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Nadeau’s Auction Gallery, Inc., Windsor, Connecticut
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A collection of cigar store Indians and other trade stimulators at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery’s April 25 and April 26 sale in Windsor, Connecticut, provided all but three of the 15 highest prices of the sale. Some Chinese porcelains exceeded expectations, and a rare ... (Read More)
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Mebane Antique Auction Gallery, Mebane, North Carolina
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Auctioneer Jon Lambert spent April 24 and 25 dispersing two-thirds of the lifetime collection of artist/designer and North Carolina native Nancy Jo Fox (1932-2025). Soon after graduating from Duke University in 1954 with an art degree, Fox moved to ... (Read More)
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Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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A vast selection of collectibles, ranging from the founding of the United States to a technological marvel of the 21st century, bookmarked the extraordinary range of American history items that crossed the auction block April 24 and 25 during the Americana and Political “Signature” ... (Read More)
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Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
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Judging from the number of cars and trucks in the parking lot for the April 25 sale at Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts, attendance at the auction house was up markedly. The 575-lot sale offered paintings, sculpture, silver, jewelry, clocks, coinage, and ... (Read More)
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A Book Review
American Furniture 2024, the annual journal published by the Chipstone Foundation that focuses mostly on 18th- and 19th-century furniture history, was delayed because of production difficulties. It was well worth waiting for!
It is the 31st volume of American Furniture, the first of the Chipstone hardback journals that has ... (Read More)
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Liberty, North Carolina
"Antiques have been our life," said Mary Ellen Sico. She and husband Vito Sico had antiques shops in their home state of New Jersey and then in North Carolina. Mid-1990, they were chatting about the possibility of an outdoor antiques show with their real estate agent-friend Janet Hill. ... (Read More)
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No decoy had ever sold at auction for $1,000,000, but two decoys did at Guyette & Deeter's Part I sale of the James and Diane Cook collection. The first lot of the April 23 and 24 sale was a superbly painted wood duck decoy in fine condition by Joseph Lincoln ... (Read More)
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Guyette & Deeter, Lombard, Illinois
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There had never been a decoy sold at auction for $1,000,000 until April 23, and then there were two. The first lot in Guyette & Deeter's two-day decoy and sporting art sale in Lombard, Illinois, finally did it: a decoy was hammered ... (Read More)
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Bonhams, New York City
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Four works by Bob Ross (1942-1995) were offered in the sale with proceeds benefitting American Public Television and Public Broadcasting Service. Seen here is Purple Mountain Range, painted in 1993, 18" x 24". The painting went to an online bidder for $279,900 (est. $35,000/55,000). It ... (Read More)
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The British tabloid Daily Mail has intrigued us with an interesting experiment. In March, the Mail created the "Race to GBP10,000." The newspaper has given GBP500 to five contestants to see who can turn that amount in GBP10,000 first. The Mail noted that any profits made will go to charity.
Each ... (Read More)
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