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(Fragment)Zao Wou-Ki Painting Brings $487,500
Photo courtesy Litchfield County Auctions.
A 1951 painting by Chinese-French artist Zao Wou-Ki (1921-2013), Oiseaux dans les nids (Birds in the nests), 16" x 13", sold for $487,500 (including buyer’s premium) at Litchfield County Auctions in Litchfield, Connecticut, on May 20.
According to the auction house, the painting came from a local ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Painting by Theus Breaks Record at Brunk Auctions
A portrait of William Branford (1753-1776) by Jeremiah Theus (1716-1774) of Charleston, South Carolina, sold for $180,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Brunk Auctions’ May 19 and 20 sale in Asheville, North Carolina. According to Brunk, this is a new record for Jeremiah Theus at auction, surpassing the previous record of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inaugural Sale of Auction New England
Auction New England, Manchester, New Hampshire
All eyes were on Manchester, New Hampshire, for the May 20 inaugural sale of Auction New England, Jack O’Brien’s new auction gallery, where some 152 lots crossed the block. With one exception, a lion stoneware presentation jug, everything was fresh to market from long-term collections ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Skinner Fine Art
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner
A standing mobile by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was untitled but garnered much interest and $267,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Skinner’s May 19 American and European works of art sale in the Boston gallery. Bidding on the 3" tall mobile opened at $120,000 (est. $100,000/150,000) and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Four Spring Jewelry Auctions
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Freeman’s, John Moran Auctioneers, Rago Arts, and Dupuis Fine Jewellery
Vacation time while writing this column required e-mail correspondence and telephone interviews for the several sales in this month’s column, so thanks go to coauthors Virginia Salem of Freeman’s, Philadelphia; Mollie Burns Keith of John Moran ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Edgefield Pots Are Winners
Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society, Bennett, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society
The Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society’s 47th absentee sale closed on May 27. The prices realized show it was a clear win for the Edgefield, South Carolina, candidates. Notable signed examples by Dave the Slave Drake and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)World-Record Banner Sets the Tone at Americana and Political Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
The interest in politics and the political process is at an all-time high, undoubtedly fueled by the most recent United States presidential election and subsequent discourse concerning the new leaders.
But then again, Monday-morning armchair quarterbacking has been going on for decades, even centuries, where ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pennsylvania Chest Tops Garth's Sale
Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s
Top lots from different sessions had an interesting connection during the sale held by Garth’s in Delaware, Ohio, on May 12 and 13. The link—longtime collections. While high-quality items remained in demand, the event underscored the added appeal of desirable antiques that have ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)StuffSavvy Launches
In 1999 auctioneer Leslie Hindman launched Eppraisals.com, a company that offered low-cost and quick appraisals over the Internet. The company had hundreds of specialists in 300 collecting categories to provide information and valuation of art, antiques, and collectibles. Eppraisals raised millions of dollars in venture capital and signed a deal ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Comfortably Numb
The Young Collector
The world is getting smaller. Computers have collapsed distances virtually, at the same time that dropping phone prices have made keeping in touch over long distance easier as well. Our kids will never understand that we had to retrain their grandparents to start calling us before 11. Even ... (Read More)
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