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(Feature)Historic Battle of San Jacinto Brings Record Price
Thought to be lost, The Battle of San Jacinto by Henry Arthur McArdle (1836-1908), oil on canvas, 1901, 48" x 84", sold for $334,600, which is believed to be a record auction price for a Texas artwork.Shearing the Churro Sheep, 1979, by Ray Swanson (1937-2004), oil on canvas, 50" x ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History Sale
Alexander Gardner albumen photo taken from the rooftop of either Gardner's studio in Washington, D.C., or an adjacent structure, facing southeast, 13" x 181/2" plus trimmed mount, print rich with slight glue-streaking, $35,250.Quarter-plate daguerreotype of Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, taken sometime after 1851, in a full leather case, possibly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Hascoe Sale
This pair of American silver wine cups was made by Paul Revere of Boston in 1792 for Moses Michael Hays and his wife, Rachel. Their initials are in a bright-cut oval suspended from a bow knot on one side; the other side is engraved "CM 1865" and "EC 1865" for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Private Collection of Americana
Carved mahogany open-arm chair attributed to Daniel Trotter, Philadelphia, circa 1785, with an old surface and covered in period silk fabric, 383/4" high. Estimated at $20,000/60,000, it sold for $25,000 to Connecticut collector William Mayer in the salesroom. Trotter made two sets of chairs for Stephen Girard. This chair back ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana Week
EditorialResilience in the market for Americana was evident in New York City during Americana Week. After several years of malaise, buyers responded positively to the offerings.In the auction competition, Christie's won the week, turning a well-edited sale of American furniture, decorations, and silver in two catalogs into a tidy $15,472,125 ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Renaissance Jewelry Paces Thomaston Sale
This Renaissance pendant with an enameled scene of St. George slaying the dragon, set amid diamonds, lapis, malachite, carnelian, and agates, brought $85,100. Thomaston Place photo.The "Marlborough Jewel," a pendant with five rectangular-cut diamonds, five oval-cut rubies, and three pearl drops, in a case by H. Heydenryk, sold for $80,500.Thomaston ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Still and Mechanical Banks
Old South Church building bank, cast iron, 9 5/8" tall, gold paint, silver roof, greatcondition, $4294.Lion and Two Monkeys mechanical bank, cast iron, 91/2" tall, great paint, $2034.Iron Master's Log Cabin bank, cast iron, 41/4" tall, excellent condition, $3503.From the Egelhoff collection, this Bank of America safe bank, in near-pristine ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The CIGNA Sale
A pair of French carved walnut ship's quarter gallery figures, depicting robed, reclining females, dating to the late 17th century, 43" x 46", sold for $53,460 (est. $4000/8000) to a private New York City buyer.An early 20th-century painted wood model of the "Washington" hook-and-ladder truck, circa 1850, 12" x 42", ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marston and Lincoln Papers Top Auction
Among the hundreds of papers of Brigadier General Gilman Marston was a handwritten honorific in the form of an acrostic, dated 28th August 1865, in which the first letter of each line of poetry spelled his name. The entire lot sold for $5720.Letter by Admiral Horatio Nelson accounting for operating ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Virginia Chest Leads Evans Sale
When a sale reaches lot #370, and the room is still full, it is an obvious indication that something good is coming. This Shenandoah Valley of Virginia walnut bureau was what many had been waiting for. The small chest (383/4" x 383/4" x 201/2") features a rectangular top with complex ... (Read More)
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