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(Auction)Flea Market Find Brings $38,400
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
Photos courtesy Casco Bay Auctions
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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(Auction)Clemens Sand Bottle Leads Sale at $800,000
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
Another Andrew Clemens sand bottle. Another selling price in the upper six figures. Another case of the market's strength and volatility staring at each other across a rather thin line. That was the main story during the auction of American furniture, folk art, and decorative arts ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Forced to Forfeit Ivory Collection
A San Diego, California, man who was selling ivory carvings in violation of California law must surrender his entire collection, which he was selling from his Carmel Valley garage to buyers recruited online.
Stephen Shu Wang, 54, was ordered by the court on January 24 to give up all 200 or ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Auction Prices Realized, March 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)Treasuring Trash
Beneath the Surface
Some people love to give advice and then not follow it themselves. That makes them insufferable. We try not to be insufferable. (Our children probably disagree. But they don't like Dad jokes, so what do they know?) With that in mind and entering the third year of a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Online Jewelry Auctions Popular with Buyers
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner
Skinner's first fine jewelry online auction of the year was held from February 26 through March 8, and the presale announcement on its website beckoned to us: "Spring is coming, and what better way to brighten up your wardrobe than with something that sparkles? The ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Gathering on the Prairie
Arthur, Illinois
Nobody would have predicted what was ahead. On March 7, 2020, when A Gathering on the Prairie opened the doors for its regular semiannual appearance at the Otto Center in Arthur, Illinois, the mood was upbeat despite talk of the COVID-19 virus that was spreading across the United States. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Private Provenance Leads to Public Lawsuit
Can a gallery keep provenance a secret, and, if so, for how long? Those are the questions raised in a lawsuit filed in federal court in late January.
Galerie Jacques de la Beraudiere, S.A., of Belgium filed the suit, alleging that the refusal of Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, LLC, of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2022 Outsider Art Fair
New York City
The Outsider Art Fair (OAF), now in its 30th edition and the tenth under the tutelage of Andrew Edlin's Wide Open Arts, roared back to Manhattan's Metropolitan Pavilion March 3-6. Its return to a live event after two years was eagerly anticipated by collectors and dealers alike.
After three ... (Read More)
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