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(Auction)On-Site Auction of Round Plain Farm
John McInnis Auctioneers, Beverly, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
The night before its December 18 auction, John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts, sent an email headed, "Even if it snows, the auction is a go." With snow, rain, and sleet in the forecast, the prospect of an on-site auction under a tent ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, January 2022
Dutch tile panel showing scenes from daily life, 1620-40, artist/maker unknown. Tin-glazed earthenware with blue decoration, 26 7/8" x 211/2". Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, 1979. Probably made in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
-Ongoing -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dutch potters started making ceramic wall tiles in the late 1500s, answering the call for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Joan Stacke Graham's Majolica Collection
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Joan Stacke Graham (1934-2020) was a preeminent expert in the field of Victorian majolica-the jewel-colored, highly modeled pottery made in England, on the Continent, and in America in the second half of the 19th century. In 1989, with her good friend Dr. Marilyn G. Karmason, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hindman's Fine Art Auctions Online
Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Hindman Auctions
When Joseph Stanfield, director of fine art at Hindman Auctions, says "timing is everything," he speaks from experience. The words came in his reply to a query asking about more than 20 unsold lots in the December auction of American and European art. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at McInnis
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
John McInnis Auctioneers sold nearly 1200 lots over two days in its December 10 and 11 Americana auction in the Amesbury, Massachusetts, gallery. Bidders were happy to be on site, although the phones and the Internet accounted for a heavy percentage of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Creatures of the Night Emerge in Gibsonville
Ledbetter Auctions, Gibsonville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Ledbetter Auctions
He was "one of the greatest self-taught visionary carvers the folk art world never knew," said Matt Ledbetter in the advertisement for Ledbetter Auctions' December 11 sale. The unknown carver, Carl Alton "Otto" Long Jr. (1957-2021), started working on skull-centered totems, canes, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Book Reviews
Book Reviews
A Guide to Taking Good Care
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Did you know that using microfiber dustcloths is the safest and most efficient way to keep most objects clean? They are charged with static electricity and are dry and lint free. A long soft-bristled brush is the tool to use to dust ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, December 2021
Auction Prices Realized
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., ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Revolution Time
In the long sleepless night before the "shots heard round the world" were fired "shots heard round the world" were firedon Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, a solemn group of patriots sat in that Colonial town's Buckman Tavern awaiting the arrival of British soldiers from Boston. Diaries report that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Fresh Perspective
Beneath the Surface
Back when COVID-19 was terrible (or is that still now?) we wrote about an imaginary trip we'd get to take someday when much of this was behind us. Recently, much like a movie adaptation of a novel with some of the important bits trimmed out of it, we ... (Read More)
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