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(Fragment)The Million-Dollar Rembrandt That Turned Up in New Jersey
A small (12½" x 10") painting, cataloged as “Triple Portrait with a Lady Fainting, 19th Century, Continental School,” had a $500/800 estimate but sold at a Nye & Company auction in Bloomfield, New Jersey, for $1,087,500 (includes buyer’s premium) on September 22 to a bidder on the phone. The bidder ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Arrested for Burglarizing a Florida Antiques Shop
According to authorities, antiques shops in Manatee and Sarasota Counties in Florida have been experiencing a rash of burglaries.
On September 22 Michael Linsey Gambuzza, 45, was arrested in connection with a burglary at an antiques shop in Manatee County. When arrested, he had “burglary tools” and a handwritten note listing ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Christie's American Art
New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Christie’s American art sale held on the last official day of summer, September 22, 2015, offered 102 lots of paintings and sculptures. At the end of the two-hour afternoon sale, auction records had been made for four artists—Armin Hansen (1886-1957), Edward Middleton Manigault (1887-1922), B.J.O. Nordfeldt ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, October 2015
Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Colored or Clear, Great Glass Sells
Norman C. Heckler & Company, Woodstock, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Norman C. Heckler & Company
Condition, color, form: When it comes to acquiring the best of the best in early glass, bottles, flasks, and more, these are the criteria for determining worth. Well, sometimes.
The catalog cover of Norman C. Heckler & Company’s auction ... (Read More)
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(Show)Adirondack Museum Antiques Show and Sale
Blue Mountain Lake and Indian Lake, New York
Photos by Betty Flood and Angelo Dounouclous
The Adirondack Museum Antiques Show and Sale in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, began on Saturday, September 19, and ran through Sunday, September 20. There was a benefit preview and early buying on Friday, September 18, from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hindman Jewelry Sales Bring $8.52 Million
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
LeslieHindman Auctioneers offered the single-owner sale of jewelry from the estate of Rita Dee Hassenfeld on September 16 and an important jewelry sale on September 17 and 18. “We had three days of sales, covering 1685 items. For all three sales we did 92% sell-through, and the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Larry and Jake Show
L.T. Auctions, St. George, Maine
Lawrence Trueman has been in the auction business for a long time, operating L.T. Auctions since 1988. He and his wife, Diana, have settled in St. George, Maine, where they purchased the Echo Hill function hall, and that’s where the hammer comes down now.
By the way, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Manuscript Book by Furniture Maker, Mormons, and More at Americana Sale
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
A manuscript book of furniture designs and other details by an early 18th-century Philadelphia joiner was sold in New York City at Swann’s printed and manuscript Americana sale on September 17. Ledgers, yes. There are numbers of those by furniture makers of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Lifetime Collection of Katie and Dennis Spann
Mike Clum Auctions, Rushville, Ohio
Photos courtesy Mike Clum Auctions
When the collection of the late Katie and Dennis Spann of Knoxville, Tennessee, was offered by Mike Clum Auctions on September 17 outside of Rushville, Ohio, the sale drew a full house of buyers who were attracted by the strong mix of ... (Read More)
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