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(Feature)The $5,234,500 Philadelphia Stool Is One of a Pair
by Lita Solis-CohenRecord prices always bring out treasures. The Philadelphia stool from the Edward P. and Barbara Moore collection that sold at Sotheby's on September 26, 2008, for $5,234,500, illustrated in M.A.D. in November 2008 (p. 12-A) and December 2008 (p. 1-D), provoked a call from retired dealer Robert Trump ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)IFPDA Book Award
The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) presented the 2008 IFPDA Book Award to Dr. Achim Gnann for Parmigianino und Sein Kreis: Druckgraphik aus der Sammlung Baselitz (Parmigianino and His Circle: Prints from the Baselitz Collection).Allan Stone, chairman of the IFPDA grants committee, which oversees the book award, presented Dr. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Dealer Arrested, Charged
Giuseppe Concepcion, the owner of an art and antiques dealership doing business as Proarte Gallery in Miami, Florida, and New York City, was arrested on November 21, 2008, in Miami on charges of transportation of stolen property and wire fraud. Following a court hearing, he was released on $500,000 bail.According ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Master Class in Folk Art
Christie's Education in New York City is accepting enrollments for a new short course of study in American folk art, slated for January 20-22. This three-day program for non-degree students provides an overview of the American folk art field, including its history, the market, and connoisseurship.The course, "Treasures and Traditions: ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Americana in New York City in January
by Lita Solis-Cohen
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Americana Week in New York City is a week later this year because of the inauguration of Barack Obama. There is an additional auction—at Bonhams on January 22—and one less show; ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale Tests the Market
Doyle New York, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Doyle New YorkSet of six Federal mahogany dining chairs, including two armchairs, with a draped urn-form splat surmounted by Prince of Wales feathers, on reeded tapering legs, sold for $25,000 (est. $8000/10,000) on the phone to dealer Stanley Weiss of Providence, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctions Houses Not Immune to Job Losses
Auctions Houses Not Immune to Job LossesOn December 5, 2008, the U.S. government reported the biggest monthly job loss in a generation; 533,000 jobs were lost in November 2008. The government also noted that 1.9 million jobs had been lost since the beginning of the recession in December 2007.The auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Will a Pay Now, Bid Later Approach Work for an Auctioneer?
by David HewettPay now, bid later. That's the policy auctioneer Al Cardamone of Mooney's Auction Service in East Durham, New York, proposes to initiate. To make the offer attractive, he's offering to cut the 10% buyer's premium and give a $7 credit at the snack bar to all who sign ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Triangle Defense
Papers filed in Sotheby's ongoing lawsuit with collector Halsey Minor are shedding some light on the firm's decision not to place a triangle symbol in the catalog entry for Edward Hicks's Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity.A brief recap: Halsey Minor, an Internet entrepreneur and American art collector, was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Book Reviews
Book ReviewsThe Human & The Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms by Sabbathday Lake Shaker Museum (United Society of Shakers, 2008, 69 pp., softbound, $30 postpaid [check or money order only] from United Society of Shakers, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester, ME 04260; [207] 926-4597; [www.shaker.lib.me.us]).This past summer and ... (Read More)
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