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On February 17, just a month after she had shepherded a successful Outsider art sale at Christie’s, Cara Zimmerman gave birth to Alexander Dylan Forsyth, 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 19 inches long. Mother and father could not be happier, she wrote in an e-mail.
Originally published in the April 2019 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Another Slice of the Loaf
In a world where transactional costs are coming down thanks to technology, four big auction houses—Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Phillips, and Bonhams—have all “adjusted” their buyer’s premium, making it even costlier for buyers to acquire art and antiques via auction.
None have crossed the 25% line, except for Bonhams, which now charges 27.5% ... (Read More)
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(Auction)African American Fine Art at Swann
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries, New York City, has been offering African American fine art twice a year in dedicated auctions for the past 11 years. The spring auction on April 4, which began at 2 p.m., as is the house tradition, included 175 lots of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Frenzy for Fresh to the Market
Fresh-to-the-market antiques seem as desirable to collectors as fresh-to-the-market corn on the cob, tomatoes, or other vegetables at a farmer’s stand. Dealers talk up pieces in their shops and show booths as untouched by the eyes of collectors. Entire shows take pride in antiques that have not been shopped around. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gun Trek: The Next Generation
Poulin Antiques and Auctions Inc., Fairfield, Maine
Photos courtesy Poulin Antiques and Auctions Inc.
After James Julia sold his business, the gavel lay dormant at the Julia auction facility in Fairfield, Maine. But not for long. Poulin Antiques and Auctions Inc., begun over 30 years ago by Steve and Jeannine Poulin, Jim’s ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Contents of the Stephen Daniels House
Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Kaminski Auctions. All prices include the buyer’s premium.
The Stephen Daniels house, built in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1667, and modified over the centuries, was the source of antiques featured in the first day of Kaminski Auctions’ two-day sale held March 30 and 31 in the Beverly, Massachusetts, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Big Cupboard and Door Latch Combine for Over Twenty Grand
Hap Moore, York, Maine
At Hap Moore’s March 30 auction in York, Maine, a large red cupboard was expected to do very well, and it didn’t disappoint. But it was a 16" iron door latch that rose from obscurity to finish near the top.
The star of the show was a New ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, April 2019
One Last Look at the Old Year and Old Masters
Illustrated and/or featured here, though in some instances only briefly identified, is a selection of some of the old masters that caught my eye in end-of-season picture sales in London. I started out with rather more, but in order to wrap ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Green Book Sets Record at Printed and Manuscript African Americana Sale
Swann Galleries, New York City Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries sold a copy of a 1958 edition of The Negro Travelers’ Green Book for $27,500 (including buyer’s premium) on March 28 at its annual printed and manuscript African Americana sale in New York City. The price is a new record ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Thirty-Seven Old Judge Cabinet Baseball Cards Bring $431,000
The North Fork Collection of N173 Old Judge cabinet baseball cards from 1888—37 in all, sold as individual lots—brought a combined $431,000 (with buyers’ premiums) at a March 28 auction conducted by Weiss Auctions in Lynbrook, New York. The 500-lot auction grossed a little less than $750,000.
The top lot of ... (Read More)
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