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(Auction)Rago Brings in $5.6 Million
University City porcelain gourd vase, exterior glaze in green, University City, Missouri, 1912, signed “UC 12,” 9¾" x 3". It sold for $26,250 (est. $10,000/ 15,000). Lillian Hoffman had bought it from Martin Eidelberg in 1976.
Martin Brothers stoneware frog tobacco jar, England, 1895, base signed “Martin Bros.” and head signed ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Doyle Mines Jewelry Sales
This circa 1900 Arts and Crafts gold, diamond, and pink button pearl ring with a 7/8" wide center sold for $5313 (est. $2000/3000). Doyle New York.
This antique silver, lapis cameo, and diamond brooch realized $3125 (est. $800/1200). Doyle New York.
This group of jewelry including a child’s jade bangle, carved jade ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"The Fireman" Leads $2.4 Million Sale
This color study for The Fireman by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) sold for $216,000 (est. $50,000/100,000). The 14"x 11" oil on paperboard was sold along with a photograph of the sitter, Howard Lewis.
The inscription on the Rockwell photograph says, “To Howard Lewis/ the fireman who came to my rescue/ sincerely/ Norman/ ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fruit-Eating Rat Leads Potomack Company Sale
The high lot of the Potomack sale was this Chinese ink on paper on scroll. The artist is Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). He is known for what are often described as “whimsical” works in watercolor. This 31" x 9½" piece fits that description. The image shows a rat sitting on ... (Read More)
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(Show)Marin Show: Art of the Americas
New York City dealer Ross Traut, a known minimalist, was asking $8500 for this circa 1890 Navajo textile. He reported he’d sold “lots of small stuff” and that Marin show attendees had shown interest in “more important textiles.”
Dealer Jeff Voracek of Penryn, California (Sacramento/Reno, Nevada, area), was offering this 1865-68 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)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 Web site ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Antique and Vintage Jewelry Market, According to Schwind
Bill Schwind told me this Art Deco bracelet in diamonds and platinum has a geometric centerpiece in each bar with a marquise diamond and open work on the wrist. “It’s quiet, which means it doesn’t scream at you. You’re not looking like Diamond Lil. It’s not too glitzy.” He said ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)American Folk Art at Edward Thorp Gallery
A view of the spacious Edward Thorp Gallery on the sixth floor in the Baron building at 210 Eleventh Avenue in New York City.
This circa 1920 carved wood shelf with paint was from Maine and featured deer and birds. Measuring 18" x 28" x 7", it was priced at $19,500. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Folk Art Museum Announces Acquisitions, a Touring Exhibition, and Staff Changes
At Sotheby’s sale of the collection of Ralph Esmerian (see page 30-D), the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), New York City, bought three lots. One is an early 19th-century copybook, 5" x 8¼", inscribed with the name Daniel Steele and with 40 pages of drawings and tune notations in ink ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Momentum
Editorial
Will 2014 be the year of American folk art? It’s shaping up that way.
One couldn’t ask for a better start. The Ralph Esmerian sale at Sotheby’s was a blowout, bringing in $12.9 million for a folk art collection that was well published and coveted. The bankruptcy trustee overseeing the dispersal ... (Read More)
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