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(Auction)The Ricky Jay Collection: Part One
Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Potter & Potter Auctions
“It is a peculiar profession.” —Ricky Jay, speaking about magic in the 2012 documentary Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
Celebrated magician Ricky Jay, born Richard Jay Potash, was much more than a performer. The master of sleight ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decoys and More at Copley
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Hingham, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
From the Hingham, Massachusetts, offices, Stephen B. O’Brien Jr. and his Copley Fine Art Auctions brought 657 lots of decoys and fine art to market in an online auction February 24 and 25 that brought more than $2.2 million and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Alderfer Auction Opens Second Location
Alderfer Auction has opened a second location, a 14,000-square-foot facility at 584 West Swamp Road, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
According to the company, the decision to expand to a second location came from a desire and need to increase its footprint with room for more offices, processing, and a showroom plus ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, March 2023
This month’s “Letter” contains any number of curious items, not least a tiny ring inset with a “Toadstone,” which turns out to be the fossilised tooth of a long extinct fish, and a very rare early printing of the sheet music for “Jingle Bells,” a familiar song that centuries later ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New CEO at Hindman
Alyssa D. Quinlan is the new chief executive officer at Hindman. She has served as Hindman’s chief business development officer for the past three years, a period in which Hindman increased annual sales by 43%. In 2022 the company recorded its highest-ever annual sales total.
Alyssa D. Quinlan.
Quinlan has 25 years ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Collecting Denim
Never in his wildest dreams could a miner in the Old West have imagined that the jeans he wore and labored with by candlelight would sell for $87,400 during a 2022 festival celebrating all things denim.
Nor could Solomon Warner have believed that a pair of jeans he stocked in his ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bonhams Skinner Americana
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
The warmth of wood featured in the Bonhams Skinner February 12-22 online sale “American History in Wood: The Levine Folk Art Collection,” which brought to market 404 lots spanning American history. As serious collectors do, Anne and Dr. Robert “Bob” Levine delivered meticulous provenance, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Live Auction with Good, Solid Antiques
William Smith Auctions, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William Smith Auctions
Notable for its breadth and depth, the William Smith Auctions’ February 22 sale was replete with American art and furnishings, Chinese art, fine rugs, and other good, solid antiques. Held live in the Plainfield, New Hampshire, gallery, the sale drew the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Americana Week
Like a high school reunion, Americana Week in New York City returned this January after three years of pandemic-related cancellations, changes, and difficulties. Hair was grayer, waistlines were a little larger, and, as at any reunion, there were fewer people in attendance than the last time.
There was a real joy ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)John Balgingham: An Unrecognized 18th-Century Irish/American Cabinetmaker
In November 2020 I chanced to view on the website for Philip Bradley Antiques three images of a magnificent walnut slant-top desk (fig. 1). Both amazed and impressed with the form, material, and craftsmanship exemplified by this piece, I had the good fortune to acquire it. As a regular contributor ... (Read More)
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