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(Fragment)Goosefare Launches Series of Portland Shows
John and Elizabeth DeSimone ofGoosefare Antiques & Promotionshave announced a new series of monthly winter shows in Portland, Maine. The shows will be on Sundays from December through April at the Italian Heritage Center, off Congress Street.
"The hall is well lit, level to the ground, with three large loading doors, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Emeralds, Sapphires, Rubies, and Diamonds
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Hindman
Hindman, Chicago, Illinois, held a festive, gem-filled jewelry auction on December 7, in good time for holiday and other purchases. The sale centered on "exquisite sapphires and emeralds" from several collections, including those of Maria Perry of Lexington, Kentucky, and Barbara Kohl-Spiro of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Orleans Museum of Art Receives Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Internship Grant
The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) will serve as the 2022-24 Curatorial Internship Grant partner of the Decorative Arts Trust, a nonprofit organization that underwrites curatorial internships for recent master's degree or Ph.D. graduates in collaboration with museums and historical societies.
These internships allow host organizations to hire a deserving ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hope and the Collector
Most collectors know-and I have written about it myself-that one of the primary motivators for collecting is the hunt. Not knowing when one will find a piece to covet, even what it will be, renders the ongoing search full of unknowns. The hunt lies at the heart of what we ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Second Sale of the Huston Collection
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Abraham Lincoln continues to be one of the most notable and admired presidents in U.S. history, and memorabilia from his life and presidency continue to sell for remarkable prices in the marketplace.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions' December 4 and 5 auction was no exception to that ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eclectic Mix at Tremont Auctions
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
Tremont Auctions delivered up some intriguing pieces of jewelry to the market for its December 5 auction in the Sudbury, Massachusetts, gallery. In fact, the Tremont sale was marked by the delivery of much that was interesting and unusual. A single consignor was the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Week at Freeman's
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
The first week of December was American art week at Freeman's in Philadelphia. There were timed viewings for three sales at the Market Street headquarters and the Girard Avenue site. The Sunday, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Auction at Garth's
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's
Size played a significant role in the strong bidding for many lots during the annual Thanksgiving Americana auction held by Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers, Columbus, Ohio. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the sale was conducted as an online-only event that ended on December ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Single-Owner Jewelry Collection Spanning Two Centuries at NOAG
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries
New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) in New Orleans, Louisiana, held its first single-owner jewelry auction on December 4 with a collection that contained "more than two centuries of jewelry design." Taylor Eichenwald, assistant director of auctions, said, "We were very pleased with ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, December 2021
One lot towers above all others in this month's selection, not physically but in financial terms-an early 16th-century Samson and Delilah plate that utterly demolished its estimate in selling at $1.71 million in Edinburgh-but in drawing on English and Irish country sales as well some of what the Scottish capital ... (Read More)
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