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(Fragment)After Three Insurance Companies Deny Claim, Collector Sues His Broker
A consignment gone wrong and the refusal of three different insurance companies to cover a loss has led to a lawsuit filed in California. Entertainment mogul and collector Peter Guber—who has a net worth of $400 million, according to some reports—filed suit against Abacus Insurance Brokers of Santa Monica, California, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rockwell Study Brings $1.33 Million
Norman Rockwell’s study for Triple Self-Portrait, an oil study for the artist’s self-described 1960 Saturday Evening Post “masterpiece,” sold with buyer’s premium for $1,332,500, a new world record for an oil study by the artist, on May 3 during Heritage Auctions’ American art auction in Dallas. The buyer was a ... (Read More)
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(Show)Spring TEFAF in New York City
TEFAF New York Spring, New York City
Some of those who heard about the sublime art environment at TEFAF New York Spring at the Park Avenue Armory asked how an art and antiques show became such a special new experience. “What is TEFAF?” they asked, and how did it happen?
It was ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bonnie and David Ferriss, Lake Luzerne, New York
In the Trade
In this feature, we’ve reported on all sorts of strategies that dealers have used to cope with the changing antiques market. But longtime dealers Bonnie and David Ferris haven’t felt any great need to devise new coping mechanisms. Today, they do pretty much what they’ve done since they ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Artworks from DuPont Collections Go to Local Museums
When the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware, was sold to the Buccini/Pollin Group in January, those who are frequent guests at the hotel wondered what would become of the art on the walls. The 103-year-old 217-room hotel will continue to operate under the Hotel du Pont name with all ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Franklin Fire Hat Brings $18,000
A fireman’s ceremonial parade hat sold at Kaminski Auctions in Beverly, Massachusetts, on April 30. According to Kaminski, the hat, probably from the 19th century, was purchased at a yard sale in Milton, Massachusetts, and was originally from the Franklin Fire Company of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Made of pressed resin felt ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ruskin Watercolor Tops CRN Sale
CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Karin J. Phillips and Carl R. Nordblom can be depended on to provide bidders with an eclectic range of antiques and art at their CRN gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Eclectic was decidedly the word of the day. There was something for everyone. The April 30 sale started ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Something for Everyone Sale
Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art
The April 29 and 30 Slotin Folk Art sale in Buford, Georgia, had a few changes to what has become a very predictable flow of offerings. Previous sales grouped nearly all the pottery lots at the opening of the first day. Perhaps ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Sale in South Carolina
Wooten & Wooten, Camden, South Carolina
Photos courtesy Wooten & Wooten
The audience at the Wooten & Wooten sale on April 29 in Camden, South Carolina, was in the mood to celebrate accomplishments near and far. They applauded successful bidders whether they were on site, on the telephone, or on the Internet. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Discoveries in Downingtown
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
Pook & Pook’s combined international and Americana sale on Saturday, April 29, was offered in a slim catalog. There was no Friday evening party followed by an evening session of selling plus an all-day Saturday sale, which has been the usual format ... (Read More)
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