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(Fragment)O'Keeffe's Crab's Claw Ginger Hawaii Brings $7.7 Million
A live auction that took place on the evening of November 17 in the new Park Avenue space at Phillips, New York City, included a 1939 work by Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) making its auction debut. Nestled in the 20th-century and contemporary art sale, which offered 46 lots (lots 14 and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Silver Sells at Heritage
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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A trove of exquisite American silver pieces from the personal collection of a former art curator and museum director was the centerpiece of Heritage Auctions' recent silver auction. Heritage's November 16 auction of fine silver and objects of vertu featured 102 pieces from the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Following a brief 15-lot session of the Henry Fitz Jr. archive of photographic history (see p. 72), Hindman's sale of historical ephemera and photography, held on November 15 in Cincinnati, Ohio, offered more than 300 lots representing a mix of estates and consignors. In a way, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Henry Fitz Jr. Archive of Photographic History
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
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When Hindman sold one of the earliest surviving photographic portraits on November 15 in Cincinnati, Ohio, it was the quiet culmination of a chain of events that mixed intrigue, luck, history, science, and a bit of disappointment. The daguerreotype, a profile view of Henry Fitz Jr. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marathon Three-Session Sale Topped by Winslow Homer Painting
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
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Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston Maine, headed by Kaja Veilleux, continues to buck the recent trend of auction houses holding smaller and more tightly curated auctions. Instead Thomaston Place is sticking to its tried-and-true strategy-mega-lot sales held over several days. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bill Traylor Work Leads Slotin Auction
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
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Self-taught artists, a.k.a. Outsider artists, and the works they produce are often thought of as being not the norm, and rightfully so. Unique, avant-garde, and bizarre are all terms used to describe such creations. But as more artists are "found," ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Record Gate at Rural Life
Rural Life Antique Show, Tuscola, Illinois
Rural Life Antique Show lost an important venue for its fall edition, held November 12 and 13 in Tuscola, Illinois, but promoter Donna Kidwell found a replacement that kept the show at three locations. It seemed a moot point to buyers, who once again crowded ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Cobbs Is a Family Affair
The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshire
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It would be hard not to find something of interest at auctions presented by The Cobbs Auctioneers in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Bidders at the November 13 auction in the mill building along the Contoocook River at Noone Falls went home happy ... (Read More)
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(Show)Spirited Buying at Country Spirit
Country Spirit Antique Show, Arcola, Illinois
In the years that Jill Mattingly has promoted the Country Spirit Antique Show, she has developed "a thing." That extra something has varied over time and has included short Facebook videos just before the show's opening in which the dealers described a favorite piece in ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Gathering on the Prairie
Arthur, Illinois
Hours into A Gathering on the Prairie on November 13 in Arthur, Illinois, one antiques dealer described the abundant sales of furniture and high-end smalls that day as "crazy." It doesn't really matter who made the statement, as it could have been nearly any of the 56 dealers-business across ... (Read More)
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