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(Issue Story)Letter from London, December 2020
Though Bonhams helped by getting their new season's bigger sales under way a little earlier than most, recent weeks have seen most of the big sales taking place in the Far East and North America. So while there are several London sales in what follows, I have dipped into some ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Thanksgiving Americana and Fine Jewelry
Garth's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
by Don Johnson
Photos courtesy Garth's Auctions
The annual Thanksgiving sale is a tradition at Garth's Auctions. Held on Black Friday (and in previous years, that Friday and Saturday), the event brings a crowd to Garth's gallery and is one of the strongest sales of the year for the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Rebecca and Taylor Thistlethwaite
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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(Fragment)January York Show Canceled
Promoter Melvin Arion has canceled The Original 176th Semi-Annual York Antiques Show & Sale, scheduled for January 29-31, 2021, in York, Pennsylvania, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, visit the website (www.theoriginalyorkantiquesshow.com) or call Arion at (302) 542-3286.
Originally published in the December 2020 issue of Maine Antique Digest. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Sale
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
The traditional pre-Thanksgiving American art sale at Bonhams in New York City on November 24, 2020, offered 66 lots of accessibly priced, low- to mid-level works. At the end of the two-and-a-half-hour online sale, 46 lots had been sold for a total of $1,116,290. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Shaker and Sand Art Highlight Americana Sale
Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
This sand art bottle by Iowa artist Andrew Clemens (1857-1894), with patriotic and geometric designs, a heart, a hand, and a mortar and pestle, was a presentation piece, dedicated to Dr. Prosper Harvey Ellsworth of Hot Springs, Arkansas, "From Two Friends." Ellsworth had been a Union ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles Launch New Blog
David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles of Woodbury, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Vermont Latest to Get It Wrong but Gives Dealers Some Time
Vermont antiques dealers have about a year to legally sell all their antique scrimshaw, ivory netsuke, or any other antique that will be illegal to sell under a newly passed animal parts and products law.
The law-signed on October 8-prohibits the buying and selling of any item of a covered animal ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Good Early Furniture Straight from the Source
D. L. Straight Auctions, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy D. L. Straight Auctions
Like many auctioneers, David Straight of D. L. Straight Auctions in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, is rolling with the COVID-19 punch. For his auction on November 22, 2020, the number of in-person bidders was zero, but the number of Internet and absentee ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Doherty Decoy Collection
Guyette & Deeter, St. Michaels, Maryland
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter
New Jersey collectors Jim and Pat Doherty formed their decoy collection with care. They studied the subject deeply and gathered carefully. Their collections also included clocks, stoneware, theorems, and glass. Jim was the founder of the South Jersey chapter of the ... (Read More)
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