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(Issue Story)COVID Cancels a Consignment
In December 2020 federal Judge Denise Cote ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic was a "natural disaster" and thus allowed auction house Phillips to terminate a contract to sell a Rudolf Stingel painting consigned by JN Contemporary Art LLC.
The contract, signed on June 27, 2019, called for the painting to be ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)United Flea Markets Acquires Texas Flea Market
Denver-based United Flea Markets, owner of the largest portfolio of flea markets in the country, has acquired a controlling interest of Cole's Antique Village and Flea Market in Pearland (Houston), Texas. This acquisition marks United Flea Markets' 15th property and the company's first flea market in Texas.
In mid-November, the company ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Sarasota Auction
Sarasota Estate Auction, Sarasota, Florida
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On January 23 and 24 Sarasota Estate Auction, Sarasota, Florida, brought forth an online auction consisting of almost 1500 lots that totaled over $750,000. Owner and auctioneer Andrew Ford hammered down a robust collection of Tiffany lamps, silver, and fine art. But ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Five-Lot Sale Brings $930,470
Keno Auctions, New York City
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"We had a total of 642 registered bidders from 28 countries, including the 18 registered to bid by phone with Keno Auctions," said Leigh Keno after his five-lot white-glove sale on Saturday, January 23, that brought a tidy $930,470 (including buyers' premiums). He ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eagle-Decorated Stoneware Jug Brings $28,320
Soulis Auctions, Lone Jack, Missouri
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Americana from two sources was sold on January 23 by Soulis Auctions, Lone Jack, Missouri. Items from the Glenda St. John estate in Missouri and the collection of Jack Bernstein of Bellingham, Washington, dovetailed together nicely, having a complementing mix of antiques and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"In Praise of America" Sale
Christie's, New York City
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Christie's Americana Week sales totaled $9,202,500 and established five auction records. A rare contemporary 1776 broadside of the Declaration of Independence from the collection of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II (b. 1924) sold for $990,000 (with buyer's premium) against a $600,000/800,000 estimate. It was the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2021 Winter Show
New York City
It had been a tough year for art and antiques dealers. Shows were canceled, galleries closed, and travel restricted as the nation wrestled with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Auctions, with their strong online presence in place, expanded distance buying and prospered despite Sotheby's adding a 1% "overhead premium" and Christie's ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Vineyard Dreams"
Sotheby's, New York City
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Sotheby's January 8-22 online sale of the contents of a tastefully decorated summer house on Martha's Vineyard brought $310,716 and was 95% sold by lot.
What do you do with a collection when you sell your house quickly and need to empty it? If you bought ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints
Sotheby's, New York City
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Sotheby's sold silver, Chinese export porcelain, and prints on Friday afternoon, January 22, in a timed online sale that began at 1 p.m. and added $1,141,938 to Sotheby's week's total. The sale of 98 lots was not over before Christie's John Hays appeared live on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Skinner Achieves 96% Sell-Through Rate
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
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Energetic interest across all arenas of Skinner's January 22 auction of American and European works of artbrought about an impressive sell-through rate of 90% for paintings and sculpture and a total of $1,393,656. Skinner's January 11-21 online sale of prints, photographs, and multiples achieved ... (Read More)
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