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by Ian McKay, e-mail: [email protected]: Kirman carpet, $9.60 million. Christie's.B: Safavid/Ottoman box, $3.68 million. Sotheby's.C: Melon throne ornament, $925,264. Sotheby's.D: Sogdian tunic, $1.24 million. Sotheby's. E: Velvet brocade, $2.48 million. Sotheby's.F: Kilga, $703,662. Sotheby's.G: Turquoise ewer, $463,594. Sotheby's.H: Dancer jar, $555,928. Sotheby's.I: Iznik tile, $352,793. Sotheby's.J: Glass hookah base, $362,890. Bonhams.April, ... (Read More)
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Eli Wilner has been elected as a trustee for the New York Academy of Art (NYAA). NYAA was founded in 1982 by artists, scholars, and patrons of the arts who were interested in fostering the resurgence of figurative and representational art. The academy fulfills its mission by dedicating itself to ... (Read More)
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Gregory Ghent is the new director of fine arts at Michaan's Auctions in Alameda, California. Ghent has over 35 years of experience as an art dealer and appraiser.Michaan's president, Allen Michaan, commented, "We are thrilled to welcome Gregory Ghent to our fine arts department. His wealth of knowledge and depth ... (Read More)
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The apex of posters from the Chase collection in monetary terms went to a collector above estimate at $24,000 (est. $12,000/18,000). This condition B+ 40½" x 31" poster by A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron, 1901-1968) of the new Statendam from the Holland-America Line (1928) held the honor of bringing the highest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
A 30¾" x 35" x 20" Philadelphia mahogany dressing table, the carving attributed to Nicholas Bernard, circa 1750, and illustrated in Blue Book, Philadelphia Furniture by William Macpherson Hornor, was thought to have descended in the Stevenson family. It sold for $103,000 (est. $60,000/80,000) to a young collector in the ... (Read More)
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the 2009 Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award to John Ott, associate professor of art history at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. He was selected by the editorial board of American Art, the museum's scholarly journal, for "Reform in Redface: The Taos Society ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Book of Job by William Blake (British, 1757-1827) was the top lot of the day at $31,860. This 1825 set of 21 engravings had several examples watermarked J. Whatman/Turkey Mill/ 1825, with two engravings being in chine collé on a larger sheet. Most of the engravings bore the collectors stamp ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)
The Young Collector
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
We've been at it again. Within the last month, we've been to Delaware for the Winterthur furniture forum, to Texas for the Round Top shows, and to Wheeling, West Virginia, for the Oglebay show.
This year, Andrew decided we'd drive to Delaware on Wednesday, ... (Read More)
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Clay and Carol Benson had a spacious and neat booth displaying high-end furniture and accessories.With the help of former Bowmanville quilt dealer Carol Telfer, Larry Foster of Napanee, Ontario, set up a Nova Scotia chair table, 4' in diameter, priced at $3250 ($3216), and six collar-back New Englandchairs, 1840-50, priced ... (Read More)
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) is looking for candidates from all backgrounds and disciplines to apply for its docent program. Docents are volunteer tour guides who interpret works of art and lead tours for a diverse audience of adults, families, and school students.Volunteers in PAFA's docent organization ... (Read More)
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