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(Auction)Auction Prices Realized, February 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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(Show)Online New York Show Shines Once Again
The New York Antiques Show
If two years of life during a pandemic has taught us anything, it's how to make the best of a not-so-great situation. The New York Antiques Show, an online-only event, has done that with astounding success.
Friday, January 28, through Sunday, January 30, found the second annual ... (Read More)
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(Show)The York Show, Winter Edition
Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, York, Pennsylvania
The Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale was held January 28-30 on the York Fairgrounds in Memorial Hall East. Fewer than the usual number of dealers were exhibiting because of late cancellations, according to manager Melvin Arion. "I had to redesign ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Fine Jewelry Collections Bring Strong Results at Case
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Case Auctions
Case Auctions, Knoxville, Tennessee, held its winter auction on January 29 and 30, and fine jewelry was sold on both days. According to Sarah Campbell Drury, vice president of fine and decorative arts, the sale had "a high sell-through rate-overall we sold 97 percent.... ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Vintage Posters
Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Potter & Potter Auctions
With 825 lots to sell on January 29, Potter & Potter Auctions in Chicago had something to offer many of the myriad subsets of poster collectors: propaganda, women designers, travel (especially Air India, with destinations such as Australia and New ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Nantucket Historical Association Acquires "Lost Work"
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has acquired The Old Falconer of Ben Gana, Sheik of the Ziban, 1906, by Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin. The association stated that it acquired the painting "thanks to a generous gift from the Friends of the Nantucket Historical Association with additional support from members of the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Cara Zimmerman
Cara Zimmerman has a full plate these days. The specialist was promoted to head of Christie's Americana and Outsider art department in November, and the house's upcoming Outsider art sale on February 3 will include big groupings from prominent collections. Some 140 to 150 lots will be auctioned in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lincoln by Saint-Gaudens Brings $1.15 Million
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Short and sweet at 83 lots, Skinner's live sale of American works of art on January 28 in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery represented a division of labors. Several departments at the auction house are trying out running separate sales of the objects within their ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)London, February 2022
From Floral Jewels to an Unfortunate Frog-It's All Fabulous Faberge
A selection of Faberge masterpieces from the collections formed over a period of 50 years by Harry Woolf was offered at Christie's on November 29. They saw presale estimates more than double, and a total of $6.93 million was recorded for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ducks and Dragons Brighten a Winter Day
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little Auctions
During a 2007 televised memorial to movie critic Joel Siegel (1943-2007), ABC TV news anchor Charles Gibson said, "With all his intelligence and with all his sophistication, he [Joel] was a young boy at heart.... He collected antique toys, which was ... (Read More)
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