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(Auction)Newport “Cottage” Sale Attracts Buyers
Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island
Many people wanted a piece of one of the grand old “cottages” still in the family of the original owners on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, and they streamed to the Harold Brown Villa on September 22, 2018 for the on-site auction by Nadeau’s ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, October 2018
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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(Auction)American and European Artworks Draw Global Interest at Skinner
Skinner Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
It didn’t matter that only nine people, including your reporter, were in the audience when Skinner’s sale of American and European works of art began on September 21 in the Boston gallery. Skinner’s bank of phones was full, and three Internet bidding platforms were in place. Bidding ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Doyle + Design
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
With plenty of international interest, Doyle’s modern and contemporary art and design auction, held two weeks after Labor Day on September 17, rang up a total of $1,348,156 (with buyers’ premiums). Of the 253 lots offered, 82% sold.
A young man standing in the salesroom with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Good Buying at Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, began the fall season with a 660-lot Americana and international offering on Friday evening, September 14, and Saturday, September 15. Much of it came from six estates, including one from New Mexico. Some of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tarkington Collection, Parts II and III
Seeck Auctions, Kansas City, Missouri
Photos courtesy Seeck Auctions
Auctioneer Jim Seeck is seeing what may prove to be emerging trends in the carnival glass market, and the last auctions for the Tarkington collection are no exception.
Prices for punch bowl sets and big pieces seem to be getting softer as collector tastes ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rockwell’s John Wayne Drives Auction Past the $8.4 Million Mark
Jackson Hole Art Auction, Jackson, Wyoming
Photos courtesy Jackson Hole Art Auction"The Duke" had his day when the 2018 Jackson Hole Art Auction took place September 14 and 15 in Jackson, Wyoming. Much ballyhoo preceded the sale of the monumental portrait of John Wayne, the work of Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana Sale Evokes Memories
Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s
Highlighting the sale of country Americana by Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers on September 14 and 15 in Delaware, Ohio, was a zinc statue of Lady Liberty that sold for $25,200 (including buyer’s premium). But that wasn’t the story of the day. In a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Ferrell Family Collection at Wooten & Wooten
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
September 8 may be remembered as the last great reunion of Edgefield District pottery collectors. Drawing this dedicated group together was the remainder of the estate of Terry Ferrell (1922-2018), a collection of 19th-century and contemporary pottery, furniture, paintings, and one ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)What Is a “Show”? Editorial, September 2018
What is an “antiques show?” We’re sure that most M.A.D. readers could provide a definition with little problem.
We recently got a letter from a dealer who had seen an ad for a “Summer Antique Show.” It was “one weekend only” and promised 40 dealers. Better yet, it offered free admission. ... (Read More)
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