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(Auction)Society of the Cincinnati Plate Leads at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held its midwinter catalog sale in three stages. The gallery sale took place on January 28 at the firm’s facilities in Alexandria, Virginia. On January 31, an online-only sale was conducted. That sale highlighted items from the estate of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, February 2017
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Antiquities are very much in evidence in this “Letter” and not all of them confined to the principal piece on “Antiquities….” Look out also for an Egyptian funeral boat and a well-documented but still mysterious Roman intaglio ring that made a huge sum.
A revolver that recalls an infamous ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Calder Mobile Tops Art Auction
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Alexander Calder (1898-1976) garnered top honors at Skinner’s January 27 auction in its Boston gallery when his 5¾" high standing mobile from about 1965, an untitled sheet metal, brass, wire, and paint construction (est. $150,000/250,000), sold for $471,000 (including buyer’s premium). The catalog cover lot, it had ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alderfer Auction Has Been Sold
Sherry S. Russell is the new owner of Alderfer’s Auctioneers and Appraisers in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. “I could not be happier to pass the gavel to Sherry,” said Sandy Alderfer, CEO of Alderfer’s. “She will carry on the Alderfer legacy with a commitment to our local community and will be a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)What’s in a Name?
Editorial
We’ve heard all kinds of ideas to help revitalize the antiques industry, but Paul Fuller of Paul Fuller Promotions, Waldoboro, Maine, has a novel idea to help his 50-dealer event in Bath, Maine. He’s dropping the word “show” from the title, rebranding the event as the “Bath Antique Sale.”
Why?
“The change ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Clifford Wallach to Curate Americana Auctions for Jasper52.com
Tramp art dealer and author Clifford A. Wallach has joined Jasper52.com (www.jasper52.com), a website featuring weekly online auctions of curated items from auction houses and dealers. Wallach, who has more than 30 years of industry experience, will be leading efforts within the Americana, folk art, and tramp art categories.
Founded in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Diverse Sale in Chicago
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois
We’ll say this for the furniture, decorative arts, and silver sales at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: whatever you’re looking for in those categories, it’s bound to end up there sooner or later. For example, the January 24 and 25 sale included a set of 11 American Empire ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, February 2017
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars: Complete Source for History, Grading, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Morrison Heckscher Receives the Henry Francis du Pont Award
Morrison Heckscher, curator emeritus of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, graduate of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, and a longtime trustee of Winterthur, was celebrated at a festive dinner in the Winterthur Gallery Rotunda on December 3, 2016. The event was attended by approximately ... (Read More)
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(Show)Three-Day Show in Third Year at Wallace Hall
Wallace Hall Art, Design & Antiques Show, New York City
In its third year, the three-day Art, Design & Antiques Show at Wallace Hall, held January 20-22, continues to evolve as a destination not only for those from the Upper East Side of New York City but also for visitors who ... (Read More)
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