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(Fragment)Partnership Formed to Sell Modern and Contemporary Ceramics
by Don JohnsonOne thing leads to another. In a way, it was Anna pigs that led to Cowan's plans for a semiannual auction of modern and contemporary ceramics. The new venture brings together Wes Cowan, president and principal auctioneer of Cowan's, and Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio of Clark ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Salander Admits Guilt, Will Go to Prison--Losses Astronomical
by David HewettOn March 18, a shaky Lawrence "Larry" Salander stood up in a New York City courtroom and admitted what everyone already knew: the 60-year-old art dealer had committed grand larceny on a grand scale. He pleaded guilty to 29 criminal counts in a plea bargain that will see ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Collection of Benjamin F. Edwards III
The rare pair of Verte-Imari candelabra, circa 1725, 15 1/8" high, sold for $242,500 (est. $80,000/120,000) to London dealer Michael Cohen of Cohen & Cohen. The form is modeled after European silver candlesticks. They were probably made for a highly placed East India Company director or investor.George II silver cake ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Three Indicted in Fake Clementine Hunter Paintings Case
William Toye and Beryl Ann Toye of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Robert E. Lucky Jr. of New Orleans have been indicted by a federal grand jury for selling paintings falsely attributed to Clementine Hunter. The three were named in a four-count indictment handed up on February 24 in United States ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Minor Owes Sotheby's $6.6 Million; Hicks "Peaceable Kingdom" Sold for $7 Million
Peaceable Kingdom was sold privately by Sotheby's in February 2010 for $7,000,000. Sotheby's photo.by Clayton PenningtonInternet entrepreneur Halsey Minor owes Sotheby's $6.6 million, according to an order filed on March 30, 2010, by Judge Barbara S. Jones.Sotheby's filed suit against Minor on September 2, 2008, for failing to make payment ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Low-Key Americana Sale
The Portrait of a Girl and Her Dog in a Grape Arbor is unframed and measures 39¾" x 28". American furniture and decorative arts specialist Martha Hamilton spoke about the portrait. “There’s been a lot of interest in it because it’s a wonderful example of Susan Waters’s work. The back ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Little Holiday Reminiscing
Before the customers arrived, the dealers perused each other’s offerings in the barn at Craven Farm where the West Coast Vintage Holiday Show is held. Mr. Bubblelight, a.k.a. Leonard Mostek, of Nebraska and Jonathan Crawley of Oregon watch as Bruce Elsass of Connecticut advances down the aisle. The barn is ... (Read More)
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(Show)On the Paper Trail
Joe Maynard of Brooklyn, New York, asked $225 for this circa 1905 full-color die-cut advertisement for traveling optician R.E. Craytor of Glens Falls, New York. The type that the girl is pointing to was purposely printed blurry. A calendar on the back of the ad shows the New York state ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judge Issues Injunction, Berry-Hill Loses Art, Lawyers Try to Quit
by David HewettThere have been some seriously weird happenings in the New York City art biz these early days in 2010 (see Salander-O'Reilly, p. 32-A), but the latest news takes us back to a story we first reported nearly five years ago (December 2005).On Tuesday, April 6, employees of Cirkers ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctioneers Arrested in Shill Bidding Case
Stephen J. BennettHarold French by Elizabeth DinanTwo New Hampshire auctioneers rigged the bidding for the auction of an S.F.M. Badger painting to drive the price over a $10,000 reserve so they could collect a commission, according to police.Stephen J. Bennett, 52, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, owner of Stephen Bennett Auctions ... (Read More)
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