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Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries' April 18 auction of classic and contemporary photographs in New York City lived up to its name with a wide array of offerings, from Eadweard Muybridge to Edward S. Curtis to Edward Weston to Edward Ruscha. I could go on with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann's printed and manuscript Americana department set several price records on April 16 in the auction house's New York City gallery. On its way to doing so, the department posted its third straight sale that finished over $1 million (including buyers' premiums). The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Department director Scot Levitt believes that color was the key to success at the April 16 Bonhams auction of California and Western paintings and sculpture in Los Angeles. "The compositions filled with bright color sold exceptionally well, while the more monochromatic or muted ones did ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Swann Galleries, New York City
Swann's keyword alert system flagged "clock" for me in the description of lot 150 of this Americana sale. According to Swann's Rick Stattler, it was lucky for me that he happened to mention clock cases in his description of this 1826-54 handwritten account book kept by ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Bronx, New York
The Garden Furniture & Antiques Fair at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), April 11-14, smelled great and looked great, and exhibitors' booths were put together with tender, loving care.
Pretty in pink could have been the theme for the fair. Pale pink cherry blossoms were everywhere, while bright ... (Read More)
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A rare Coca-Cola prototype bottle sold for $110,700 (includes buyer's premium) and was the top lot at Morphy Auctions' April 12-14 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company's spring auction consisted of just over 1400 lots, offered in five parts over three days. First, a three-session sale was held at the firm's galleries in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 13. That sale was divided among European and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Leslie Hindman
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, held its auction of important jewelry and timepieces on April 10. I had a conversation about the sale and the jewelry market with Katie Guilbault, senior specialist, and Jamie Henderson, specialist, afterward. Guilbault reiterated what we'd talked about when ... (Read More)
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Antiques on the Hudson at Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, New York
What better venue can an antiques event have than a location that is historical, easy to reach, with great views of one of the world's most famous rivers and mountains, and a house museum filled with period antiques that was hosting a ... (Read More)
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