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(Fragment)Artist Robert S. Duncanson: What's in a (Middle) Name?
An exhibition curated by Joseph D. Ketner II, Robert S. Duncanson: The Spiritual Striving of the Freedmen's Sons, was on view at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York, from May 1 through October 30, 2011. The accompanying 34-page illustrated catalog, written by Ketner, amounts to a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Hampshire Antique Alley to Add Weekly Antiques Show
A new weekly antiques show will be held on New Hampshire's famous Antique Alley (Route 4), beginning Sunday, April 22. The new show will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature space for 40-plus dealers, indoors and out. Entry will be free. The location is next door ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: American Furniture 2011
by Lita Solis-CohenAmerican Furniture 2011Edited by Luke BeckerditeChipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2011, 336 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com).American Furniture 2011 offers two essays on Pennsylvania furniture, one on Connecticut furniture, and the documentary evidence of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marine Sale at Bonhams
Dauntless leading the schooner yacht Mohawk by James Buttersworth (1817-1894), circa 1875, oil on canvas, 10" x 18". After a series of mishaps, Dauntless won and inspired one of Buttersworth's gems. It's remarkable how much he could contain in so small a space. The painting brought an important $170,500. "Happy ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sack Archive Goes to Yale
by Lita Solis-CohenThe memory of dealer Albert Sack was honored at a service held in the Tiffany Room at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City on Sunday morning, January 22. Sack's legacy—his 75-year-long career seeking masterpieces of American furniture—was celebrated.When Sack died in May 2011 at 96, the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Nye and Company Moves
Auction firm Nye and Company has relocated to 20 Beach Street in Bloomfield, New Jersey. "It is extremely exciting and encouraging to have finally found a building that is the perfect fit," said John Nye.The new building, previously Castleton Furniture, provides Nye and Company with 25,000 square feet of warehouse ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Vanderbilt Chairs Go to New York Dealer for $292,500
The Herter Brothers combined griffins, shields, and mother-of-pearl disks on the padded armrests of the pair of Vanderbilt upholstered parlor chairs. Fabric coverings on the chair backs and the backrest were in remarkably good condition. The fabric is original to 1883-84 when the chairs were installed at the Vanderbilt mansion. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)More on the California Ban on Selling Ivory
by David HewettIn the April 2012 issue, on page 21-A, we noted the effect that the newly enforced California ban on ivory sales has had on the marketplace. After learning that one auction house had all its lots containing ivory seized (worth approximately $150,000), Bonhams withdrew over 100 lots of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Berry-Hill Galleries Sued by Collector
by Daniel GrantA lawsuit against Berry-Hill Galleries, James Berry Hill, and David Hill by art collector Seymour Alpert of Boca Raton, Florida, alleges that the gallery breached an agreement to sell a 1908 Childe Hassam painting, The East Headland, Appledore - Isles of Shoals, by March 31, 2010. The gallery ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Garth's
Winchester Model 1897 cartridge board, the Double-W version with 226 items affixed to the board, including containers of caps, shotgun shells, and rifle and revolver cartridges, original oak frame, 40" x 57½", backing paper undisturbed, minor wear, a few of the cartridges loose but all are present, $18,800.Stepback cupboard, New ... (Read More)
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