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(Fragment)Saint Louis Art Museum Buys David Drake Ceramic Jar
The Saint Louis Art Museum has acquired a ceramic vessel signed and dated by the enslaved ceramicist David Drake (c. 1801-1870s). The museum purchased the work in December for $155,000 from dealer Robert Hunter of Yorktown, Virginia.
Jar by David Drake (c. 1801-after 1870), dated June 6, 1857, alkaline-glazed stoneware; ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, April 2021
While business appears to have been quite brisk in New York and other U.S. locations in 2021, the major London salerooms, as is generally the case, have been rather slow getting into "New Year" gear.
From those sales that had taken place before my copy deadline was reached, I have selected ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Keno Sues for Payment
On February 4 Keno, Inc., the New York City company owned by Leigh Keno, filed a motion for summary judgment against Grace Lu of Great Neck, New York. Keno claims it is owed $133,450.
The case, filed in Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, alleges ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tiffany Pond Lily Table Lamp Brings $138,000
Cottone Auctions' March 27 sale in Geneseo, New York, brought in $1.6 million for just over 200 lots.
The top lot was a rare Tiffany Studios Pond Lily lamp from a Winter Park, Florida, collection that sold for $138,000 (includes buyer's premium) via absentee bid.
Tiffany Studios Pond Lily table lamp, $138,000.
Sold ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Graham C. Boettcher
We are all spending much more time now in our houses and apartments because of COVID-19. Because we all might enjoy staring at someone else's walls for a change, this column gives our readers an idea of what some of their colleagues, fellow collectors, and other readers surround themselves with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ossorio's Garden Welcomes Spring at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia, kicked off spring 2021 with a series of four online-only auctions over a three-day period, March 23-25. The four sales were loosely targeted, consisting of jewelry and Asian works of art, followed by modern art, then English ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)An Abundance of Antique Jewelry and Bidders
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner, Inc., Boston, held a "Fine Jewelry Collections" online sale from March 16 through 24. It contained the abundance of antique jewelry that Skinner has a history of offering in its auctions, at more modest prices than the jewelry in its live "Important Jewelry" ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Art and Antiques in Time of Crisis: The Metropolitan Fair of 1864
Like many in the art and antiques field, I have been stuck at home, with daily business largely at a standstill. I've used part of the time to fine-tune a manuscript written in 2019 for the Frick Center for the History of Collecting about the remarkable New York City dry ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Conditions of Sale
When an auction is advertised as having "No Buyer's Premium," it doesn't necessarily mean there will not be other charges.
A regional auction house touts that it doesn't charge a buyer's premium, which is an attractive incentive to bid in these days when the buyer's premium is pushing ever closer to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dover Antiques and Vintage Market-New Name and New Day of the Week
Gurley Antique Shows has scheduled its Dover Antiques and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, 282 Durham Road, Dover, New Hampshire, for three Saturdays-April 24, May 22, and June 19-with more dates to follow. These shows will be outdoors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be 50-plus ... (Read More)
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