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From left: $40,900 and $11,200.
A medium blue circa 1852 Lancaster Glass Works type 1 crossed lily-pad pitcher, 8¼" high, sold for $40,900 (includes buyer’s premium) when Glass International closed its latest absentee auction on December 1, 2012. According to the auction house, the price is the highest paid to date ... (Read More)
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by David Hewett
On December 26, 2012, bankruptcy liquidation trustee Jay Teitelbaum filed documents in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, that, if approved by Judge Robert Drain, would quiet the multiple claims of ownership of approximately 363 pieces of folk art, most of which are now in ... (Read More)
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Dolphin Promotions, Inc. sold its Miami National Antique Show to U.S. Antique Shows, a division of GLM and organizer of the Original Miami Beach Antique Show, in a deal announced on January 27.
The Miami National Antique Show features 150 exhibitors annually. Now in its 36th year, it is one of ... (Read More)
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This is an oil on panel depiction of Fort Macomb, originally built to defend New Orleans. The painting attracted multiple phone and Internet bidders and sold for $29,250. The artist was George David Coulon (1822-1904) of Louisiana. It measured 15" x 21" (sight 11" x 17"). The painting is signed ... (Read More)
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Chuck White of Warwick, New York, had several weathervanes lining his booth walls, and this quill example, by J.W. Fiske, caught the eye. Made in the 19th century, it was priced at $9000. “It’s in untouched condition,” he said.
You didn’t need a mirror to see that this mermaid, priced at ... (Read More)
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), A View of Mount Vernon with the Washington Family on the Terrace, signed and dated along the bottom, “Benjamin Henry Latrobe nat. del. [delineated from nature], July 16, 1796,” watercolor and pen and ink on paper, 16 3/8" x 24", consigned by a descendant of John ... (Read More)
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