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(Show)The Art, Design & Antiques Show at Wallace Hall
New York City
The Art, Design & Antiques Show at Wallace Hall, held January 24-26, welcomed a new dealer to its ranks this go-round and drew collectors, curators, and designers in town for January's Americana Week to its 33 booths.
Americana dealer Jeffrey Tillou of Litchfield, Connecticut, set up a good-sized booth ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Singh Sale of Americana
Sotheby's, New York City
The Singh Sale of Americana
by Lita Solis-Cohen
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
Dr. Arun Singh was born in India in 1944, overcame childhood hand injuries and undiagnosed dyslexia, and went to medical school. When he traveled to America in 1967 to continue his studies, he had only a few dollars in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Vintage Poster Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
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Potter & Potter Auctions took a big step toward its goal of diversifying from magic and circus memorabilia, upon which its reputation was built, with a vintage poster auction featuring more than 600 items on January 25 in Chicago. Hundreds ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Audubons and Maps Sell at Arader during Americana Week
Arader Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Arader Galleries
Arader Galleries' first sale of 2020, held during Americana Week in New York City, totaled $2,618,047. Of the 247 lots offered, 157 lots sold, for a 64% sell-through rate.
The auction house offered 52 lots of first-edition aquatint engravings from John James Audubon's The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sultanabad Carpet Takes Flight at Wooten Sale
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Folk Art to Benefit MFA, Boston
Sotheby's, New York City
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The foreword to Sotheby's January 25 auction catalog, "A New Dimension of Tradition: Important American Folk Art," noted that the proceeds of the sale would benefit the folk art initiative at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). The gift "will provide focus and momentum ... (Read More)
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(Show)Atlanta's Heavenly Antiques Show
Cathedral Antiques Show, Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta has long had a tradition of being a city of gracious homes, many filled with fine antiques and appropriate accessories. In addition to the various antiques shops, malls, and auctions available locally, the owners of these homes, their decorators, and collectors looked forward to two ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom Brings $4.575 Million
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
At Christie's on January 24, Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom, estimated at $1.5/3.5 million, sold for $4,575,000 (includes buyer's premium) to an anonymous collector; a Newport mahogany dressing table attributed to Christopher Townsend was bought by the Chipstone Foundation in Milwaukee for $81,250 (est. $20,000/40,000); the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sotheby's Various-Owners Sale
Sotheby's, New York City
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"The Mario Buatta preview was like a cocktail party," said a longtime collector. "Young and old and middle-aged were having a good time deciding what they wanted." In contrast, he said, "Walking into the adjoining galleries to see the various-owners Americana, it was like entering ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Solid Results at Two-Day Art Auction
Skinner, Boston, Massachusetts
Skinner has changed up its paintings sales, with prints, multiples, and photographs in the evening of the first day, followed by paintings and sculpture at noon the next day.
American artists were well represented at Skinner's January 23 and 24 paintings sale, and it brought solid results. The three ... (Read More)
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