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Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
“It was the first time I wrote a check dated the day after the date on the catalog and picked up my purchases at 2:30 in the morning,” said South Carolina decoy dealer Dick McIntyre, recounting his experience at the sale of Americana from the ... (Read More)
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Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, LLC, Rockville, Maryland
Photos courtesy Weschler’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, LLC
Weschler’s most recent cataloged “Capital Collections” auction was held on May 11 at the firm’s Rockville, Maryland, showrooms. The sale offered a broad mix of material from across most categories but with a definite concentration on fine art. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
American and international bidders pursued an eclectic range of paintings, prints, photographs, and sculpture at Skinner’s two-session auction on May 11 in the Boston gallery. Prints and photography sold at 10 a.m.; paintings and sculpture sold starting at 2 p.m. The break allowed bidders and staff time ... (Read More)
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Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
The collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller, some 1550 objects, included a historic and encyclopedic collection of art of the Americas. Christie’s evening sale on May 9 offered 41 lots, and after two hours all lots had been sold.The total of $106,883,500 (including buyers’ premiums) ... (Read More)
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(Show)
New York City
TEFAF New York is here to stay. The second iteration of the May show (held May 3-8) clearly established itself in the realm of art fairs as a must-see event. It was a heady week for art fairs, with Frieze New York and others happening simultaneously, and the ... (Read More)
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Kaminski Auctions, Beverly, Massachusetts
It seems as if everyone is considering deaccessioning these days, even the domestic diva Martha Stewart. Collectors and a few dealers wanting a piece from Stewart went in droves to Kaminski Auctions’ previews and to the May 5 and 6 auction of her studio props. Close to ... (Read More)
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Greater York Antiques Show, York, Pennsylvania
Bob Bockius of Mitchell Displays held the Greater York Antiques Show in Memorial Hall East of the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania, on May 4 and 5. The show was expected to host around 55 dealers—there were 26. In spite of the size and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Computer Column #352
It has been more than a year (see February 2017, p. 24-E, column #338) since we discussed online crime in its many forms. The fraudsters continue to find ways to cheat us.
Getting statistics on online crime is not easy. IC3, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime Complaint ... (Read More)
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New Bedford, Massachusetts
For three decades scholars, historians, collectors, and dealers have converged on the annual Scrimshaw Weekend at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The weekend now includes the Nautical Antiques Show. People go to inspect and acquire maritime objects of historical and aesthetic importance, learn about ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
The Monhegan Museum of Art & History on Monhegan Island, Maine, has received a $1 million challenge grant from the Wyeth Foundation. The museum has up to three years to match this gift, the largest in the museum’s history. This grant will assist the museum in its campaign to raise ... (Read More)
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