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(Auction)Four Days and $5.7 Million Later
Waldo Peirce’s oil on canvas of the Coast Guard at “the Silver Slipper,” Key West sold for $48,585, and Don Ernesto Con Una Bonito capped the Peirce artworks at $53,325.
A 24" x 20" oil on canvasboard by Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968) of a forest waterfall sold for $31,995. Julia photo.
This not-so-little ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Antique American Indian Art Show Santa Fe
This circa 1920 Apache basket was priced at $5800 at the American Indian Shop, Fresno, California. Bryan Taylor, “the basket guy,” said, “I did well buying and selling—selling jewelry and little things, and buying baskets—eight so far!”
Ramona Morris of Delaplane, Virginia, was asking $20,000 for this Plateau woman’s dress, 1850-70. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gamage Sale Marks the Beginning of the End of Summer
Connecticut silk embroidery by Emily Chandler, descending through the original family to the consignor, $27,600.
John McCoy (1910-1989) broke with his family’s business tradition to follow his passion for art. He married Andrew Wyeth’s sister Ann and often painted with Andrew in Maine and Pennsylvania. This roughly 24" x 18" ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Thistles & Crowns: The Painted Chests of the Connecticut Shore
The cover of the catalog Thistles & Crowns features a detail of the Old Saybrook Historical Society’s chest. The 72-page softbound volume with 74 full-color illustrations is available from the shop at the Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371, or on line (www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org). The price is ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show for Brooklyn
On September 12-14, show promoter Marvin Getman will unveil his new show, the Brooklyn Antiques and Book Fair at the new Brooklyn Expo Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“Brooklyn is a fresh hot market, and everyone seems to want a piece of it. Many of the 105 dealers from all over ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Matching Grant for Cahoon Museum
The Cahoon Museum of American Art in Cotuit, Massachusetts, has received a $1 million matching grant. This grant will double gifts to the capital campaign—but only until the deadline of August 30 or until the $1 million fund is gone, whichever comes first. To give, contact director Richard Waterhouse at ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)How "Bucket Town," the Book and Exhibition, Came to Be
The green-painted covered box is 6" long and was the first piece sold at the sale of the Richardson collection at Willis Henry Auctions on November 19, 2011. David Schorsch, on the phone, paid $3861 for the box. Derin Bray spoke about that piece recently. “The box that David acquired ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Big Flea Comes to the Big Apple
D’Amore Promotions will hold its first NYC Big Flea Market on September 27 and 28 at Pier 94 in Manhattan.
“Our shows are unique in that you can buy something amazing like a vintage handbag or jewelry for twenty dollars, or you can spend tens of thousands of dollars on a ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Arts and Crafts Metalwork
A Book Review
“These Humbler Metals”: American Arts & Crafts Metalwork from the Two Red Roses Foundation
by David Cathers, Jonathan Clancy, and Susan J. Montgomery
Two Red Roses Foundation, 2014, 280 pages, hardbound, $45 postpaid in the U.S. from Two Red Roses Foundation, (http://tworedroses.com/newbooksforsale.php) or (727) 943-9900; Florida residents add sales tax.
“These ... (Read More)
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