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(Auction)Select Stuff Surprisingly Strong at Americana Auction
Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby David HewettPhotos courtesy SkinnerThe 9" x 13¾" oil on board Arctic Sunset with the Ice-Bound Panther was in original condition, had an impeccable provenance, and the artist, William Bradford (1823-1892), was a well-known painter of ships and Arctic scenes. All that helped it more than double ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New American Decorative Arts Curator at Huntington
Harold B. "Hal" Nelson is the first curator of American decorative arts at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. A specialist in decorative art and contemporary craft for more than 30 years, Nelson has written numerous publications and organized a variety of exhibitions. As ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Large Fines Levied Against Two Maine Auctioneers
The Maine Board of Licensing of Auctioneers is proving it has teeth. At two hearings in the fall of 2009, October 7 and November 16, the board took a huge bite from Maine auctioneers James Cyr and Thomas Madsen. The two were fined a total of $67,200.Cyr was hit with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Shaker Devotees Keep the Faith
The sale’s top lot, going to dealer John Keith Russell at $117,000, was a 5'5" long trestle table in cherry with original finish in cranberry red paint. Made in 1830 or 1840 in Mount Lebanon, New York, very likely for use by the ministry of that Shaker community, it came ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Gary Pepper Collection of Elvis Presley Memorabilia
A lot of 14 photos from the Rainbow Rink in Memphis in 1961, including one with Pepper, sold for $3904.Chicago collector Mike Gomez fought phone bidders to capture an RCA album, Loving You. Inscribed to Pepper, it sold for $5368. Hindman photo.Chicago-area fan John Urso bought both shirts in the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pair of Aesthetic Movement Chairs Sells for $390,400
$390,400. Photo courtesy Rago.by Lita Solis-CohenThings often bring more at sales where you don't expect to find them. A surprising $390,400 (includes buyer's premium) was paid at an estate sale at Rago Arts and Auction Center in Lambertville, New Jersey, on Saturday, December 5, 2009, for a pair of chairs ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)William Stahl to Leave Sotheby's on December 31
by Lita Solis-CohenOn
December 3, 2009, Bill Stahl called his last American paintings sale as Sotheby's
vice chairman and auctioneer. Stahl will leave Sotheby's on December 31. He said
he will stay involved in the marketplace for Americana, the field in which he
has played a major role since 1974. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Belknap Double Portrait Brings $419,750
The double portrait by Zedekiah Belknap of two children is sensational in every way. This wonderfully evocative painting looked as if it had stepped right out of a page from a folk art museum catalog. It sold for $419,750 to dealer Fred Giampietro, bidding for a client.by Jackie SideliPhotos courtesy ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Must-Sees during Americana Week
by Lita Solis-CohenFor 55 years, the Winter Antiques Show has been the magnet that brings people to New York City for Americana Week in January. Other shows and special events have grown up around it; they are all listed below. The auction previews, gallery shows, and museum exhibitions during the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Baldwin-Wallace Collection Sells Well
Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Cleveland, Ohioby Susan MellishPhotos courtesy Rachel Davis Fine ArtsWorks by Carl Gaertner (1898-1952) were in high demand. The top pick of the auction was The Popcorn Man, especially appealing with its dark overtones illuminated by streetlights and the glow emanating from the popcorn vendor’s wagon. The ... (Read More)
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