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(Auction)The Sale on Everyone's Radar: The Banks Estate at Brunk Auctions
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Brunk Auctions
Andrew Brunk opened his September 12 sale of the estate of William "Bill" Nathaniel Banks Jr. (1924-2019) with a brief biography: "He had great taste, a warm smile, and always bought the best."
William Banks, the only child of Evelyn Wright Banks, a native ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
Garth's, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth's Auctions
A presentation pitcher in an Albany slip with scratched text and decoration sold for $6120 (including buyer's premium) to lead the country Americana sale held by Garth's in Columbus, Ohio, on September 12. The 101/2" tall pitcher was incised "Mrs. R. Pannabaker from Charles 1891" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design Auctions
Rago, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
Rago Auctions kicked off its fall season with two days of 20th- and 21st-century design sales on September 11 and 12, 2020, in Lambertville, New Jersey. Fifteen in-house bidders, masked and socially distanced, and hundreds on four online bidding platforms and phones competed for 560 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, September 2020
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Colonial Williamsburg Reopens with Expanded Museum and New Exhibitions
Colonial Williamsburg has reopened with a newly expanded building that houses both art museums and five new special exhibitions, with more on the way. A new wing in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum adds 65,000 square feet to the museum building, ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Experience vs. Outcome
The Young Collector
As this isolated strangeness grinds on, more and more we realize that we do not miss many big things. What we miss are the little things-shaking hands, seeing smiles, giving hugs. You know, the good old days of being able to run errands without masks, sanitizer, wipes, and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)TEFAF New York 2020 Canceled
TEFAF New York 2020, originally postponed from this spring to this fall, has been officially canceled. "We have concluded that, despite our efforts, it will not be possible to host TEFAF New York 2020," a July 17 press release stated. The show was to be held from October 31 to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum of the American Revolution Reopens
A masked, socially distanced visit to a museum is a real picker-upper these days when quarantine makes it hard to remember if it is Wednesday or Thursday because every day seems the same. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is set to reopen to the general public on ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hartford's Hockey Stick Stands
Candlestands made in Connecticut and elsewhere in America for many decades spanning the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries commonly had a central turned column, or standard, to which a top was fastened with a cleat and three legs attached at the base (fig. 3).
Figure 3. Candlestand, Windsor ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Route 32 Auctions Buys Showtime Auctions
For the second time in less than a year, Kevin and Jill Parker, owners of Route 32 Auctions in Crawfordsville, Indiana, have expanded their business. In June they purchased Showtime Auctions of Ann Arbor, Michigan. They had previously acquired the Boone County Treasure Hunt (which includes the Indy Antique Advertising ... (Read More)
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