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Christie's, New York City
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Some coveted objects belonging to Caroline "Lee" Bouvier Radziwill (1933-2019), sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), came to auction in a dedicated sale during Christie's Collector Week in New York City.
The 168-lot sale, heavily marketed by the auction house, totaled $1,266,000 (with buyers' premiums), with ... (Read More)
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Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Hopes ran high when Hindman Auctions in Chicago announced that an October 15, 2019, sale of furniture, decorative arts, and silver would include more than 150 lots of early American decorative arts, including folk art and other pieces from the collections of Michael and Janice Doniger and ... (Read More)
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Antiques at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, New York
The clocks may fall back, but Antiques at Rhinebeck eternally springs forward. Every year on Columbus Day weekend and Memorial Day weekend, this colorful antiques show near the Hudson River in Rhinebeck, New York, between Albany (the capital) and Manhattan (the Big Apple) calls regulars ... (Read More)
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Hilliard & Co. Auctioneers, Madison, Virginia
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Hilliard & Co. held a fall catalog sale at its Madison, Virginia, gallery on October 12, 2019. The sale consisted of 331 lots representing a wide variety of material from all categories.
Notable among the offerings were 80 lots consigned by ... (Read More)
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Shenandoah Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 65th edition of the Shenandoah Antiques Expo is now in the books. Known commonly by its place name, "Fishersville," the event was held October 11 and 12, 2019, at the Augusta County Expoland complex in Fishersville, Virginia. This installment marked the first for a newly ... (Read More)
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Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
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Sometimes everything falls into place, and it has nothing to do with chance or luck. Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey, has been bringing some of the world's finest toy collections to the marketplace for decades. Collector Tony Annese has been acquiring some of ... (Read More)
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Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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A two-day auction of American Indian and Western art held by Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 10 and 11, 2019, grossed $2 million. "It exceeded our expectations," said Danica Farnand, Cowan's director of the department.
The auction began with a session devoted to ... (Read More)
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Sotheby's, New York City
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The second sale to disperse the collection of sculptural American folk art collected by Stephen and Petra Levin that filled their large Stowe, Vermont, ski lodge and guesthouse was offered at Sotheby's on October 10 in a stunning catalog written by curator and author Robert ... (Read More)
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On September 5 Dan Morphy announced that Americana and folk art dealer Kelly Kinzle will head Morphy Auctions' new Americana, folk art, and American decorative arts division.
"Dan Morphy called me and told me he had a collection of Americana he thought might launch a new division and asked me to ... (Read More)
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Doyle, New York City
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"Normally I don't come to auctions because you can get the fever," proclaimed a man to M.A.D. just before the start of Doyle's fall American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts sale on October 8, 2019. "I usually prebid," he explained.
And with that the well-attended auction ... (Read More)
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