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It's not common to have an object sell at auction for $100,000 over its high estimate, but this circa 1740 silver salver by George Ridout of New York City did just that. One of five lots with a Livingston family provenance, the 141/4" wide, 63-ounce, pre-Revolution salver brought $159,300 from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The Kentucky Arsenal by Paul Sawyier (1865-1917), oil on canvas, signed, 20" x 24" (sight), plus frame, $84,000.
Lonesome Pine Trail by Robert Burns Wilson (c. 1851-1916), watercolor on paper, signed, 22" x 101/4" (sight), plus frame, $10,200.
Shoveling Snow by Paul Sawyier (1865-1917), watercolor on paper, signed, 18" x 101/2" (sight), ... (Read More)
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Neil Zuehlke of Hartland, Wisconsin, was one of two sellers set up in the atrium behind an entry display. Zuehlke and his wife said they liked their spot and that separation from the main rooms was just fine with them. The location brought many visitors. Their 1880's hotel sign was ... (Read More)
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This assortment of lusterware pitchers and pictorial children's cups was found in the booth of Bill Shaeffer Antiques, Glyndon, Maryland. The prices ranged from $175 for the smaller mugs to $600 for the large pitcher.
Stuart Nordin Design, Alexandria, Virginia, offered these framed black-and-white prints. They are not dated, but they ... (Read More)
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A New Dress for the Empress by Jennifer Mujezinovic of Bloomington, Indiana, a 48" x 24" oil on canvas with collage, was offered by the artist and sold during the preview party.
This Danish peg tankard by Holm, circa 1910, late Renaissance style, .830 silver, was $2600 from Bradley M. Bloom ... (Read More)
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Babel (Stockholm Type), 2013, by Charles Lutz was based on Andy Warhol's Brillo boxes first exhibited in the 1960's. Armory Show guests were encouraged to take home a box.
Luminous Words, digital lighting books, by Airan Kang, a Korean artist, were offered for $5000 apiece at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Ron Bourgeault of Northeast Auctions is shown with ten students who were fortunate to get Bourgeault Scholarships to the Winterthur Furniture Forum. Some were scholars and some were cabinetmakers.
Boston japanned furniture at Winterthur: the Pimm high chest, a clock, and a chair.
Boston seating furniture at Winterthur. The chair to the ... (Read More)
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Jean Arp (1886-1966), Ganymede, 1966, $500,000 from Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York City.
Menconi & Schoelkopf Fine Art, New York City, sold New Orleans #8 (left) by Ralston Crawford (1906-1978), 1957, 281/4" x 233/4". St. Anne Street (right), 24" x 18", oil on canvas, was $185,000.
The images of fencers by Eadweard ... (Read More)
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An 1878 lease agreement requiring free admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York City on most days of the week is being violated, according to a class-action lawsuit. The suit, filed on March 5 by Filip Saska, Tomas Nadrchal, and Stephen Michelman, claims that the Met ... (Read More)
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The pair of Ward brothers (Lemuel T. and Stephen) widgeon decoys had "Mackey Collection" stamps. William F. Mackey Jr. was the author of American Bird Decoys (Bonanza Books, 1965), where the drake of this pair is illustrated on page 147. Mackey's superlative collection was sold in the 1970's through the ... (Read More)
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