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New York City
Celebrating its 25th year, the Outsider Art Fair drew record crowds January 19 through 22 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, a venue that is easy to get to on West 18th Street in Manhattan. Owned and managed for the last few years by Outsider art dealer Andrew Edlin’s Wide ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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When Ralph Katz retired from his medical practice in Buffalo, New York, he and his wife, Susanne, moved to a 1950s house in New Hampshire, where they lived with their collection of American folk art until they downsized and moved to a retirement community and ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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American furniture and paintings from the collection of the late E. Newbold and Margaret “Peggy” du Pont Smith, which sold at Sotheby’s on Saturday afternoon, January 21, had been assembled over two generations. Peggy Smith’s mother, Margaret W. Lewis du Pont, left some of her ... (Read More)
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A rare 18th-century English-made pagoda-form automaton musical clock, produced for the Chinese Qing Imperial Court, sold for $998,250 (including buyer’s premium) at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery’s antiques and fine art auction on January 21 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
The 50" tall clock weighs 100 pounds. It is raised on a large black wooden ... (Read More)
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NYC Big Flea by Julie Schlenger Adell
New York City
Faced with having to change her show’s venue on very short notice, manager Dee Dee Sides scrambled and was able to pull off her NYC Big Flea January 19-21 in the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center on West 34th Street.
Sides received notice from her original venue, the ... (Read More)
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Case Antiques, Knoxville, Tennessee
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Collectors know what they are looking for—a chance to acquire outstanding examples from an extraordinary collection. For those interested in southern furniture, regional paintings, and Outsider art, the Case Antiques auction on January 21 was a perfect opportunity, as almost 950 lots crossed the ... (Read More)
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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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Harry Bertoia’s sculptures are more often sold at 20th-century design sales, but now, nearly 40 years after the artist’s death, Sotheby’s held a special Bertoia sale on November 16, 2016, at 3 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon during the week of Impressionist, modern, and contemporary art sales in New York ... (Read More)
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Christie’s, New York City
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When people walked into Christie’s salesroom on the morning of January 20, Barack Obama was still president. By the time they walked out hours later, Donald Trump had taken the oath of office.
Divided America outside. Divided Americana inside.
The headliners did just fine, but middle-level antiques ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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Iris Schwartz got hooked on silver after she saw the work of Hester Bateman (1708-1794) and realized that a woman ran a London silver workshop in the middle of the 18th century. Schwartz soon decided to specialize in American silver. Over a period of 30 ... (Read More)
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