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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, e-mail: [email protected] of the collection of letters from Lord Byron to Francis Hodgson that sold for $455,466 at Sotheby's."The partridges are plentiful…& the girls on the manor just coming into season…" [Lord Byron]Time was when British Prime Ministers were expected to be serious bookmen-to be well read, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show
Pair of Sèvres biscuit models of lions supporting gilt white reticulated baskets, modeled by Jean-Charles- Nicholas Brachard l’ainé, after a drawing by Fragonard, 1818-20, part of an elaborate dessert service, $400,000 from Brian Haughton Gallery.Three-panel room divider by Paul Evans (1931-1987) of patterned welded steel panels with gold-leaf edges and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Betty Lacey Gordon Estate
La Meule (The Haystack) by Blanche Hoschedé-Monet, a 20" x 32" oil on canvas, sold for $48,875 (est. $15,000/20,000).Environs de Giverny by Theodore Earl Butler (1861-1936), oil on canvas, 1921, sold via the Internet for $34,500 (est. $20,000/30,000). Butler was married to Blanche Hoschedé-Monet’s sister Suzanne.A Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) lithograph ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)NHADA Elects New Officers
NHADA officers, from left: Sharon Platt, Linda Tate, Melissa Alden, Kathy Schoemer, Peter Sawyer, Thomas Thompson, and Beverly Longacre. Not pictured are Gail Piatt, Ken Pike, Rich Bojko, Dennis Berard, and Peter Austin.The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) held its annual business meeting on November 5, 2009, at the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Second Philadelphia Queen Anne Stool Surfaces; Estimated at $300,000/500,000
by Lita Solis-Cohen
The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New York Photography Scene Expands
Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Cyd Charisse, Evening Dress by Macrini, 1961, 17½" x 23¾", gelatin silver print, signed 1981, $21,960. Bloomsbury Auctions.Bloomsbury Auctions/Christie's/Sotheby's, New York Cityby Dorothy S. GelattThese days the photography market acts like a good old Maine rowboat; it stays afloat, even in a bad weather financial market. Six ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pook Institutes TARP
Celebrating its 25th year, Pook & Pook, Inc. in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, has instituted TARP—Troubled Antiques Relief Program.Ronald Pook will pick up the tab for an overnight (up to $100) and museum admissions and is offering free food, drinks, and fellowship on Friday before the sale and a free $40 auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pony Express Material a Winner for Siegel Auction Galleries
One of only three known surviving envelopes postmarked on the first day of Pony Express service on April 3, 1860, $460,000. Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. photo.Envelope with a rare $4 Wells Fargo Pony Express postage stamp, mailed in August 1861 from the U.S. Consulate in Oahu, Hawaii, to ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Rifle Hall Americana Antique Show
Ben Fulbright of K & K Ventures, Houston, Texas, offered for $995 this Junghans R-A regulator wall clock, made in the Black Forest region of Germanybetween 1895 and 1905. The backboard is one solid piece, and the side mirrors are not normally found on Junghans clocks.The Oklahoma crazy quilt was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Clifford Wallach, Greenwich, Connecticut
Clifford and Nancy Wallach.A very partial view of one corner of Wallach’s basement. “Welcome to the house of tramp,” he said. There’s lots more throughout the house and in the garage.by Frank DoneganIf you listen to Clifford Wallach, you'd have to conclude that tramp art—a field in which he has ... (Read More)
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