(Young Collectors)
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondNow that all our Christmas secrets are out in the open, we can talk about what an ordeal Christmas shopping was this past year. First of all, let's just acknowledge that Andrew is possibly the worst person in the world to buy a gift for. ... (Read More)
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by Daniel Grant
Six to 12 months ago, the Fine Art Fund Group—a London-based ... (Read More)
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by Lita Solis-Cohen
There is a grassroots effort on the part of some dealers to ... (Read More)
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Did Americana Week in New York City represent a January thaw in the snowed-under antiques market? There seemed to be greater energy at the shows. The American Antiques Show, produced by the American Folk Art Museum, had a new floor plan and looked fresh. The preview party with lower-priced 6 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
The auctions top lot, a 12" long x 8" high Northwest Coast bowl carved as a stylized eagle, sold for $230,000 (est. $75,000/ 125,000) by phone to a collector from the East Coast. Haas explained that the buyer had seen the bowl when a mini-exhibit of material from this auction ... (Read More)
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A 16" long French and Indian War powder horn with an engraved map of Pennsylvania depicting the forts and waypoints on the trail from Philadelphia to Fort Pitt, as well as the Forbes Road, having an untouched yellow to brown patina, brought $57,500 (est. $15,000/25,000).Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy ... (Read More)
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A first edition of Les voyages du sieur de Champlain by Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635) sold to Peter Harrington Books for $751,000 (est. $250,000/350,000). The volume, published in Paris in 1613, includes a map that documents the first attempt to record longitude and latitude for the New England coast; depictions ... (Read More)
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The Dyer by James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), a brown-toned etching on laid paper, trimmed to plate imprint, brought an attention-getting$115,000 (est. $8000/12,000). Cataloged K219, III state of IV, it has the artists butterfly signature and measures 19½" x 12".Edward Bannisters Fishing Folk, King Phillip Rock, Mount Hope, oil on ... (Read More)
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Susan Silver is shown with an Anglo-Indian wardrobe (to her right) of solid satinwood not veneeredand ebony. It breaks down into eight pieces, she said. Its $21,000.Silvers shop on Route 7 in Sheffield, Massachusetts. It may look tasteful and sedate now, but, she said, it wasnt when she bought it ... (Read More)
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