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Collectors Iris and Mel Penner (Mel is the treasurer of the local folk art society) were admiring a painting by Jean-Baptiste Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841-1928). The circa 1890 oil on canvas, 26" x 32", was signed by the artist in the lower left. Le Trianon Gallery, San Francisco and Sheffield, ... (Read More)
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Deborah Coy has been appointed director of European paintings at Bonhams in New York City.Holding a B.A. in art history from Wellesley College, an M.A. in art history from Williams College, and a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law, Coy was uniquely prepared to take on the role of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Ron Rhoads Auctioneer, Douglassville, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassThis is an interior view of the main warehouse/salesroom.Because of the volume of material, many items were put into large lots. These mortars and pestles were sold as a single lot and brought $176."This is the end of an era," said auctioneer Ron ... (Read More)
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The American Historical Print Collectors Society (AHPCS) has announced that the 2009 winner of the annual Ewell L. Newman Award is A Panorama of Pittsburgh by Christopher W. Lane. The announcement took place at the AHPCS annual meeting at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon, on May 15. The ... (Read More)
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Jonathan Snellenburg has joined Bonhams in New York City as director of the clocks and watches department.Snellenburg studied history and geology at Dartmouth College and received a Ph.D. in geochemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. This led to a postdoctoral fellowship at the American Museum ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
This large (17¾" top to bottom) Kwakiutl polychromed wood sun mask (est. $150,000/250,000) sold for $266,500 to Donald Ellis. It was the highest price of the sale. Themask symbolizes the sun; the corona represents rays of light. The face is carved as a humanoid bird with a curved beak, possibly ... (Read More)
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(Show)
JJ Frambes, show director, and her work team, from left: Jan Orr Harter, Frambes, Josh Luter, Amy Luter, and Krista Luter.Two large canvasback duck decoys from the early 19th century were priced at $365 and $395 from Betty Gail Hayes of Quitman, Texas.A pair of folk art running deer carved ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
This Russian icon was the surprise of the auction. The catalog stated that the consignors family collected the icon during the 1930s. The central image is that of Saint Nicholas, and the scenes surrounding him depict events from his life, including the miracles with which he is associated. The icon ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.The Error World: An Affair with Stamps by Simon Garfield (Houghton ... (Read More)
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(Feature)
The Thursday evening opening from 5 to 8:30 p.m. had 138 people go through the show, which was the highest number to date for the opening.A welcome returnee after several years away from the show was Sandy Hart of New Oxford, Pennsylvania. She priced her Black bottle dolls at $550 ... (Read More)
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