamp's 2120 United Electric Trolley in original condition is a It has a $3,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Voltamp’s 2120 United Electric Trolley in original condition is a It has a $3,000-$6,000 estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Lionel's No. 3 trolley is a scarce early example having an unusual cowcatcher. It carries an estimate of $3,000-$7,000. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Lionel’s No. 3 trolley is a scarce early example having an unusual cowcatcher. It carries an estimate of $3,000-$7,000. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Developed in the United States in the early 1900s, the Steeplecab Electric sometimes pulled interurban cars or served as switchers. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Developed in the United States in the early 1900s, the Steeplecab Electric sometimes pulled interurban cars or served as switchers. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Only one car of Lionel's early Trolley and Trailer set had an engine. The lead car pulled the trailer. The set has a $2,500-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Only one car of Lionel’s early Trolley and Trailer set had an engine. The lead car pulled the trailer. The set has a $2,500-$5,000 estimate. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Catching the rare 1935 Lionel Smooth Yankee Set #5224E is tough. Bidding is expected to reach $1,000-$3,000. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.
Catching the rare 1935 Lionel Smooth Yankee Set #5224E is tough. Bidding is expected to reach $1,000-$3,000. Image courtesy New England Toy & Train Exchange.