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(Auction)Outsider and Vernacular Art at Auction
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s Images, Ltd., 2019
Christie’s sale of Outsider and vernacular art held a treasure-trove of works from notable collections, including the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and the Louis-Dreyfus family collections; and the collections of Larry Dumont, Eugenie and Lael Johnson, and Bonnie Grossman, founder of the Ames ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Nelson and Happy Rockefeller Collection
Sotheby’s, New York City
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Nelson Rockefeller shared the collecting gene with his mother, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948), and with his aunt Lucy Truman Aldrich (1869-1955). Between 1934 and 1956, Lucy’s collections were given to the Rhode Island School of Design, where they were joined by gifts from her younger ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Export Art
Christie’s, New York City
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Houqua (1769-1843) was the most powerful and wealthy of the Chinese merchants who made up the Co-Hong in Canton. By the time he retired in 1834, his wealth was estimated at $26 million. China traders wrote about his lavish entertaining and generous ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Word is Out on Outsider Art
Outsider Art Fair, New York City
The word is out. The seventh edition of the Outsider Art Fair (OAF) under the helm of gallerist Andrew Edlin’s Wide Open Arts, held January 17-20, during Americana Week, was a big hit with collectors, dealers, and curators who made the trip downtown to the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Contents of Little Cassiobury
Christie’s, New York City
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When Cassiobury Park, the Earl of Essex’s country house for 250 years in Hertfordshire, northwest of London, was demolished in 1927, some of its interior features were sold to museums and wealthy Americans. A grand staircase went to the Metropolitan Museum of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Vogel Collection
Sotheby’s, New York City
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The collection of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III was part of the fast-moving, well-attended, and informative all-day Americana Week symposium at Sotheby’s in New York City on January 15. The stunning installation on the second and third floor at Sotheby’s of the Vogels’ 17th- ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Different Look for M.A.D.
This issue will be the last of Maine Antique Digest in its current format. The next issue of M.A.D., which has been delivered to subscribers since 1973, will look very different. Instead of separate sections, the new M.A.D. will be one large-format magazine with a glued spine (called “perfect bound” ... (Read More)
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(Show)Washington Show Succeeds in the Face of Politics and Mother Nature
Washington Winter Show, Washington, D.C.
The annual Washington Winter Show of antiques and fine art was held January 11-13 at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C. This year marks the 64th edition of the show and the ninth year that it has been held ... (Read More)
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(Show)January Show Kicks Off Antiques Season in Ohio
Hudson Antique Show, Richfield, Ohio
Hosting an antiques show in January in Ohio is always a thrill. Steve Sherhag, show manager for the Hudson Antique Show, held at the Richfield, Ohio, Days Inn, January 12 and 13, has learned to go with the flow. This year the weather was not an ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Americana Sale
Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook started 2019 with its largest various-owners catalog sale to date. Offered in two sessions on Friday evening, January 11, and Saturday, January 12, it presented a number of estates, consignments from downsizing collectors, and consignments that just walked ... (Read More)
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