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(Feature)Fake Civil War Masterpiece: A Tale of Two Photographs
It's one of the best folk art fakes of all time. It fooled them all: dealers, curators, vetters, journalists, and more. Had it not been for one grainy 72 dpi digital photograph, the dogged persistence of a concerned group of antiquarians, and a dealer who eschewed embarrassment and confronted the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Part Two of the Frent Collection Surpasses $1.3 Million Mark
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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The second installment of Heritage Auctions' sale of the collection of David and Janice Frent is in the books, and with it came a sale total of more than $1.3 million along with some jaw-dropping moments. There is no better way to lead ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Four Sandzen Paintings Sold in Kansas
Woody Auction celebrated the grand opening of its new Douglass, Kansas, auction hall with an antiques and fine art auction on Saturday, February 24, that featured four paintings by Swedish-born Kansas painter Birger Sandzen (1871-1954).
Cedars and Rocks, an oil on canvas landscape of Manitou Springs, Colorado, dated 1922, 36" x ... (Read More)
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(Auction)African Americana Sells at Quinn's
Quinn's Auction Galleries and Waverly Rare Books, Falls Church, Virginia
Photos courtesy Quinn's Auction GalleriesAll prices include buyer's premium
On February 22 Quinn's Auction Galleries through its Waverly Rare Books division held a single-consignor sale at its Falls Church, Virginia, location. The Johnson collection of black Americana and ephemera consisted of 256 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)John Bartlam Teapot Sells for GBP575,000 ($804,098)
A small teapot with a reglued handle and missing its lid, bought by a collector online from a general auction in Lincolnshire in the U.K. for GBP15 (about $20) in 2016, sold for GBP575,000 at Woolley and Wallis auctioneers in Salisbury, U.K., on February 20.
The buyer in the salesroom was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale in New Hampshire
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
"Americana seems to be alive and well," said a pleased Bill Smith during his midwinter auction on February 19 in Plainfield, New Hampshire. Smith was selling to a packed house, with patrons lining up the sides and filling most ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rock Star Fizzles, but Totaig Wins by Several Lengths
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
As often happens in the auction world, the rock star of the February 16-18 auction at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine, twinkled out without a sound. A 28" x 52" (sight size) oil on canvas by Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823-1900) was signed and ... (Read More)
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(Show)American Indian Art Show: Marin
San Rafael, California
As at every show, there were winners and not winners. At the 34th annual American Indian Art Show: Marin held February 17 and 18 in San Rafael, California, the balance seemed to tilt toward the nots. Many dealers were not willing to be quoted about their sales at ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Nashville Show by Jenkins: Buy and Sell, Meet and Greet
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville in mid-February has always been a favorite multi-venue destination where exhibitors from all over the country can sell to fresh buyers, exchange merchandise with one another, and get together with fellow marketers and favorite customers. Dealers from New England and mid-Atlantic states interact with merchants from the Southeast ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southeastern Wildlife Expo Auction Garners $1.8 Million
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Charleston, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
The Southeastern Wildlife Expo is the place to be for those who love the best of the best where decoy and sporting art is concerned. The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) first took place in 1983 and included 100 exhibitors ... (Read More)
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