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This oil on canvas is attributed to the circle of Gaetano Lapis (Italian, 1704-1776). The painting depicts the central encounter in the story of Armida and Rinaldo from the poem by Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Armida is shown as she approaches the sleeping Rinaldo. Her intent is to kill Rinaldo; instead ... (Read More)
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One of the new photographs in the second edition of the Demeters’ book is a vintage image showing Joseph H. Eastman (1843-1931), founder of the Chelsea Clock Company’s immediate precursor, the Eastman Clock Company. Eastman, who trained as a watchmaker as well as a clockmaker, fitted his clock movement with ... (Read More)
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Fairfield Antiques, Kingston, Ontario, offered the folk painting of the Yankee whale fishery for $1800. It dated from the second half of the 19th century (ex-Rod Brook collection). The six-board blanket box hailed from the Niagara Peninsula via the Bill Hogan collection and dated from the second quarter of the ... (Read More)
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Customers filled the floor on Saturday afternoon. One thing that pleased the dealers was a steadier than usual second-day flow.
This custard glass dresser set with its mustard-colored decoration on white shows a little wear, but for a set from the 1890s, once proudly gracing someone’s boudoir, that is to be ... (Read More)
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“I have a wonderful relation with the dealers who are in the shop. I like what they see and buy and bring in. I’m spoiled,” said Phyllis Sommer.
The next time you’re driving on Route 1 into Searsport, Maine, take heed of the 25 m.p.h. speed limit sign as you’re approaching ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Barkley L. Hendricks (b. 1945), Steve, 72" x 48" oil, acrylic, and Magna on canvas, 1976, $365,000.
Boy and Sheep under a Tree by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) sold within estimates to a collector for $245,000. The 17 3/8" x 27" oil on canvas is signed and dated (“1881”).
Cathedral, Norman Lewis ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The star lot of the sale, Frederic Edwin Church’s View of Baalbek, circa 1868, sold on the phone to the Detroit Institute of Arts for $353,000. The 9½" x 20" oil and pencil on heavy card had an estimate of $80,000/120,000. The painting had descended in the family of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The “most emblematic of New York’s emblems” is how the auctioneer described Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s La Liberté éclairant le monde or Statue of Liberty. This parcel-gilt bronze with a dark green patina, 112 5/8" high, was cast in 2010 as part of an edition of 12 from the plaster in ... (Read More)
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Barn Star Productions’ 22nd Midweek Antiques Show, now held in Concord, New Hampshire, during Antiques Week in New Hampshire, is adjusting the opening hour for the August 4 and 5 show.
“Last year we moved our Midweek Show to Tuesday following the Americana Celebration Antiques Show, launching Antiques Week with two ... (Read More)
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