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Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers
Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers’ February 7 “Boston Collects” auction in Boston, Massachusetts, sold fine art and decorations with connections to the Boston area by origin, creator, and collection. Silver and artwork pleased bidders enough to boost many of the lots’ ... (Read More)
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Christie’s, New York City
A white Carrara marble bust of Benjamin Franklin by John Michael Rysbrack (Flemish, 1694-1770), 1757-62, inscribed on the reverse “Benjamin Franklin / Michl: Rysbrack / Sculpt:” sold with an associated later marble column for $441,000 (including buyer’s premium) to an online bidder in Connecticut at Christie’s sale ... (Read More)
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Swann Auction Galleries, New York City
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Swann Auction Galleries held a single-owner estate sale on February 6 that according to the auction house achieved a sell-through rate of 98%, with only two out of the 82 lots unsold. The sale totaled $1,210,195 (includes buyers’ premiums).
“Abstract Beauty: The ... (Read More)
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Hand-Me-Downs by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
Beneath the Surface
At the end of every year, we spend time sorting through the house, moving along things that can be used by someone else to make room for the things that are coming in the form of holiday gifts. There is a whole process of evaluating and assessing that ... (Read More)
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Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, reached $1,867,023,603 in total sales in 2024, the highest ever for the 49-year-old company, the firm stated in a press release. That’s almost $1 billion more than the auction house recorded only four years ago, when sales totaled $873 million.
CEO and cofounder Steve Ivy said, “While ... (Read More)
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New York City
For 71 years during the last ten days of January the great drill hall at the armory on Park Avenue between 66th and 67th Streets has been filled with the finest objects, paintings, books and manuscripts, textiles, and jewelry that the exhibitors can muster. This year, from January ... (Read More)
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Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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If loving Tiffany lamps is your jam, one stop that needs to be added to the itinerary is Fontaine’s Auction Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where numerous online events offer outstanding examples of this genre. The total for the company’s two-day fine and decorative ... (Read More)
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New York City
The second iteration of Nameless Art + Design Show opened the evening of January 31 and spilled into the first weekend of the month, February 1 and 2, enticing collectors and those curious to see what the event was about. The show is held in a gallery space ... (Read More)
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Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
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“It was the highest-grossing single-owner stoneware and redware auction of all time,” wrote Brandt Zipp in a follow-up email after the sale of the Carole Carpenter Wahler collection. The total gross for the 302-lot sale was $1,338,810 (including buyers’ premiums). All lots were sold ... (Read More)
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Waukesha, Wisconsin
You’ve got to love a show that makes a big deal about honoring local traditions. In the case of the 51st Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association (WADA) Winter Antiques Show & Sale, held January 31 and February 1, bragging rights extend beyond a traditional Northwoods fish fry supper on opening ... (Read More)
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