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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail: This month's column kicks off with A for antiquities, a diverse and eternally fascinating market that I always look forward to covering-and one that would seem to be in a very healthy state at present, if results from two recent London sales are a reliable indicator. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Hudson River School and Hot Pop Art for Best Ever at Shannon's
Travelers in a Tropical Landscape by Louis Remy Mignot (1831-1870), signed and dated "M/61," sold to an unnamed American museum for $516,000 (est. $300,000/500,000). The price for the 22" x 36" oil on canvas is a new record for the artist. The previous record for a Mignot was $312,000, set ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Understanding the Prior-Hamblen School of Artists a Little Bit Better
Figure 1. Portrait of a man attributed to J. Bailey Moore by Nina Fletcher Little, oil on panel, 16 3/8" x 11". Moore used "J" not Jacob to distinguish himself from another Jacob Bailey Moore of Candia, New Hampshire. Owner unknown. Photo courtesy Sotheby's.Figure 2. The 281/2" x 20" pastel ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bonhams Raises Buyer's Premium
Bonhams announced on May 27 that it will change its buyer's premium rates effective September 1. The new rates in the United States will match Christie's and Sotheby's: 25% up to and including $50,000, 20% from $50,001 to $1,000,000, and 12% above $1,000,000. Robert Brooks, chairman of Bonhams, said, "We ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Trio Launches New Show
From left, Diana Bittel, Ralph DiSaia, and Karen DiSaia.Karen and Ralph DiSaia and Diana Bittel have formed a new management partnership and will promote a new show. The Fairfield County Show, Antiques and Art will open on Friday evening, December 2 with a gala preview party that will benefit the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rosenbaum Joins FADA Board
Howard Rosenbaum has been appointed the
newest board member for the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA). Rosenbaum, cofounder
of Rosenbaum Contemporary and Rosenbaum Fine Art in Boca Raton, Florida, has been
an active member of FADA since 2009. He will work alongside fellow board members
and FADA board president Betina ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Markey's Toys and Folk Art Soar
Ives cutter sleigh with articulated horse, 1890's, cast iron, sculptural lines, in masterful detail, 22" long, $86,250.Coal truck, Hubley, cast iron, 10" long, possibly the finest known example-it appears to be right off the toy store shelf-$11,500."Boy's Express Co." wagon cast-iron pull toy, Pratt & Letchworth, 1890's, 17" long, $12,650.Artillery ... (Read More)
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(Show)Charlottesville Antiques Show Is New...Again
Connie O'Reilly of Davis-O'Reilly Antiques, Northport, Alabama, displayed an array of firearms-related items. The small powder horn on a cast metal stand (right) is heavily embellished with carvings, including a stag's head, dog, rabbit, long gun, pistol, and American shield. Engraved "Chantilly VA - 1863/ A.L.," it was priced at ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Who's James Guy Evans?
Oil on canvas, 26" x 38", inscribed "Celebrating Washington's Birthday at Malta, aboard the Constitution, 1837" and signed "Evans." A great American painting, in real time, by a marine aboard "Old Ironsides." The only thing missing is the sound of the salutes. Photo courtesy U.S. Naval Academy Museum.Oil on canvas, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Century of Silver and Metalwork at the San Francisco International Airport
A Century of Silver and Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection is on view beyond security screening in the new terminal 2, departures level, at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Ticketed passengers may see it until October 2. The more than 100 examples of design and craftsmanship from ... (Read More)
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