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(Fragment)Man Charged in Gardner Theft Scam
Anonymous tipsters and digital tracks have led to the arrest of Todd A. Desper of Beckley, West Virginia, on May 22 on fraud charges in connection with a scheme to sell on Craigslist paintings that had been stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990.
Desper, a.k.a. "Mordokwan," 47, was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Anna Pottery Presentation Vase Leads Evans Sale
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 32nd semiannual Americana and fine antiques auction, spotlighting Virginia and the South, on June 16 and 17 at the firm's gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. This sale was a two-day ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Julia Auction Buzzed by Swarm of Dragonflies
James D. Julia, Inc. Fairfield, Maine
The latest James D. Julia, Inc. lamp, glass, and jewelry auction on June 16 in Fairfield, Maine, was all it was cracked up to be and a lot more. It added up to a record for the division at about $4.3 million gross for the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Books and Historical Paper at Auction
Christie's, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie's
For the fifth time since 2011, historical paper collector Eric C. Caren auctioned some of his vast and still-growing collection of newspapers, broadsides, and eyewitness letters that get as close as possible to major events of modern history. His most recent offering was the 109 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
The final auction of Swann Galleries' season took place during the afternoon of June 15, and after three and a half hours, $1,471,643 of American art had been sold. The auction was the top-selling American art sale in the department's ten-year history, said ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Overbeck Vase Brings $8750
A 12" high Overbeck art pottery vase sold for $8750 (no buyer's premium charged) during a consignment auction of art and ceramics held by Walther & Hawkins Auctioneers at Richmond, Indiana, on June 15. The vase, which was the top lot of the day, featured carved panels of stylized birds ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Do or Do Not
The Young Collector
Have we mentioned we're busy? Oh, we are. We are so busy. We are trying to run two small businesses and find a house to move into and get a house ready to sell. We are awash in forms and documentation and bank statements and bookkeeping e-mails. There ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Wally Bill Hedrick Paintings Lead at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held its final sales of the spring season on June 10 and 13. The live sale of approximately 350 lots, offered at the firm's gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, included an excellent mix across all traditional categories. An online-only sale ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heritage vs. Christie's Website Scraping Case Dismissed and Headed to Arbitration
The lawsuit filed by Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, against Christie's and Collectrium, a Christie's company, has been dismissed, and the parties are heading into arbitration on the order of the judge. The judge relied on Heritage's own Website Use Agreement to dismiss the case and move the parties to arbitration.
Heritage ... (Read More)
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(Auction)An Engagement Ring and Artwork at Grogan
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
If you want to become engaged, head to auction. Perhaps not all full-service auction houses perform that extra, but Grogan & Company in Boston did it nicely for a San Francisco couple. Erik Altman and Natasha Sadeghi had been looking for some time for an antique ... (Read More)
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