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(Auction)Decoy and Sporting Art Show and Auction
Guyette & Deeter/North American Decoy Collectors Association, Lombard, Illinois
"No one else is crazy enough to do this," Jon Deeter said shortly after his annual auction that happens along with a show of decoy and sporting collectibles in Lombard, Illinois.
The mega-event involving Maryland auction house Guyette & Deeter, Inc., and the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dover Show Goes Indoors/Outdoors
The first edition of the new Dover Indoor/Outdoor Antiques & Vintage Market at the Elks Lodge in Dover, New Hampshire, will be May 20. The show, produced by Gurley Antique Shows, will run once a month until September.
The show is now offering inside spaces-protecting exhibitors and customers from weather-and outside ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Art and Novelty in Glass
A Book Review
Bryce Glass: Art and Novelty in Nineteenth-Century Pittsburgh is the story of a series of Pittsburgh glass houses run by three generations of Bryce men who made mostly pressed glass in hard-candy colors used by everyday people.
It was written during the COVID-19 quarantine by two Pittsburgh lawyers who ... (Read More)
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(Show)Liberty Rain or Shine
Liberty Antiques Festival, Liberty (Staley), North Carolina
Thunderstorms racked central North Carolina on Thursday, April 27, setup day for the spring iteration of the Liberty Antiques Festival's two-day run. Dealers and the public checked their phones and expected rain to wash out Friday, April 28, but only the early birds got ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Shannon's
Shannon's Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Shannon's
American art dominated Shannon's spring fine art auction of 139 artworks on April 27 in its Milford, Connecticut, gallery. Auctioneer Peter Coccoluto called the sale, which had online, telephone, and absentee bidding and had a 90% sell-through rate.
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858-1924) painted ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)$55 Becomes $200
In March an American buyer bought a brass barometer at an English auction house via Internet bidding. The approximately 81/2" diameter barometer, estimated at $100/1000, opened at $10 and was knocked down for $44. With the 25% buyer's premium, the bid total was $55.
When the buyer got his invoice, the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Reward Poster Brings $166,375
The first printing of the reward poster for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and two other conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Auctions for $166,375 (includes buyer's premium) April 27. Bidding began at $100,000.
Photo courtesy Nate D. Sanders.
The poster was issued ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Western Art at Bonhams
Bonhams, Los Angeles
Photos courtesy Bonhams
"Both contemporary and historic" paintings did well in Bonhams' April 26 auction in Los Angeles, said specialist Katherine Halligan. The sale featured "nice, fresh to the market" selections, resulting in "spirited bidding" by "many hungry buyers."
Tudi-Tur (Sun Elk) by Bert Geer Phillips (1868-1956), 12" x 9", ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Plein-Air Painting Leads Sale
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams' fine art specialist Scot Levitt said he was pleased with the auction house's California art auction held April 25 in Los Angeles. "There were lots of people at the previews"-held in Los Angeles and San Francisco-"which is always a good sign. We set five ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Wolf Family Collection: "Luxury Handbags: Vintage Icons"
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
As Erving and Joyce "Joy" Wolf found a better piece, they would move an early purchase from the great room to a bedroom. For example, the circa 1770 Newport desk-and-bookcase bought by Israel Sack for the Wolfs at Sotheby Parke Bernet February 1, 1975, for ... (Read More)
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