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Williamsburg Show Signals the Opening of the Holiday Season
by Walter C. Newman

Holiday Antiques Show, Williamsburg, Virginia The 37th annual Holiday Antiques Show was held November 23-25, 2018, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Williamsburg, Virginia. Known to most antiques followers as simply the Williamsburg Holiday Show, the event long ago solidified its place as a post-Thanksgiving destination for many in the mid-Atlantic. ... (Read More)

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58th Annual Thanksgiving Americana Auction
by Don Johnson

Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctions It didn’t take long to set high expectations during the 58th annual Thanksgiving Americana auction, held by Garth’s in Columbus, Ohio, on November 23, 2018. Roughly ten minutes into the sale a New England dome-top box from the mid-19th century, in its original paint ... (Read More)

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American Art Auction
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Christie’s, New York City Photos courtesy Christie’s Christie’s held its fall American art auction on November 20, 2018, one week after “An American Place,” its sale of the Barney Ebsworth collection, which set a record for an American art auction. The November 20 morning auction offered 71 lots that totaled $26,491,500 (with ... (Read More)

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Flag Day Tops American Art Auction
by Julie Schlenger Adell

Bonhams, New York City Photos courtesy Bonhams A 70-lot sale of American art was offered at Bonhams in New York City on November 19, 2018. The sale totaled $2,440,750 with a sell-through rate of 77%. There were a dozen or so attendees at the sale, which was held on the second floor of ... (Read More)

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“Pepsi” Rolex Leads at Potomack
by Walter C. Newman

The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia Photos courtesy The Potomack Company The Potomack Company rounded out its 2018 live auction season in three sessions held November 17 and 19. Two of the sessions were live gallery sales, both conducted on November 17, and there was an online-only auction on November 19. Vintage Rolex collectors ... (Read More)

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California Paintings and Sculpture
by Alice Kaufman

Bonhams, Los Angeles, California Photos courtesy Bonhams “We did reasonably well,” said Scot Levitt, describing the results of Bonhams’ November 19, 2018, California paintings and sculpture auction, held in Los Angeles and simulcast in San Francisco, that totaled $2.5 million. “The sale was heavy on nineteenth-century material, for which the market has ... (Read More)

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20th-Century Art and Design
by Don Johnson

Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio Photos courtesy Treadway Gallery A painting by Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977) sold for an auction record at $149,000 (including buyer’s premium) during the 20th-century art and design sale held by Treadway Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 18, 2018. The work, Night Arrives, was a 20" x 26" oil ... (Read More)

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The Louisiana Purchase Auction: An Annual Celebration of Regional Culture
by Karla Klein Albertson

Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana The Louisiana Purchase Auction: An Annual Celebration of Regional Culture by Karla Klein Albertson Photos courtesy Neal Auction Company Neal Auction Company’s annual Louisiana Purchase Auction, held most recently November 16-18, 2018, is the main event on the firm’s sales schedule. Themes that appeared in the September event ... (Read More)

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Maritime and More
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Eldred’s Desirable scrimshaw and other maritime objects, along with some fine examples of early American furniture, brought bidders to Eldred’s auctions November 15-17, 2018, in the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery. Some furniture showed a decided uptick. Three substantial catalogs were published for the sales. From the collection ... (Read More)

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American Art
by Julie Schlenger Adell

 Sotheby’s, New York City Photos courtesy Sotheby’s Sotheby’s fall American art sale on November 16, 2018, offered 82 lots, and at the completion of the noon sale $44.1 million (with buyers’ premiums) of art had been sold. Of the 82 lots offered, 57 sold, for a sell-through rate of 69.5%. Presale estimates ... (Read More)
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