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"The Trail Boss" Tops Art Auction
by Alice Kaufman

The cover and star lot, The Trail Boss by William Herbert "Buck" Dunton (1878-1936), oil on canvas, 36" x 24", sold to a bidder on the phone with specialist Thomas De Doncker for $234,000 (est. $200,000/300,000). "I thought the hammer price of two hundred thousand was a bit low. I'm ... (Read More)

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Asian and Fine Art Pace Thomaston Auction
by Mark Sisco

Top money of the sale went for this 20" x 25½" (sight size) oil on panel of The Rape of Europa by Flemish baroque artist Hendrik van Balen (c. 1575-1632), signed and dated 1610. With a repaired and retouched crack in the panel, it sold for $21,850.Zitan wood and carved ... (Read More)

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Tudor Place Seeks Votes to Help Restore Washington's Camp Stool
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In May 1776, General George Washington ordered 18 camp stools from an Irish upholsterer in Philadelphia for his Revolutionary War "marquee," the tent in which he slept and conducted business. Only a few of those folding seats survive today in public hands, and just one, at Tudor Place Historic House ... (Read More)

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Case Auction in Knoxville: Right Balance for the Future
by Karla Klein Albertson

This large E.A. Lanceray (1848-1886) bronze showing the capture of a wild horse was part of a group of decorative arts that attracted international buyers. Sold at $39,440 (est. $10,000/15,000) to a Russian bidder, the composition was the top lot of the June sale. A smaller Lanceray bronze (not shown) ... (Read More)

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The Whim Museum's 26th Antiques Auction
by Michael Connors

The highlight and highest price of any lot of this year's auction (and all previous Whim Museum auctions) was this 36" x 48" painting by Dove, Under the Xmas Lights. The painting depicts a bird's-eye perspective of the waterfront area and Strand Street in Frederiksted (one of two towns in ... (Read More)

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American Indian Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The Naskapi painted hide hunting coat, in the manner of an 18th-century riding coat, has a high collar, narrow waist, and flaring peplum. It's made of tanned caribou hide and painted in red, cream, and black. The front and back are decorated with symbols, probably of caribou. Estimated at $250,000/ ... (Read More)

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Sizzling Sale
by Marty Steiner

This unusual carved and painted trade sign was found in an abandoned building in Newark, New Jersey. It appears to be an address, "41144," formed by the carved and painted black musicians and dancers. "Good Policy to Trade at the Hub" is written below the address. It measures 31" x ... (Read More)
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