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(Auction)January American Art Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Christie’s new approach to offering 19th-century American art in a dedicated sale during Americana Week resulted in a sale that totaled just under $5 million with a sell-through rate of 90%. The auction house called the January 19 sale “a resounding success.”
“Yes, definitely!” exclaimed Paige ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sayman Collection Sold
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
Photos courtesy Stair Galleries
Dr. Wynn A. Sayman (1926-2015) and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth F. Sayman (1929-2021), were doctors who collected English 18th-century pottery and porcelain. In 1980 Wynn retired as chief surgeon at Berkshire Medical Center, and they founded Wynn A. Sayman Antiques and soon were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decorative Arts Auction
Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Treadway Gallery
The online-only decorative arts auction held on January 16 by Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of those events where the biggest surprise might have been the lack of surprises. Nothing sold stratospherically high. Nothing was dragging in the dirt. And having prices fall ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale at Willis Henry
Willis Henry Auctions, Rockland, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions
Willis Henry Auctions presented something for everyone at the January 15 sale in Rockland, Massachusetts. It was a welcome scene as bidding bodies filled seats, greeting other bodies not seen since before the pandemic. The Internet and the phones came alive. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Russian Painting Top Lot at Pook’s Two-Day Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Paennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
A small oil painting of a Russian priest by Russian artist Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin (1842-1904) sold on the phone for $80,600 (includes buyer’s premium), far over its $5000/8000 estimate, at Pook and Pook’s Americana and international live catalog sale on January ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Americana Collection of David Good
New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
Simply put, the man has a very good eye. That man would be Ohio dealer David L. Good, whose collection was sold at New Haven Auctions’ live January 8 and 9 sale.
While New Haven Auctions’ former space in a rehabbed brick mill ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Stories They Tell
A Book Review
When collectors write books about their collections, other collectors are intrigued. They love a tour of a private collection by the collector. More often, collections of Americana are described by others in “Living with Antiques”articles in The Magazine Antiques or illustrated features in Antiques & Fine Art or ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, January 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Making Memories
Beneath the Surface
Why are the winter holidays so stressful? Sure, there are all the additional obligations, like school programs and various holiday parties for the organizations in your life, and all the additional expenses, like gifts for coworkers and the mandatory Christmas gift-card exchange with people you don’t know what ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Sampler Acquired by Museum
An 1826 needlework sampler has been put on display at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The piece was created by Jane Morison, who likely was born in 1811 and lived in the Pine Creek Township section of the county. Her sampler inscription ... (Read More)
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