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Santa Fe, New Mexico, dealer Jan Duggan was asking $20,000 for this pre-1900 Zuni frog pot. She said that sales were “great” and that she’d sold beadwork, a specialty that “had been slow but was definitely coming back.” She added, “Saturday’s attendance was up from last year.”
Santa Fe, New Mexico, ... (Read More)
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The second-highest price of the sale was the $115,000 paid by an absentee bidder for this 8'9" high stainless steel kinetic sculpture by George Warren Rickey (1907-2002) from the collection of Richard Brush of Rochester, New York, former owner of the SentrySafe company.
Meissen porcelain figural group, signed and numbered, some ... (Read More)
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The highlight of the sale was Mountain Lake by Birger Sandzén (Swedish-American, 1871-1954) that sold for $33,825.
An equine lot brought impressive results. A late 19th- or early 20th-century full-body weathervane with some sheet metal in the highly detailed form of a horse being led by a groom or a ... (Read More)
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Cincinnati Art Club tombola panel, oil on wood artist’s palette, 1894, 11¼" x 15½" plus frame, excellent condition, $50,400.
Carved patriotic eagle in cherry, probably third quarter of the 19th century, 32" high x 52¼" wide, small chips and minor age splits, loss to one side of tail feathers, a break to ... (Read More)
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Each Madison show includes two presentations. The first was provided by Florida dealer Woody Straub on “Exploring Authenticity: An Examination of American Furniture.” He spoke about the need to fully understand the methods, tools, and techniques involved in the creation of an object. “Understanding the historical context, whether art or ... (Read More)
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The top lot of the sale was King Charles Spaniels by Richard Ansdell (British, 1815-1885). The 36" x 28" oil painting sold on the phone for $81,250 (est. $80,000/120,000). The same bidder bought five other paintings, all by John Emms, spending over a quarter of a million dollars, all on ... (Read More)
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