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(Auction)"C" Is for Collections
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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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, February 2017
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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(Fragment)The Bertoia Sculpture Market
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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(Auction)Portrait by Ammi Phillips Leads Americana Auction
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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(Auction)The Iris Schwartz Collection of Silver
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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(Auction)Various-Owners Americana
Sotheby’s, New York City
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In addition to five single-owner sales presented in five catalogs, Sotheby’s offered 415 lots of property from various owners in one fat catalog. On Friday afternoon, January 20, after the single-owner sale of silver from the collection of the late Iris Schwartz, Sotheby’s put the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Silver, Porcelain, and Prints
Sotheby’s, New York City
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After selling 270 lots of silver from the collection of the late Iris Schwartz in a single-owner sale on the morning of Inauguration Day, January 20, Sotheby’s offered more silver from various owners on Friday afternoon followed by Oriental carpets, Chinese export porcelain, and prints.
Dealers ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Parker Sale
Sotheby’s, New York City
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On January 19 at Sotheby’s sale of the collection of the late George S. Parker II, a “very fine and rare William and Mary walnut chest of drawers” made in Pennsylvania sold in the salesroom for $32,500 (with buyer’s premium) to Delaware dealer James Kilvington. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)2017 Americana Week Roundup
When descendants of Alexander Hamilton realized that the musical Hamilton brought American history into pop culture, they knew it was time to sell their family archive of letters and documents and called Sotheby’s. The Hamilton papers became the theme of Sotheby’s Americana Week sales and gave a boost to a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show 2017
New York City
The Winter Antiques Show, the grande dame of antiques shows, now in its 63rd year, was bedecked with giant digital snowflakes high on the walls and with real flowers on the floors and chandeliers. The show is like a dowager—elegant and traditional. The energy of her youth, when ... (Read More)
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