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(Auction)$2.2 Million Decoy Sale
This black duck by Shang Wheeler of Stratford, Connecticut, was carved as a presentation piece to author Eugene V. Connett. A phone bidder paid $115,000 (est. $65,000/85,000) for it. The underbidder was also on the phone. That price is a new record for a Shang Wheeler, according to Deeter.
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(Auction)When the Flock Landed in Hyannis
The widgeon drake by Joseph Whiting Lincoln, one of only two such examples by Lincoln in such fine original condition, brought a record $97,750.
A notation beneath the left breast of the proud preening widgeon by Crisfield, Maryland, carver Lem Ward revealed its title, “Sunbathing-Lem Ward-1969-1 of 50.” It fetched $18,400. ... (Read More)
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(Show)VADA Show Returns for Fifth Year in Woodstock
Shown by The Red Horse Antiques, Bridgewater, Vermont, was this large rocking horse that originated in Belgium and is mid-19th century in age. Loads of wear attests to its popularity with uncounted generations of children. Its price was $1950.
There were 18 sales in the Beginning Collector Booth, where everything was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Calligraphy and Fine Art Lead the Way
The high lot of the sale was this pair of calligraphy scrolls by Cai Yuanpei (Chinese, 1868-1940). Cai was a renowned education reformer and served as president of Peking University, 1916-23. The scrolls are written in seven-character standard script calligraphy and mounted for hanging. Each scroll measures 50" x 11¼". ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Auction 2014
The 18th-century spice cabinet on turned ball feet and in old green paint, 21¼" high x 19½" wide x 10½" deep, attracted much interest because it was believed to have local origins. It sold for $33,925.
This Provincetown, Massachusetts, street scene by Henry Hensche (1899-1992), oil on canvas, 23" x 27", ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$330,000 Wilson Merganser Tops Auction
Star of the day, and a record breaker, was this red-breasted merganser drake by South Portland, Maine, maker Gus Wilson, which had been seen at previous auctions. This time out it sold for $330,000 to Colin McNair’s phone bidder who also bought the Wheeler preening canvasback. Copley photo.
An active phone ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The New York Antique Jewelry and Watch Show
New York City
Attending the New York Antique Jewelry and Watch Show, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City on July 25-28, and viewing the myriad offerings was quite an experience—a colorful, shiny, dazzling one. I can hear the R.E.M. song now, as I think back on all the ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2014 Newport Antiques Show
This 100- to 120-year-old horizontal wool rug from the north of China was on display by Karen and Ralph DiSaia of Oriental Rugs Ltd., Old Lyme, Connecticut. It measures 3'9" x 5'10" and was priced at $2800. A security guard at the show walked by the booth and asked the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Non-Paying Bidders Sued
On June 11 and 12, Peter Chang and Cheng Gang Cao, both of Los Angeles, California, were the winning bidders on 33 lots totaling $1,633,515.50 (includes buyers’ premiums) at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, according to the Chicago-based auction house. The pair has paid only $162,500 and refused to pay any more, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Garth’s Branches Out
Three-piece silver tea set, monogrammed and with applied birds and trees, Chinese, early 20th century, “T & C” hallmark, dents, $3240.
Steuben glass vase with an etched abstract and geometric decoration over “F. Leger,” signed, New York, circa 1939, 11½" high, the original presentation and shipping boxes with Steuben labels, minor ... (Read More)
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