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(Auction)African American Art
Swann Auction Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Auction Galleries
Swann Auction Galleries offered 216 lots in its October 19 sale of African American art. The live auction totaled $2,889,645 (with buyers’ premiums). One hundred and sixty-three lots sold for a sell-through rate of 75%. The total presale estimates were $2,840,500/4,250,000.
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(Auction)American Art at Hindman
Hindman, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Hindman
Several diverse paintings in the American art sale October 17 at Hindman in Chicago could be characterized as outliers or “others” after they emerged as surprises when they hit the block. The auction was the first American art sale held at Hindman’s new headquarters in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Triple-Header in Savannah
Everard Auctions and Appraisals, Savannah, Georgia
Photos courtesy Everard Auctions and Appraisals
Many people in Savannah, Georgia, have a strong sense of and interest in history. Savannah was England’s first settlement in what became the 13th and last American colony, and many of its families trace their history to those early years. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The San Francisco Fall Show
San Francisco, California
This year’s San Francisco Fall Show was held October 11 to 15 at the Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture. October 12, the first full show day of the show—the day after the famous-for-the-lamb-chops-alone opening party—was a dressy affair. From the vignettes at the entrance to the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Another Strong Weekend at Fishersville
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 71st edition of the semiannual Fishersville Antiques Expo was held October 13 and 14 at the Augusta Expo Event Center in Fishersville, Virginia. The show has been a mainstay in the mid-Atlantic region for 38 years, and it does not appear to be losing any ... (Read More)
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(Show)The MADA Fall Antiques Show
Topsham, Maine
October 14 was a beautiful autumn day in Maine, the kind they take pictures of and sell on postcards. That meant it was a perfect day to go antiquing. The Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) put on its third annual fall antiques show in the barns of the Topsham ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Small Museum, Big Impact
Beneath the Surface
One of the ideas we tried to impress upon the kids as we drove across the country was how vast and diverse the United States is. So often people have a solution for their problem, something that works for them, but they are blind to the fact that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Pistol Acquired by Historic Rock Ford
Historic Rock Ford in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has acquired an American Revolutionary War flintlock pistol made by gunsmith Manuel Ferree. It is now on display in the John J. Snyder, Jr. Gallery of Early Lancaster County Decorative Arts. The pistol is engraved in block letters “M. Ferre” on both the lock ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)AHPCS Announces Award
For more than 30 years, the American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) has recognized significant scholarship in the field of American historical prints with its Ewell L. Newman Book Award. Newman (1905-1992) was among the cofounders of AHPCS in 1975, and he served as the inaugural editor of the AHPCS ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, October 2023
Letter from London
When You Go Down to the Woods Today, You’re in for a Nice Surprise...
An August 16 sale held by Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers that saw the appearance of the slightly battered bear illustrated here was held not in their principal Derbyshire saleroom venue but in their Bishton Hall ... (Read More)
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