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(Fragment)GSA Goes After New Deal Painting Offered on eBay
“This [was a] non-identifiable piece of trash that I turned into a gleaming piece, and the government decides they want it,” said art dealer Matthew Schwartz of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Schwartz was speaking about 1934 Farmer, a large oil on canvas by John D. Slavin that he offered on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Draper Descendants Sale
John McInnis Auctioneers, Hopedale, Massachusetts
John McInnis Auctioneers’ July 8 sale on the grounds of the home of William and Nancy Gannett in Hopedale, Massachusetts, told the story of a family and a town. In 1816 farmer Ira Draper patented the improved fly shuttle that allowed weavers to run two power ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Americana Dealers Take Leave of Absence from Winter Antiques Show
Summertime seems to be a time for decisions. Peter Eaton and Joan Brownstein have decided not to do the Winter Antiques Show in January. “We are not dropping the Winter show; we are taking a year’s leave of absence for medical reasons. Joan had four vertebrae fused two weeks ago, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)James Gallagher and Ruth Zager, North Norwich, New York
In the Trade
The antiques trade has a well-deserved reputation for being a textbook example of capitalism in the raw. There’s little regulation; there’s lots of gossip; and there’s certainly no shortage of sharp practice. There are times when one might be tempted to rank antiques dealers below even politicians, used ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2016
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Chinese works of art, mostly in the ceramics line but with one little ivory figure and a couple of big wooden screens included, provide a run of way over estimate results and most of the higher priced items featured in this month’s “Letter.” Elsewhere, we have a few ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rivera Painting Sold Privately for $15,750,000
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), Baile en Tehuantepec, oil on canvas, 79" x 64½", signed and dated 1928. ©2016 Banco de México Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Baile en Tehuantepec, painted by Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957) in 1928, has been sold ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques in the Church Yard
South Salem, New York
Spread out on the grounds of Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church were almost 70 dealers who spent their Fourth of July toiling while taking in the sunshine and good cheer an outdoor show can create. Managed by Frank Gaglio’s Barn Star Productions, the one-day show is a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Books and Manuscripts Sell at Gibson Auction
On July 2 Gibson Auction, Inc. in Orange, Virginia, offered a relatively small group of rare books and manuscripts for sale without reserve. The bulk of the lots came from the estate library of the Craige family of North Carolina and Virginia and had been collected over three generations.
The high ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Consignment Auction
Davies Auctions, Lafayette, Indiana
It was business as usual during the sale held by Davies Auctions on July 2 in Lafayette, Indiana. Headlining the auction was material from Jeff and Emily Walton, formerly of Jenera, Ohio, who recently retired from the antiques business. The last event for the couple was Ohio ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Books and Equestrian Art Sell
Gibson Auction Inc., Orange, Virginia
Photos courtesy Gibson Auction Inc.
On successive Saturdays, June 25 and July 2, Gibson Auction Inc. held noteworthy auctions at its salesroom in Orange, Virginia. Those two auctions were my introductions to the Gibson operation. I have been aware of the firm’s existence, but until these two ... (Read More)
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