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Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
The most expensive item in this month’s selection, by far, is one of the old masters featured, Rubens’ Lot and His Daughters, and the pictorial content also includes a 17th-century “selfie.” Antiquities get the most extensive coverage, in words and pictures, but to these I have added some ... (Read More)
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Pook & Pook, the auction house in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, has announced a collaboration with Stuart Kingston Galleries in Wilmington, Delaware, for a tax-free sale of jewelry and paintings on Saturday, November 19.
James Stein, who with his son Edward runs Stuart Kingston Galleries, a jewelry and fine arts business started by ... (Read More)
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Antique Jewelry & Gemology
There has been a shift in the marketing of jewelry at auction in the last few years. Many auction houses have added Internet-only sales, particularly for the more affordable tier of the market and/or of targeted sales of collections from a well-known single owner or single designer. ... (Read More)
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Coastal Maine Antiques Show, Damariscotta, Maine
Weather-wise, one could hardly ask for a better day for the August 24 running of the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) show on the spacious grounds of Round Top Farm in Damariscotta, Maine. The sun was beaming down but not too hot on the scores ... (Read More)
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Gurley Collection to Be Sold on Site
Show promoter and dealer Nan Gurley of Parsonsfield, Maine, who died in March, was a stalwart of the business. The Gurley family has announced that they will be selling Gurley’s collection at the house she loved in North Parsonsfield.
“We believe there is no more ... (Read More)
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Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650-1830, the first major exhibition of early Rhode Island furniture in half a century, opens at the Yale University Art Gallery on August 19 and continues through January 8, 2017. It will present the most comprehensive survey of Rhode Island furniture ... (Read More)
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Walther & Hawkins Auctioneers, Richmond, Indiana
Furniture largely ruled the day, but good smalls held their own during the country Americana auction conducted by Walther & Hawkins Auctioneers in Richmond, Indiana, August 23. It was the second of three sales from the collection of Kim Walker of Brookville, Indiana. The event ... (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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Bruce Gamage, Jr., Antiques, Rockland, Maine
Each year during the last full week of August in Maine, two reliable things always happen. First, the mornings get noticeably chillier. It’s startlingly predictable and clearly marks the beginning of the end of summer. Second, the week is filled start to finish with auctions ... (Read More)
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Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy Northeast Auctions
Northeast Auctions’ “Summer Weekend Auction” was the last event in New Hampshire’s annual August American antiques marathon. After a ten-day preview, when many who came to the Granite State for the shows in Manchester and Concord the week before made a pilgrimage to ... (Read More)
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