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(Issue Story)Fall Sales Topped by Antique Kashmir Sapphire
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
The two-day September jewelry auction held September 11 and 12 by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois, yielded $4.5 million for 1336 lots and showed the continued market strength of exceptional colored stones, including what Alexander Eblen, director of fine jewelry at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, called an "Old-World ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Brexit Leads to BADA Dealers Showing in New York City
There will be a dedicated pavilion of members of the British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) at the Palm Beach Show Group's New York Art, Antique and Jewelry Show taking place at Pier 94 in New York City November 9-13.
The BADA initiative is being launched as a response to the U.K.'s ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany Beatitudes Sell for $356,950
Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Cleaning out the basement takes on a whole new meaning when you are John Fontaine, auctioneer and CEO of Fontaine's Auction Gallery.
"I was on a call at a home outside of Brooklyn and found myself in the basement trying to figure ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohio
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"Some things are good, which are not pleasant, other things are pleasant, that are not good but to live in peace is both good and pleasant." Text on a fraktur by the Ehre Vater Artist.
It came down to what was "both good and pleasant." When ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Shaker Bench Brings $33,600
Willis Henry Auctions, Hancock, Massachusetts
Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock, Massachusetts, was the bucolic site of the Willis Henry Shaker sale on September 10 that drew a crowd to the tent just off the entrance to the village. Bidders and curious museum visitors studied objects for sale during the preview and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Mid-Century Furniture, Books, and Fine Art Highlight Quinn's Sales
Waverly Rare Books and Quinn's Auction Galleries, Falls Church, Virginia
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On September 8 and 10, Quinn's Auction Galleries conducted two separate sales. Both sales took place at the firm's Falls Church, Virginia, salesrooms.
On September 8, the firm's Waverly Rare Books division offered 402 lots covering a wide ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Willard Clock Tops Hap Moore Auction
Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, Maine
Hap Moore is willing to travel great distances to fill his York, Maine, auctions. But often his best selections come from close to home. His September 10 offering contained a good mix of items from both far and near.
Clocks by Ephraim Willard (b. 1755) are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Developments in Hillsborough
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
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A number of new developments highlighted the September 9 catalog sale at Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina. First was the catalog. This was the first time that the catalog for one of Little's major sales was available only online. Auction houses ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gagosian Gallery Settles $4.28 Million Tax Bill
On July 19 Gagosian Gallery agreed to a $4.28 million settlement following an investigation into sales tax collection practices. Gagosian Gallery has galleries in New York City, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, London, Paris, Geneva, Rome, Athens, and Hong Kong.
"There is one set of tax rules for all, and that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harmer Johnson to Receive Belmont Society Award
The Belmont Society Award is presented to a member who has made a significant contribution to the Appraisers Association of America (AAA) over the course of 25 years or more. The name comes from the Belmont Plaza Hotel, where the association's members met monthly from November 1958 to circa 1973.
The ... (Read More)
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