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(Fragment)Christie's Settles with Manhattan DA in Tax Case
Christie's has resolved an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into violations of New York state tax laws. The auction house was accused of failing to register to collect and failing to collect New York and local sales tax between 2013 and 2017.
In the agreement, Christie's London, Christie's Private Sales, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online African American Fine Art Auction
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
In a heavily promoted sale, New York City's Swann Galleries offered 187 lots in its African American fine art auction, held online because of the pandemic. Rescheduled to June 4 from its usual slot in early April, the sale took place during the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cameo Glass Vase Sells for $118,750
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Extraordinary pieces of decorative art glass, including some of the earliest and rarest examples of American craftsmanship and British cameo glass, highlighted Heritage Auctions' June 4 sale of art glass, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco works. Bidders from the around the globe ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, June 2020
The Times, and the Auctions, They Are a Changing
Though the situation began to change in the U.K. during the latter part of April, with some salerooms beginning to find a way around the restrictions, the sudden, across-the-board cancellation of live auctions in the U.K. has had a major impact. It ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Sale Successfully Navigates a Different Kind of Storm
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Early in the year, followers of the sales at New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) received a magnificent catalog for its regular spring estates auction scheduled for March 28 and 29. The pages documented almost 1100 lots, which were beautifully ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North American Decoys at Auction
Guyette & Deeter, St. Michaels, Maryland
Jon Deeter may have created a new paradigm for the auction world. Realizing that a pandemic launched the idea is something else.
The concept came after Guyette & Deeter, Inc., the auction house he heads with Gary Guyette, moved its established spring auction from St. Charles, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Stories of Annie Oakley and the Tomahawk
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions
Some auction catalogs never seem to lack for superlatives when describing unique, top-of-the-line historic items. Once in a great while, the superlatives don't seem adequate. That would be the case with Morphy Auctions' three-day "doubleheader" firearms auction May 27-29 in Denver, Pennsylvania. The star ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Michael Diaz-Griffith Named Executive Director of Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation
On April 21 it was announced that Michael Diaz-Griffith got the job he has prepared for all his life. Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation, the New York-based foundation that supports Sir John Soane's Museum in London, selected him as the foundation's new executive director.
Diaz-Griffith first came to the attention of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Venerable Show Goes Online
The Philadelphia Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The venerable Philadelphia Show went online via InCollect (www.incollect.com) from May 14 through 28 with 48 of the 60 dealers who had appeared on the April 23 preview party invitation before the actual show was canceled. The online show got mixed reviews from collectors and dealers. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)St. Louis Shop Files Lawsuit Challenging Closure
Elder's Antiques in St. Louis, Missouri, is a co-plaintiff in a federal lawsuit seeking to reopen after being closed because of the pandemic. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order, preliminary and permanent injunctions, and a declaratory judgment.
In April St. Louis County and City of St. Louis officials issued orders ... (Read More)
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