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Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auctions and Heritage Auctions
There was strength in the private buying pool and an 88% sell-through rate at Rago Arts and Auctions’ April 17 fine jewelry and unreserved jewelry sales in Lambertville, New Jersey, according to Sarah Churgin, head of the jewelry department. ... (Read More)
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Wilton, Connecticut
The Wilton Spring Antiques Show, held April 16 and 17, faced two hurdles it had trouble overcoming, yet “it’s still a viable show,” said manager Frank Gaglio of Barn Star Productions.
The warm, sunny weekend along with area schools being on spring break accounted for the show’s low attendance, Gaglio ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Willis Henry Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Karel and Willis Henry of Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, Massachusetts, routinely offer their estate-sale bidders fresh South Shore material, mostly from longtime collections. One such collection was that of Oscar Karl Hollander Jr. and Lois Hollander of West Falmouth, Massachusetts. The Hollanders collected widely and unerringly. ... (Read More)
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The Palm Beach Show Group (PBSG) will relocate its New York City Art Antiques & Jewelry Show to Pier 94 this year, taking over the dates that became available when U.S. Antique Shows, a division of Emerald Expositions, canceled its November 2016 Pier Show (see M.A.D., March, p. 11-A). Opening ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Bonhams, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Specialist Scot Levitt called his auction on April 12 and 13 in Los Angeles (simulcast in San Francisco) of California and Western paintings and sculpture “extremely successful. We had our best sell-through rate in many years, with all but twelve paintings sold out ... (Read More)
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Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
“Treasures from the Caren Archive II: How History Unfolds on Paper” was the title of an auction at Bonhams, New York City, on April 11 that again sold documents, letters, and newspapers that tell stories from American history, from the 16th century to the computer ... (Read More)
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AD 20/21 by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Boston, Massachusetts
The ninth AD 20/21, the annual Boston design show, held April 7-10, was set up under the steel and glass dome of the Cyclorama building at the Boston Center for the Arts. Forty-three dealers in antiques, art, and design filled booths in the 1884 brick building for the show ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held its spring catalog auction on April 9 at its gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, and offered a mix of categories of Americana, Asian, and Continental antiques and fine art. For a second consecutive sale, old masters paintings were among ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Potter & Potter
The April 9 Potter & Potter auction in Chicago drew worldwide interest because of a long-lost typed manuscript attributed to magician Harry Houdini and dark fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft. Two other pieces, a so-called mystery clock by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin ... (Read More)
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Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
“Be wise. Accessorize,” a catchy advertising slogan of a prominent jewelry firm, might well serve as a mantra for Bertoia Auctions’ sale in Vineland, New Jersey, on April 9 of the trains, rolling stock, and railside accessories from the Jerry and Nina Greene ... (Read More)
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