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(Issue Story)Antique Jewelry at Heritage Auctions
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A well-curated array of antique jewelry was offered at Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, March 22 when its antique heirloom jewels auction was held. Jill Burgum, senior director of the jewelry department, shared news about the auction and the market in post-sale email communications. She ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Expanded IRS Reporting by Auction Houses
If auction consignors get a notice from an auction house asking for an IRS form W-9, they can thank the American Rescue Plan Act. The W-9 provides the auction house with the correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).
When the American Rescue Plan passed in March 2021, it expanded information reporting and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Sale of DeWitt Collection Brings $1.8 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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During his lifetime, the fascination that J. Doyle DeWitt (1902-1972) had with historical American political memorabilia produced what Heritage Auctions called “one of the most significant political history collections in the country.”
A portion of DeWitt’s vast collection sold for $1,883,533 March 19 and 20 ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 65th Annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show—Online
Digging through data on the 65th annual Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show, held online March 19 and 20, we spotted a positive trend for the antiques trade and a good thing for collectors—and it came from the horrendous years of COVID-19.
Readers may remember that we introduced the “pounce” when we ... (Read More)
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(Show)“The World of Collecting Begins with Things from Everyday People”
Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association Antiques Show, Pittsford, New York
This quotation, “The world of collecting begins with things from everyday people,” from an exhibitor at the 47th Genesee Country Antique Dealers Association (GCADA) Antiques Show, held in Pittsford (Rochester), New York, March 19 and 20, started me thinking. Is she ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Drexler’s PinKing Reigns Supreme
Barridoff Auctions, South Portland, Maine
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Mostly 20th-century art sold at Barridoff Auctions’ aptly named International Fine Art Sale March 19 in the South Portland, Maine, gallery. Peter Coccoluto called the 206-lot sale, which divided up pretty much equally among bidders in the gallery, bidders on the phone, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
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Skinner’s online country Americana sale March 5-15 was one of the auction house’s “Discovery” sales, auctions that are offered on a more or less monthly basis. These sales feature lots from across the Americana spectrum and include artwork, estate material, and decorative objects from ... (Read More)
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(Show)“You Had Me at Hello”: Making Sales in Ohio
The Hudson Antique Show, Canfield, Ohio
Springtime in northeast Ohio: it’s true that all four seasons can occur in a 24-hour period at that time of year in the Buckeye State. Unfortunately winter came and stayed for the Hudson Antique Show, held at the spacious Canfield Fairgrounds Event Center in Canfield, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Flea Market Find Brings $38,400
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
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Casco Bay Auctions held a 491-lot Americana sale in Freeport, Maine, on March 12. According to auctioneer Andrew Davis, the total was $152,900. Approximately 25% of that total was for one lot: volume 1 of The Pennsylvania Magazine: Or, American Monthly Museum, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Monique Knowlton Toy Collection Brings $2.16 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
Pristine. Perfect. There are no absolutes, but when a collector works in an industry where perfection is desired, it is easy to see how that notion can manifest itself elsewhere. Monique Knowlton, a former international fashion model and art gallery owner, knows all ... (Read More)
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