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(Auction)A Cautious Sale
Described by the cataloger as a "mysterious creation," this early Edgefield, South Carolina, slave-made face jug is thought to have been made for the maker's pleasure rather than as part of his production. Unusual and haunting, it was the sale's top seller at $38,500.Signed "LM May 13 1863 Dave," this ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Show Group Acquires LA Show
The Palm Beach Show Group has acquired the Los Angeles Art Show from the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA), according to a press release.The acquisition, which closed June 13, includes the Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Modern & Contemporary and the Los Angeles Fine Art Show: Historic and Traditional. A ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Salesman's Sample Barber Chair Takes Off
$47,150. Cottone photo.by Fran KramerIt was the wild, wild West at Cottone Auctions in Geneseo, New York, on June 23-not because of the American Indian artifacts and the Winchester rifles, but because of a very rare chair. A Victorian period salesman's sample barber chair, 25" high, made of quartersawn oak ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Emancipation Proclamation Broadside Sells for $2,085,000
A broadside copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, 213/4" x 171/4", on J. Whatman watermarked paper, sold to David Rubenstein for $2,085,000. It is dated January 1, 1863, but was printed and signed in 1864, "Abraham Lincoln" as president, and co-signed by William Seward as secretary of state and John Nicolay ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Keno Auctions' Successful Small Sale
Four phone bidders and dealer Andrew Schoelkopf in the salesroom competed for The Otter Cliffs, Mount Desert Island, Maine by William Trost Richard (1833-1905), 1866, oil on panel-backed canvas, 361/4" x 29", signed and dated lower right. Estimated at $40,000/100,000, it sold for $235,600 on the phone. Keno said it ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Young Collector: From House to Home
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondSo, where were we? (No, really, where were we? We usually can't remember.) That's right-our panel discussion in Chicago as part of the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair. During the discussion, it came up that we (the antiques business and the American people) don't have ... (Read More)
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(Show)Quality Smalls Sell in a Big Way at Chagrin Falls
Dogs continue to be a collecting favorite. This set, priced at $79, was not only adorable, but affordable. The three mugs were each adorned with a dog decoration- a bulldog, a whippet, and a Jack Russell terrier-and the pitcher featured a whippet. The set was in the dealer space of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Barridoff Sale: New Time and Location
Martin Lewis (1881-1962), Shadow Pattern, oil on canvas, 25" x 30", $49,200 (est. $15,000/25,000).William Morris Hunt (1824-1879), The Promised Land (The Ferry to Appledore), oil on canvas, 181/2" x 24", failed to sell (est. $75,000/125,000). Elowitch reported that it sold after the sale for $80,000.Andrew Winter (1893-1958), Gulls at Monhegan ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings Sale at Christie's
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(Fragment)The Other Ruling of the Supreme Court--Lying Not a Crime, Stolen Valor Not Dead
by David HewettPoliticians and media around the country waited anxiously for the June 28 announcement from the Supreme Court: would the justices uphold the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's health care reform, or would they declare it unconstitutional? They upheld it, almost totally.It was another ruling announced on June 28 ... (Read More)
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