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Western Art Showcased at Santa Fe Art Auction
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Apsaalooka Horse Hunters, Martin Grelle (b. 1954), oil on canvas, 48" x 66", signed and dated 2008 lower right, $268,800.Studio Fireplace, Ernest L. Blumenschein (1874-1960), oil on linen, 30" x 25", signed lower left, titled and signed on reverse "Studio Fireplace Ernest Blumenschein," $476,000.Upon the Crag - Golden Eagle, 2007, ... (Read More)

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Native American Art at Bonhams
by Alice Kaufman

A Northwest Coast feast bowl sold for $15,000 (est. $30,000/50,000) to the European buyer.A Tlingit canoe-form bowl sold to a European buyer ("new to us, and he bought several things," Haas said) for $23,750 (est. $12,000/18,000).Bonhams, San Francisco, Californiaby Alice KaufmanPhotos courtesy BonhamsBonhams' Native American art specialist, Jim Haas, was ... (Read More)

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Tiffany and Mid-Century Modern Top 20th-Century Design Sale
by Jeanne Schinto

Auctioneer LaGina Austin is shown at the podium with department director Jane D. Prentiss, seated. In front, the circa 1989 Ziggurat console table in tubular steel and etched glass sold for a mid-estimate $711. The two acrylic on canvas paintings by Martin Kreloff (b. 1944), Geisha and Kabuki Actor, fetched ... (Read More)

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Buys and Dolls
by Mark Sisco

Jules Steiner series B bébé doll with only inconsequential blemishes, marked in red script "Steiner B. S.G.D.G. Paris Bourgoin succ.," $21,850. Julia photo.American National fire truck pedal car with five wooden ladders, original paint, and interior dashboard, $20,125.On this Bru Bébé, marked "Bru Jne 7," the bisque forearms were appropriate ... (Read More)

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Orientalia Still Coming on Strong
by Mark Sisco

Among several Oriental items that skyrocketed was this Daoguang period (1821-50) deep bowl, 6" diameter, decorated with red and green dragons, scholar's tools, and pearls. Marked on the underside, it sold for $14,950. Thomaston Place photo.A Chinese white jade ovoid footed censer, 5" tall, with relief decorations and reticulated phoenix ... (Read More)

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Auction Law and Ethics: Good to Bad
by Steve Proffitt

by Steve ProffittThe February issue of M.A.D. contained another chapter of sad news reported by my colleague David Hewett. The story was news because it involved yet another instance of defalcation from consignors. The matter was particularly sad because the alleged wrongdoer occupied a position of trust—an auctioneer. It was ... (Read More)

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Country Auction in Maine
by Mark Sisco

The background on this Maine folk art decorated box appeared to be composed of wooden matchsticks inlaid with mahogany images of diamonds, a star, two bears, and two clasped hands. It sold for $165.This oil on canvas, probably of a Gloucester or Provincetown, Massachusetts, harbor scene, was by J.J. Enwright, ... (Read More)

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Rago Sale Features Selection of Antique Jewelry
by Mary Ann Hensel

This rare pair of Holbeinesque enameled gold earrings, circa 1870, 2 1/8" long, is attributed to Hancocks and was retailed by S.J. Phillips Ltd., both of London. They are pictured in Understanding Jewellery by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti. They came to the sale from a consignor that Rago's Sarah ... (Read More)

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Freeman's Marathon Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Attributed to Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848), this profile portrait of a young woman, pastel and graphite on paper in a painted frame, 18½" x 13½", sold on the phone for $26,200 (est. $3000/5000) to the trade, underbid by a collector in the salesroom.Needlework picture, "Wrought by Abigail F. Cunningham under ... (Read More)

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Metropolitan Museum of Art: In the Folk Art Tradition
by A.J. Peluso

Private collection. ... (Read More)
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