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(Issue Story)"Exotic Woods, Masterful Makers"
Winterthur, Delaware
“Exotic Woods, Masterful Makers: Tropical Hardwoods and the Luxury Furniture Trade, 1600-1850,” the 2016 Sewell C. Biggs Winterthur Furniture Forum, held April 7-9, brought 160 collectors, curators, conservators, and craftsmen to all or part of three days of lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and a visit to a lumberyard to learn ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian and Western Art
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s
A Lakota triple-bladed war club sold for $96,000 (includes buyer’s premium) and was the highlight of the American Indian and Western art sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati on April 8. The price was significantly under the estimate of $150,000/250,000.
From the collection of James ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Samuel Yellin Sample Grille Section Donated to George Eastman Museum
The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, has been given the sample grille section created in 1924 by Samuel Yellin for the George Eastman residence. This donation is from Yellin’s granddaughter, Clare Yellin.
Photo courtesy George Eastman Museum.
The museum’s campus includes Eastman’s Colonial Revival mansion. Rochester architects Edward S. Gordon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Norman Lewis's Star Continues to Shine at African American Fine Art Sale
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann
Swann’s African American fine art sale on April 7 proved the continuing star power of Norman Lewis. The auction house offered seven works by the 20th-century New York Abstract Expressionist, and all sold remarkably well, often many times over estimate. These works included the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Carole Conn, Connecticut Country Antiques, Litchfield, Connecticut
In the Trade
During her long managerial career, Carole Conn worked for corporate giants such as General Foods, St. Regis Paper, General Electric, and Pitney Bowes. She was CEO of three companies and was on the boards of seven publicly traded firms in the United Kingdom and the United States. It ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Chris Jussel Joins Invaluable as Advisor
Chris Jussel, the original host of the PBS television series Antiques Roadshow, has joined Invaluable, an online marketplace for fine art, antiques, and collectibles, as an advisor to the company.
Jussel will assist Invaluable with expanding the company’s network of auction houses and dealers. He will also act as a brand ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Check Those Loan Agreements
Editorial
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation dodged a bullet when the Supreme Court of Alabama issued a ruling on February 12, shutting down a retrial of a case the foundation had already prevailed in. At issue was American furniture, possibly owned by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, that ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Doyle New York, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle New York
Doyle’s salesroom on East 87th Street in New York City was filled almost to capacity when the auctioneer began the spring sale of American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts on Wednesday, April 6.
By noon, all but ten of the 117 lots ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Susquehanna Antique Company Expands to Two New Galleries
Washington, D.C., dealer David Friedman has expanded his business, Susquehanna Antique Company, to two new locations. Established in 1913, the Susquehanna Antique Company now has two new galleries, one based in Asheville, North Carolina, and the other in Alexandria, Virginia, with 18th- to early 20th-century American and European antiques and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Leslie Hindman Auctioneers' April Sale Brings $4.6 Million
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Leslie Hindman
Alexander Eblen, director of jewelry at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, said that its April 3 and 4 jewelry sale in Chicago was “overall one of the top three sales we’ve ever held. It was a really, really good success. We had a ninety-one percent sell-through ... (Read More)
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