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(Auction)Decoys and More
Guyette & Deeter, Easton, Maryland
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter
It was a big couple of days for birds and carvers at Guyette & Deeter’s November 10 and 11 live auction at the Talbot County Community Center in Easton, Maryland, where the seasonal migration of decoys and other folk art from one ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Flags and More: Americana at Freeman’s
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Freeman’s Americana sale on November 10 began with flags from the collection of Dr. Jeffrey Kenneth Kohn, an early collector, scholar, and dealer in American flags. Of the 50 lots of flags, related stands, and uniforms offered, 30 sold for some of the highest prices in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, November 2021
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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(Show)The 2021 Delaware Show
Delaware Antiques Show, Wilmington, Delaware
The Delaware Antiques Show, a benefit for educational programming at Winterthur, was live at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware, November 5-7, with a preview party on Thursday, November 4. During the preview, dealers and collectors were so glad to see each after ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Art Show
Art Dealers Association of America, New York City
Pops of color were visible throughout the drill hall at the Park Avenue Armory for The Art Show, a four-day event organized by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) and held November 4-7. The event was rescheduled from its customary late February ... (Read More)
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(Auction)It’s No Mystery: A Van Cleef & Arpels Mystery Set Brooch
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
This Van Cleef & Arpels platinum, ruby, and diamond Mystery Set brooch, circa 1935, employs the technique patented by the company in 1933 by which stones are set with no visible prongs. The brooch, estimated at $70,000/100,000, sold for $781,250 to a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maps Mark Successful Americana Sale
Withington Auctions, Inc., Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy Withington Auctions
Back to the future or some iteration of the same occurred at Withington Auctions’ pre-Veterans Day Americana auction held on November 6 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Once again, Withington Auctions was offering fine Americana—and in the hometown of Dick Withington (1918-2008), the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)On the Market
Beneath the Surface
There must be something about humans that makes us like to critique other people’s choices and to see how ours compare. That’s the very essence of some of our earliest prehistoric interactions, such as games—comparing one set of skills against another. And what were acts such as putting ... (Read More)
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(Show)Raleigh Returns: The Antiques Extravaganza
Raleigh, North Carolina
The November 2020 Antiques Extravaganza in Raleigh, North Carolina, was a show without much of an audience. Poor attendance and the fear of COVID-19 by patrons and dealers led the promoters to cancel the March and July 2021 Extravaganzas. By November fear had lessened, and with 52 dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rockwell Painting Sells for $4.3 Million
Heritage Auctions, Dallas Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
A heartwarming scene by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) of a mother and her soldier son peeling potatoes for a Thanksgiving meal at the end of World War II sold for $4.3 million (with buyer’s premium) at Dallas-based Heritage Auctions on November 5. This was the ... (Read More)
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