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On July 26 Judge Joel M. Cohen dismissed a lawsuit filed against Hirschl & Adler Galleries and Stuart Feld by collector and hedge-fund billionaire Michael Steinhardt.
The suit, filed in New York Supreme Court in November 2020, concerned a full-length portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart—the so-called Munro-Lenox portrait—that Hirschl ... (Read More)
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If one has a question on a particular breed of dog and how the standards have changed since the late 18th century, William “Bill” Secord probably has a book on it. In fact, his collection of antique books on dogs, ranging from 1785 to World War II, numbers some three ... (Read More)
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On July 10 the Charlottesville, Virginia, City Council voted unanimously to remove Their First View of the Pacific, a sculpture by Charles Keck (1875-1951) depicting Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea that was installed at the intersection of West Main and Ridge-McIntire Street. The city had previously removed statues of ... (Read More)
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The 33rd annual Cape Cod Glass Show and Sale will be held in a new location. It will now be located at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod, 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts (use exit 75—old exit 8—on the Mid-Cape Highway).
Sponsored by the Cape Cod Glass Club, a ... (Read More)
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Before and after images of a portrait of Mary T. Holbrook Cheever, donated by Kimberley Leach, a descendant of the sitter. Identified by scholar Deborah M. Child as the work of Edwin Plummer (1802-1880).
—Through October 11 —Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Treasures: A Century of Collecting at Portsmouth Historical Society at the ... (Read More)
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Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Antique American Indian Art Show ran August 17-20 and closed out Antique Week in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Like its sibling show, Objects of Art, it ran concurrently with a companion virtual show (August 9-31) featuring material available at the show and online offered by dealers ... (Read More)
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Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Eldred’s maritime arts sale held August 19 and 20 under the tent at the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery brought historical objects to market from a variety of collections, including those of Ian R. MacKenzie and New Yorker Michael Gill, who acquired much of his collection ... (Read More)
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A unique large Congressional Gold Medal weighing 7.6 troy ounces that was presented to Major General William Henry Harrison to honor Harrison’s War of 1812 victory at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada on October 5, 1813, sold beyond all expectations for $600,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Stack’s ... (Read More)
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Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
Skinner’s summer Americana sale on August 19 in the Marlborough gallery had a live audience of 12 to 15 carefully masked and spaced bidders for the 166-lot sale. The online sale, August 9-18, offered 2030 lots.
In preliminary remarks Stephen L. Fletcher, head of Americana among other ... (Read More)
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Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
A rare 21" x 17½" early antislavery broadside, “Sclaven Handel”(Slave Trade), printed in German in Philadelphia by Samuel Saur for Tobias Hirte, dated 1794, one of three known copies, sold for $10,332 (includes buyer’s premium), above the $4000/6000 estimate, at ... (Read More)
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