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(Fragment)Edward Joseph Pfeiffer, 82, M.A.D. Correspondent
Edward Joseph Pfeiffer, 82, of Granby, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Reproductions
In March, two auction house Americana specialists announced one-off reproductions. On March 7 in London, Christie's Martha Willoughby gave birth to Alexandra "Ally" Tait Willoughby, 7 pounds 13 ounces. On March 9, Sotheby's Erik Gronning's wife, Cindy, gave birth to Alexander Gabriel Gronning, 7 pounds 4 ounces. They may be ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Fine and Decorative Art Auction
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sThe auction's top lot at $105,750 was Robbing the Eagle's Nest by Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872), signed and dated 1856, oil on canvas, 351/2" x 451/2" (sight), with overall even craquelure.This Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup, probably Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (1654-1722), ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doris Duke's Property from Duke Farms Available--In Two Auctions
Celebrity antiques are frequently good sellers. For that reason, two auction houses have reason to be happy, as they will be offering material that once belonged to Doris Duke in early May.On May 1 and 2, the Charles A. Whitaker Auction Co. of New Hope, Pennsylvania, will sell Duke's clothing ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art and Antiques in the Courtroom: May Wrap-up
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by David HewettSome significant events have happened this spring involving stories that have appeared here in the past.-O'KeeffeWe have recently (and very belatedly) learned that in July 2008 a judge dismissed the November 2004 suit against Georgia O'Keeffe art expert Barbara Buhler Lynes, the National Gallery of Art, the Georgia ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Leaping Stag Leaps to the Top
Leaping stag weathervane, $83,375.A 143/4" x 193/4" watercolor and gouache by Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924), Sunday Afternoon, showing a group of faceless women at a lakeside or ocean gathering, probably in Massachusetts, Prendergast's primary painting ground, sold below estimate for $23,000.James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoThe dreaded "R" word-"recession"-is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Auction Records and a Buyer's Market for Collectors of Vintage Posters
Swann Galleries, New York Cityby Richard de ThuinPhotos courtesy Swann'sAccording to Swann, no record could be found of this Union Pacific Sun Valley poster appearing at auction in the last 20 years. The wait for this 35" x 23" condition A- (punch holes in the top margin) paper poster by ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tax Law Change in New York
by Daniel Grant ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maritime Paintings and Maritime Decorative Arts Sales
Christie's, New York Cityby A.J. Peluso, Jr.Photos courtesy Christie'sOne from a set of four 19th-century French celestial charts that sold on January 15. Your decorator would have encouraged the $1875 for these handsome colorful images.The schooner yacht Brilliant sold for $80,500. For those who built and sailed her, there was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Skinner Shows Off New Digs
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoPhotos courtesy SkinnerThe front door with the familiar Skinner typography. Schinto photo.Discovery items, including some of the many smalls. The sale was billed as featuring country Americana, but there were many formal period pieces, along with quilts, weathervanes, folk art, and trade signs. There were ... (Read More)
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