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(Fragment)Stoneware Cooler Sets New Mark
“It is the most exciting piece of stoneware I’ve ever seen,” said Tony Zipp at the podium before the Crocker Farm auction on October 17, concerning the opening lot. His sentiment was not mere hyperbole, as the firm was about to sell a seven-gallon stoneware cooler with an incised Federal ... (Read More)
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(Show)Casual Country Style Tempts New Generation
City Farmhouse Pop-up Fair, Franklin, Tennessee
The term “pop-up” suggests casual spontaneity—social media informally spreads the word about pop-up shops and pop-up exhibitions. But the City Farmhouse Pop-up Fairs in Franklin, Tennessee, are actually well organized by longtime antiques dealers/event promoters Kim and David Leggett. In fact, the shows are a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Best of the Best
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
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It may be cliché; however, when the market deems something the best of the best, records are often made. This was the case on October 17, 2015, when Crocker Farm sold a seven-gallon Baltimore stoneware cooler with an incised Federal eagle decoration for a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Greene & Greene Lamp Brings $502,000
Rago Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey
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A table lamp from the Robert R. Blacker House in Pasadena, California, sold at Rago Arts on October 17, 2015, for $502,000 (includes buyer’s premium) to Ken Mazik and Donna Brown, whose Modernism Museum Mount Dora in Florida has a fine collection of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 41st CSADA Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show
St. Charles, Illinois
Fans anticipating the return of their beloved Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show with its usual bounty of early Americana, held October 17 and 18, 2015, in St. Charles, Illinois, were no doubt nonplussed to see the show advertised with steampunk. Not only the ads but the show program ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine and Decorative Art
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s
It was a reminder that auction estimates are just that—estimates. Sometimes they aren’t even that.
The latter point seemed possible following the October 17, 2015, sale of fine and decorative art held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio. The top lot of the day was a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Auction Record for James Fitzgerald Painting
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, Maine
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Barridoff Galleries’ October 16, 2015, sale in Portland, Maine, suffered a blow before the first bid was cast. Six paintings—five by Milton Avery (1885-1965) and one by Wolf Kahn (b. 1927)—were withdrawn. According to Rob Elowitch, the six lots were all from one consignor ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Another Top-Notch Auction of Illustration Art
Heritage Auctions, New York City
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It was a busy day for Heritage Auctions on October 14, 2015, at its New York City salesroom, located in the historic Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion on East 79th Street off Fifth Avenue in New York City. An auction of science fiction and fantasy art from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gary Sullivan Goes Public
Gary Sullivan posed with his Bristol, Rhode Island, tall clock by Josiah Gooding. The Federal high-style case in old finish resembles sophisticated ones made by the Seymours and other first-rate Boston cabinetmakers and may have been ordered from Boston. Circa 1815, it was priced at $84,000.
Much of Sullivan’s inventory is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Willis Henry Shaker Sale
Willis Henry Auctions, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
For their 32nd Shaker auction, Willis and Karel Henry gathered major collectors and dealers from across the United States to their October 12, 2015, sale at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. International Shaker collectors and dealers were present by phone and bid successfully.
For years ... (Read More)
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