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(Fragment)Colt Walker Revolver Sells for $920,000
A Colt Walker revolver, called by James D. Julia the ?finest martial Walker in existence,? sold for $920,000 (includes buyer?s premium) at Julia?s auction house in Fairfield, Maine, on October 7.
The buyer was unidentified.
The martial Walker, used by Texas Ranger Sam Wilson, retained inspector marks, proof marks, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Art of Renting
by Daniel GrantOver the years homeowners have purchased Jenny Laden's paintings, and as she said, "My art looks like something you'd see in someone's home." That may be good enough for the film industry. Several of the Brooklyn, New York, artist's figurative pictures of women have been used as set ... (Read More)
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(Auction)British Sporting Painting Tops Annual Auction
Barridoff Galleries, Portland, MaineBritish Sporting Painting Tops Annual Auctionby Rose SafranOn the front cover of Barridoff Galleries' attractive catalog for its August 1 sale in Portland, Maine, was a detail of The Huntsman, A Bad Scent, an equestrian sporting painting by British artist Sir Alfred Munnings. Dominant against a stark, ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Silversmiths to the Nation
A Book ReviewSilversmiths to the Nationby Lita Solis-CohenSilversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher & Sidney Gardiner: 1808-1842By Donald L. Fennimore and Ann K. WagnerAntique Collectors’ Club, 2007, 287 pages, hardbound, $95 plus S/H from Winterthur, (302) 888-4741, ; or from Antique Collectors’ Club, (800) 252-5231, Web site (www.antique-acc.com).On August 19, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Small Volume of Americana in Bonhams & Butterfields Sale
Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CaliforniaSmall Volume of Americana in Bonhams & Butterfields Saleby Alice Kaufman The June 16 Bonhams & Butterfields auction of European and American furniture and decorative arts in San Francisco included 26 lots in its Americana section. Only 15 of those lots sold, but three of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Decorative Arts at Bonhams
Bonhams, New York City20th-Century Decorative Arts at Bonhamsby Lita Solis-Cohen In its 1895 catalog Tiffany & Company offered a bicycle with handlebars of carved ivory, partly encased in chased silver, and all joints of the frame encased in solid silver, etched and chased in repoussé style. "Mounted on a wheel ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rookwood XVIII, Keramics 2008, and Art Glass 2008
Cincinnati Art Galleries, Cincinnati, OhioRookwood XVIII, Keramics 2008, and Art Glass 2008by Don Johnson When it comes to Cincinnati Art Galleries' annual June auction, Rookwood is usually king, but not always. This year was one of those exceptions. Held June 7 and 8, the auction once again featured three sessions: ... (Read More)
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