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(Auction)Shattering the $3 Million Glass Ceiling
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
For the first time in the company's history, James D. Julia's lamp and glass section-now officially expanded to the lamp, glass, and fine jewelry division-held an auction that raked in over $3.4 million. They did it on November 18, 2016, in Fairfield, Maine, and they did ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Items related to early American figures, the American West, and the Civil War all drew considerable interest during the American history sale held by Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 18, 2016.
The top lot at $36,000 (includes buyer's premium) was a sixth-plate tintype of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Some Martin Brothers Birds Sold in Dallas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Nine leering, smirking, sneering, mean, sly, and eccentric salt-glazed stoneware Martin Brothers birds came to market at Heritage Auctions' November 18, 2016, 20th-century design sale and accounted for three of the top five lots and five of the top ten. Even though most of the birds were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Vintage Dresses and a Rare Discovery
Augusta Auction Company, New York City
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As part of an estate consignment of Chinese clothing, employees at Augusta Auction Company of Bellows Falls, Vermont, received the surprise of their lives. Upon emptying out the contents of a suitcase in a country house in Vermont, they discovered at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Twice a year, in November and April, Freeman's, America's oldest auction house, sells Americana. The sales are scheduled just after two major antiques shows that focus on American furniture and decorations, the Delaware Antiques Show in November and the Philadelphia Antiques & Art Show in April, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"Fall Start" Toy Auction Makes a $1.9 Million Landslide
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions
Bertoia Auctions' three-day "Fall Start" outing November 11-13, 2016, in Vineland, New Jersey, included highly diverse entries with pedigree. Continuing on an unabated hot streak, Bertoia Auctions saw estimates dissolve like snowflakes. This perennially popular fall classic happened to fall two days after ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Wes Cowan of Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Head of the House
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
"Head of the House" is a new feature that explores the founder, forte, and future of major American auction houses. In his or her own words, the current president is asked to explain how the business began, which specialties have been most successful, and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Salon Art + Design 2016
New York City
Thirty-six hours after Donald J. Trump became president-elect, the fifth edition of The Salon Art + Design opened at the Park Avenue Armory. Located ten blocks and two avenues from Trump Tower, the armory was transformed by 55 exhibitors into a showcase of exploration for the November 10-14, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Margot Johnson Is Back
Eight years after Margot Johnson closed her gallery at 65th Street and Lexington Avenue and announced her retirement, she is back in New York City with a new gallery at 17 East 70th Street specializing in furniture and decorative arts made for the Gilded Age in the last half of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Delaware Antiques Show 2016
Wilmington, Delaware
"The press got the election wrong, and you guys are wrong about brown furniture-it's doing very well," said Woodbury, Connecticut, dealer David Schorsch, who was showing for the first time at the 53rd annual Delaware Antiques Show and watching brown furniture sell like hot cakes.
No one, dealers or market ... (Read More)
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