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Gruppé Groupies Head for Farrin’s
by Mark Sisco

A 9" x 12" oil on canvas of three fishermen on a rocky ocean coast was titled on the back Bass Rock Fishermen and signed lower right “Chas. P. Gruppe.” Charles Paul Gruppé (1860-1940) was progenitor of the artistic Gruppé clan that included his sons Emile, Karl, and Paulo and ... (Read More)

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Fewer Participants, Still Top-Quality Merchandise at ADA Show
by David Hewett

The 14½" high early 19th-century sheet-iron door handle backplate in the form of a fiddler is a Connecticut piece, said Greg Kramer of Robesonia, Pennsylvania, who priced the unusual find at $2250. The Colonial Revival spinning wheel settee, offered by A Bird in Hand Antiques, Florham Park, New Jersey, was found ... (Read More)

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Strong Sales at a Wet Fishersville
by Walter C. Newman

Garland Grimm commented that since his signs were meant to hang outside, the rain was not a problem for his inventory. The Fishersville, Virginia, dealer offered this array of signs at his infield booth. The Studebaker Erskine sign is perhaps the most scarce. Studebaker manufactured the Erskine for only four ... (Read More)

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Fine and Decorative Art at Auction
by Don Johnson

Pint-size sand bottle by Andrew Clemens (1857- 1894), one side with design lettered “Our Emma / 1884,” other side with a floral design, unusually large at 9" high, $19,200. Pictured is one of a pair of 18th-century English Chinese Chippendale mirrors by George Godley of Winchester, 65" x 26½". Of carved giltwood ... (Read More)

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African-American Art Sale Features Richard A. Long's Collection
by Jeanne Schinto

Elizabeth Catlett’s Singing Head of circa 1977 is carved tropical wood with painted details. It is 16¼" x 8" x 7½" and sold for $125,000 (est. $120,000/ 180,000). An institution paid $57,500 for Vernon by William E. Artis (1914-1977). The 1946-50 terra-cotta sculpture is 22" tall, including its base. It is ... (Read More)
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