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(Auction)Maine Art Takes Center Stage at Grogan
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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It's always a full house when an auction begins at Grogan & Company. The November 17, 2019, sale in the Boston gallery was no exception. The sale could be called seaworthy, as the artwork sold had a decidedly maritime flavor, albeit with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Solid Showing for Americana
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 37th semiannual auction of Americana, a two-day affair on November 15 and 16, 2019. The first day featured 18th- and 19th-century glassware, lighting, and ceramics. M.A.D. visited on day two ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Stuckey Stoneware
Davies Auctions, Lafayette, Indiana
A selection of Upton Stuckey stoneware, made in Loogootee, Indiana, in the second half of the 19th century, highlighted a consignment sale held by Davies Auctions in Lafayette, Indiana, on November 16, 2019. Prices for four marked examples ranged from $825 to $2860 (including buyer's premium).
The pottery ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Believed to be the earliest known image of American slaves with cotton, a quarter-plate daguerreotype discovered in Texas and subsequently traced to a family of Georgia slave owners sold for $324,500 (including buyer's premium) against an estimate of $100,000/150,000 during the American history sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Lot to Be Thankful for at Farrin's
Farrin's Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
Each year Farrin's Country Auctions holds a pre-Thanksgiving sale in Randolph, Maine. On November 13, 2019, it consisted of over 800 lots, out the door in an evening of fast selling, with a small handful of items left behind. The biggest money winners were a couple ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pinckney Portrait Sells for $187,500
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Freeman's November 12, 2019, sale, held on the Tuesday after the Delaware Antiques Show, was strategically planned so that dealers and collectors could stop in Philadelphia to preview on their way to or from Delaware. There were fewer than a dozen people in the salesroom. More ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"A Small Leak Will Sink a Great Ship"
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
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Benjamin Franklin once wrote, "Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship." Old Ben's namesake steamship, the S.S. Franklin, sank in 1854. But Thomaston Place Auction Galleries brought forth the salvaged figurehead as a prime component ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Established Artists and New Discoveries Showcased
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
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Slotin Folk Art Auction continues to impress, not only with the art presented but also with the diversity of artists represented. "We are coming into our twenty-fifth year," auctioneer/owner Steve Slotin explained, referencing the fall sale held November 9 and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Show
Winnetka, Illinois
We've said it flat-out in these pages: the perennially successful Antiques + Modernism Winnetka Show could not happen anywhere else but in the North Shore Chicago suburb where it has been a fixture for decades. First, because the show benefits and is housed in an institution central to the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Welcome to Richmond, Mr. Brunk
Brunk Auctions, Richmond, Virginia
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Brunk Auctions held its inaugural auction in Richmond, Virginia, on November 9, 2019. The sale marked the beginning of a new chapter for the Asheville, North Carolina-based firm. Brunk Auctions is not relocating; it has established a second location.
The decision to add a presence ... (Read More)
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