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(Auction)American History
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Two unpublished ninth-plate daguerreotypes—one of noted Texas politician Sam Houston (1793-1863), the other of his third wife, Margaret Lea Houston (1819-1867)—sold for $39,600 the pair (including buyer’s premium) to highlight the American history sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 16, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record for Looking Glass at Freeman’s
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Discoveries of 18th-century Philadelphia furniture still turn up at Freeman’s from time to time. A 68½" high looking glass, topped by its original and nearly intact carved phoenix and with carved garlands in perfect condition, was the talk of the American furniture world when it appeared ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of the Ebsworth Collection
Christie’s, New York City
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Barney A. Ebsworth (1934-2018) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His love of art was cultivated when, as a 22-year old U.S. Army officer in France, he made weekly trips to the Louvre. His self-made fortune came from his luxury travel businesses, including Clipper Cruise ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2018
New York City
The American Art Fair, held November 10-13, 2018, offered three floors of approachable 19th- and 20th-century art, along with complimentary lectures, during its 11th edition. Landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and sculptures filled the three floors of the Bohemian National Hall on New York City’s Upper East Side. On ... (Read More)
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(Show)Salon Art & Design
New York City
There were no jewelry exhibitors per se, at the 2018 Salon Art & Design, held November 8-12, and yet jewelry played a role in the overall atmosphere of the seventh edition of the yearly fair.
An observer could sense jewelry in the luster of metallic glazes of ceramics and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Delaware Antiques Show
Wilmington, Delaware
The Delaware Antiques Show, held November 9-11, 2018, has a long tradition. It has been on collectors’ calendars since 1964 as the place for tax-fee shopping; there is no sales tax in Delaware! The show had half a dozen venues until it settled into Wilmington’s Chase Center on the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Four Days and Six Continents Worth of Auctioning
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
It wasn’t Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ biggest sale ever, but it was the longest. The Thomaston, Maine, company ventured into a four-day format, spanning November 8-11, 2018. The first two days presented collections of ancient and tribal artifacts and then jewelry. The second two days ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin’s November Auction Brings In $1.2 Million
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
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For Steve Slotin, owner of Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia, the numbers told the story. “We had the largest in-house audience ever,” he stated. “As well as an extremely large number of registered online bidders and more than 250,000 views ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bertoia Sells a $1.5 Million Sleigh-Load of Toys
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
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Bertoia Auctions’ annual three-day fall sale in Vineland, New Jersey, held November 9-11, 2018, delivered countless thrills. Bidders chased more than 1400 lots of toys, banks, trains, and holiday fare.
Derrick crane, Carlisle & Finch, 1905-07, mounted on a wooden flatcar with eight wheels ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Love Letters and a Lautrec Lithograph Lead Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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Love letters headed the action at Grogan & Company’s November 11, 2018, sale at its Boston gallery. A group of 43 letters from the young and emerging artist Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) to Alice Moore, written between August 1, 1937, and March 24, ... (Read More)
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