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From left, Diana Bittel, Ralph DiSaia, and Karen DiSaia.Karen and Ralph DiSaia and Diana Bittel have formed a new management partnership and will promote a new show. The Fairfield County Show, Antiques and Art will open on Friday evening, December 2 with a gala preview party that will benefit the ... (Read More)
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Howard Rosenbaum has been appointed the
newest board member for the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA). Rosenbaum, cofounder
of Rosenbaum Contemporary and Rosenbaum Fine Art in Boca Raton, Florida, has been
an active member of FADA since 2009. He will work alongside fellow board members
and FADA board president Betina ... (Read More)
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The papier-mâché roly-poly rabbit was $495, and the standing rabbit with cone and basket was $125 from Linda and Jim Maley of Atomic Age, Fullerton, California.The RPM Motor Oil sign with "A Knockout for Winter" features a Donald Duck illustration by Walt Disney. The sign has a 1940 copyright and ... (Read More)
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by Ian McKay, e-mail: This month's column kicks off with A for antiquities, a diverse and eternally fascinating market that I always look forward to coveringand one that would seem to be in a very healthy state at present, if results from two recent London sales are a reliable indicator. ... (Read More)
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Travelers in a Tropical Landscape by Louis Rémy Mignot (1831-1870), signed and dated "M/61," sold to an unnamed American museum for $516,000 (est. $300,000/500,000). The price for the 22" x 36" oil on canvas is a new record for the artist. The previous record for a Mignot was $312,000, set ... (Read More)
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Figure 1. Portrait of a man attributed to J. Bailey Moore by Nina Fletcher Little, oil on panel, 16 3/8" x 11". Moore used "J" not Jacob to distinguish himself from another Jacob Bailey Moore of Candia, New Hampshire. Owner unknown. Photo courtesy Sotheby's.Figure 2. The 28½" x 20" pastel ... (Read More)
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A Century of Silver and Metalwork from the Margo Grant Walsh Collection is on view beyond security screening in the new terminal 2, departures level, at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Ticketed passengers may see it until October 2. The more than 100 examples of design and craftsmanship from ... (Read More)
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William "Bill" Roland and Robert "Rob" Roland, cofounders of Roland Antiques Gallery, Inc., have opened their new auction gallery, Roland Auctions, in New York City's Greenwich Village. Established late in 2010, Roland Auctions specializes in estate auctions. Bill Roland stated that the gallery is already a Greenwich Village attraction. Any ... (Read More)
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The relaunch of the Ellis Boston Antiques Show, originally scheduled for October 13-16, will now take place one week later. The new dates are October 20-23 at the Cyclorama, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street in Boston's South End. The old Ellis show was founded in 1960 and ... (Read More)
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Ives cutter sleigh with articulated horse, 1890's, cast iron, sculptural lines, in masterful detail, 22" long, $86,250.Coal truck, Hubley, cast iron, 10" long, possibly the finest known example-it appears to be right off the toy store shelf-$11,500."Boy's Express Co." wagon cast-iron pull toy, Pratt & Letchworth, 1890's, 17" long, $12,650.Artillery ... (Read More)
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