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(Auction)Folk Art Collection of Lisa Whittington
William Smith Auctions, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William Smith Auctions
William Smith Auctions’ single-owner estate auction July 31 held live in the Plainfield, New Hampshire, gallery brought to market the tightly curated folk art collection of Elizabeth “Lisa” Greeley Whittington of Roxboro, North Carolina. The over 400-lot sale attracted a larger ... (Read More)
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(Show)New Maine Summer Show Debuts
Bath Antique Sale, Bath, Maine
“This is going to work.” A confident Joshua Gurley said that shortly before he and his sister Rachel opened the doors to a new one-day summer show—the Bath Antique Sale on Sunday, July 28, in the gymnasium of Morse High School in Bath, Maine.
The facility was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Western and American Art Auction Surpasses $17.5 Million
Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Reno, Nevada
Photos courtesy Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
Setting the standard once again for Western art at auction, Coeur d’Alene Art Auction surpassed the $17.5 million mark during its July 27 event in Reno, Nevada. More than 404 lots crossed the block. Multiple auction records for artists ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decoys and Folk Art at Auction
Guyette & Deeter, Inc., Easton, Maryland
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter, Inc.
Collections often provide the most desirable lots at auction, and Guyette & Deeter, Inc., presented several examples of those at its two-day auction of 530-plus lots held July 26 and 27 in Easton, Maryland. The collections included those of Alan ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, August 2024
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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(Auction)Crocker Farm Holds 20th-Anniversary Sale
Crocker Farm, Inc., Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm, Inc.
“We were really happy with the sale, the quality throughout, and the diversity. I think it bore out in the total,” remarked Mark Zipp of Crocker Farm, Inc., following the family operation’s summer 2024 sale marking the 20th anniversary of the company. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred’s Summer Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
It was a busy summer at Eldred’s on Cape Cod, but the trip there is always worthwhile. The three-day sale in the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery July 24-26, “American Art & The Summer Sale,” brought notable collections replete with notable antiques to market. A North ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Canadian French Regime Armchair Identified
The Collector’s Find
An armchair that sold at the auction of the Kindig collection at Pook & Pook, Inc., February 8 for $27,500, well over its $1500/2000 estimate, that was cataloged as a “New York or New England painted white pine William and Mary wainscot armchair” has been correctly identified. It ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Roosevelt’s Stolen Watch Recovered
When a Florida auctioneer was asked to auction a pocket watch from the late 1800s, his research led him to believe that he might be holding a piece of U.S. presidential history.
The auctioneer realized that the watch might have belonged to Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bonhams Does the Right Thing
It took some pressure, but auction house titan Bonhams did the right thing recently when it waived the buyer’s premium for lots sold benefitting a worthy charity—the Teenage Cancer Trust.
According to a July 7 report in The Guardian, art dealer John Brandler inquired about 12 lots in the “Anything But ... (Read More)
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