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(Fragment)Bingham Secretary Gifted to Chipstone
Folk art dealer Allan Katz has given the so-called Bingham secretary to The Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee. "We made an unconditional gift, knowing it's in good hands," Katz said.
The Bingham secretary is a fake made by dealer Harold Gordon of Templeton, Massachusetts. Gordon sold it to Katz, and at the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Furniture and Folk Art
Sotheby's, New York City
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There was no annual conclave of collectors of Americana in New York City in January. The auctions and the Winter Show had an online presence. Appointments were made to view the offerings at Sotheby's and Christie's and to see what was consigned during the year ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Outsider and Vernacular Art at Christie's
Christie's, New York City
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Christie's offered 90 lots in its annual Outsider art sale, and at the conclusion of the three-hour online event on January 21 the auction totaled $2,137,750 (including buyers' premiums), with 87 lots sold, for a 97% sell-through rate. The sale was offered as part of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Five Chairs Bring $498,150 at Nye & Company
John Nye said, "They're killer, huh?"
Nye, the president of the Bloomfield, New Jersey, auction house Nye & Company, was speaking about five mid-18th-century George II Anglo-Chinese huanghuali chairs, sold in three lots, that brought a total of $498,150 (includes buyers' premiums) on January 21.
The chairs were from the collection of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Export Art
Christie's, New York City
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Christie's has been selling the Tibor collection over the past several years. Formed over decades, it numbers more than 500 works and encompasses every category of Chinese export porcelain, from small, charming teawares to massive pairs of jars. The collection is named for the richly ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Heritage Examines the Current Jewelry Market
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
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Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas, Texas, presented a discussion about the state of the jewelry market, "Fine Jewelry Virtual Market Commentary," on January 19 via Zoom. Jill Burgum, senior director of fine jewelry, based in Dallas, and Gina D'Onofrio, director of fine jewelry, based ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Folk-Art Finds
New Haven Auctions, New Haven, Connecticut
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Howard and Nancy D. Wagner of Beaver Creek, Ohio, were historians, collectors, and preservationists and were also the owners of The Yankee Peddler in Fairborn, Ohio. They had keen eyes and had gathered an impressive group of some 400 American folk-art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sells in Los Angeles
Andrew Jones Auctions, Los Angeles, California
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Los Angeles is a notoriously difficult place to sell Americana, especially furniture, but on January 12 the almost 200 online and phone bidders participating in Andrew Jones Auctions' only such sale of the year snapped up 93% of the more than ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pandemic Forces Outsider Art Fair to Adopt Hybrid Model
The Outsider Art Fair (OAF) will move to a hybrid model offering live gallery exhibitions and an online viewing room when it is held January 28-February 7.
The fair utilized a similar model for its Paris edition held in October 2020.
The OAF, founded in 1993, has been owned since 2012 by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Case Auctions Opens Chattanooga Office
On November 30, 2020, Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals opened a consignment office in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is the third branch for the Knoxville-based company, which John and Stephanie Case (pictured) opened in 2005. Other offices are located in Nashville and Kingsport, Tennessee.
"We're grateful to be attracting an increasing ... (Read More)
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