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(Fragment)Five Institutions Awarded Frame Conservation Grants by Eli Wilner & Company
Eli Wilner & Company, New York City restorers and makers of fine art frames, has announced the recipients of the 2016 Museum Frame Conservation Grant Awards.
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, Maine, was awarded a grant for the restoration of the original frame on Lady Judith Maxwell, a circa 1790 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, December 2016
Ian McKay,
A rather unusual "Letter" this month. With many of the early season London sales given over to modern and contemporary art, I thought it might make a change to tackle something different. Noting that Bonhams had held quite a lot of car, motorcycle, and general automobilia sales in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Auction
Bonhams, San Francisco, California
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All prices include the buyer's premium.
When asked about the state of the market after the Native American art auction at Bonhams in San Francisco on December 5, 2016, department director Ingmars Lindbergs replied, "I could sell jewelry forever. Jewelry sales transcend politics and economic concerns." ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art and Philadelphia Impressionists
Freeman's, Philadelphia
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Twice a year, in December and June, when Freeman's holds American paintings sales, local collectors fill the salesroom. Some come to bid on the early lots of landscapes, still life, illustration art, and sculpture, but most of the early lots go to phone bidders or bidders online. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Louisiana Purchase Auction: History, Art, and Artifacts
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Louisiana Purchase Auction is a special event on the annual calendar at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, and collectors expect a lineup of great estates and six-figure fireworks. From December 2 through 4, 2016, the three-day sale offered more than 1200 lots. Although ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Noel Barrett and Pook Toy Sale
Pook & Pook and Noel Barrett, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Noel Barrett's first toy sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, since he hooked up with Pook & Pook last summer was a mixed Santa's sack that took two sessions to unpack on December 2 and 3, 2016, the first weekend in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pitchers, Hats, and Light Bulbs Grab Collectors' Interest
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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With a sale total of $1,777,834 and a sell-through rate of 93%, the December 3, 2016, Americana and political auction presented by Heritage Auctions' historical department was a solid success. It comprised two catalogs: one for the Scott W. Dolson collection of political Americana, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Painted Furniture at Hap Moore
Hap Moore Antiques Auction, York, Maine
When it comes to painted furniture, Hap Moore's December 3, 2016, auction in York, Maine, could have been a primer on what's hot and what's not. Blue was red hot. Muddy brown was not. And red had a mild case of the blues. Size definitely ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Kentucky by Design" Wins Alice Award
Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture, edited by Andrew Kelly and sponsored by the Frazier History Museum, has been named the winner of the Alice Award, given by Furthermore Grants in Publishing. Furthermore is a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund and is concerned with nonfiction book ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2016 Greenwich Winter Antiques Show
Greenwich, Connecticut
With its stone walls, front doors, store fronts, and barns lavishly decorated for the holidays, Greenwich, Connecticut, in December is an ideal place to hold an antiques show. Covering 50 square miles that reach from the Long Island Sound to the backcountry properties with multiple acreage, the town embraces ... (Read More)
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