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Christie's Outsider Art Auction
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Christie's, New York City Photos courtesy Christie's Christie's January 17 Outsider art auction, held the morning after the opening of the Outsider Art Fair, was a celebration for collectors and dealers and for curator Cara Zimmerman, head of sale. The sale, which offered 129 lots, totaled $3,312,125 (including buyers' premiums), with a 98% ... (Read More)

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Witherell's Luxury Auction
by Alice Kaufman

Witherell's, Sacramento, California Photos courtesy Witherell's Who says brown furniture doesn't sell? Not Brian Witherell, chief operating officer of Witherell's, a Sacramento auction house. Witherell said the January 16 "Luxury Asset" auction featuring property from the Newport, New Hampshire, home of William B. Ruger Jr. (1939-2018) ... (Read More)

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The Susquehanna Collection
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Morphy Auctions After a monthlong preview, the mysterious Susquehanna collection of early Kentucky rifles, Revolutionary War pistols, 18th-century powder horns, and several rooms of 18th- and early 19th-century American furniture, paintings, and accessories sold unreserved at Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania, on January 16 for a ... (Read More)

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More Carpenter Estate Consignments
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey Photos courtesy Nye & Company The sale at Nye & Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey, on January 15 included antiques from the collection of Ralph (d. 2009) and Roberta "Bobbie" (d. 2019) Carpenter that did not meet Christie's minimum $3000/5000 per lot. The sale at Nye ... (Read More)

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Wunsch Award for Excellence
by Don Johnson

Lita Solis-Cohen, senior editor of Maine Antique Digest; Laura Beach, editor-at-large of Antiques and The Arts Weekly; and Mira Nakashima, architect, designer, and furniture maker at George Nakashima Woodworkers, will be honored as the 2020 recipients of the Eric M. Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts on January ... (Read More)

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Washington Winter Show Celebrates American Icons
by Walter C. Newman

Washington Winter Show, Washington, D.C. The annual Washington Winter Show of antiques and fine art was held January 10-12 at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. This year marked the 65th edition of the show and the tenth year that it was held at ... (Read More)

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Great Offerings and Interesting Weather Bring Decent Sales to Hudson
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Hudson Antique Show, Richfield, Ohio The 49th annual Hudson Antique Show, organized by show promoter Steve Sherhag, was held January 11 and 12. Though the show's location has changed several times since its inception, this year the event was again held at the Quality Inn & Suites, Richfield, Ohio. Again this year ... (Read More)

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Two-Day Auction of Folk Art, Fine Art, and Antiques
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

New Haven Auctions, New Haven, Connecticut Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions The gallery at New Haven Auctions was fitted out with the collection of Susie and Richie Burmann for the January 11 auction. The mellow brick walls of the former Erector set factory in New Haven, Connecticut, made an ideal setting for ... (Read More)

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Variety Continues to Be a Hallmark at Laughlin
by Walter C. Newman

Laughlin Auctions, Inc., Edinburg, Virginia Laughlin Auctions, Inc., held its first sale of the new decade on January 11 at its High Street galleries in Edinburg, Virginia. A packed house welcomed the unofficial opening of auction season in the Shenandoah Valley, and as expected the Laughlin brothers offered something for everyone. ... (Read More)

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Ron Bourgeault Honored in Boston
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Historic New England's elegant event "My Favorite Things" celebrated Ronald Bourgeault for his lifetime of contributions to American decorative arts in a gala evening on January 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. Over 200 guests arrived for cocktails and dinner to toast and roast Bourgeault. The man of the ... (Read More)
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