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(Auction)Fine Arts and Jewelry Sold in Chicago
Applause broke out when Chicago Asian arts dealer W. Phillip Cha, present in the hall, prevailed over a Beijing Internet bidder to capture Straw Stack by Wang Hongjian, a 23½" x 31½" oil on canvas, for $10,625. Susanin photo.Golden Leaves by Joel Jaecks, a 38¾" x 58¾" watercolor on paper, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sharp and Scheier Lead Moisan Auction
Adam and Eve and twin serpents on a Scheier plate, $4945. Edwin Scheier vase, signed and twice-dated 1964, $6900.Three oils on canvas by Dorothea Sharp displayed her well-known theme of women and young children playing on a rocky beach. This one, a study of a pensive young woman in a white ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Jim Lowery, James William Lowery Antiques, Baldwinsville, New York
Jim Lowery in his office. Jody steadfastly refused to be photographed for this article even though she looks at least a decade younger than the age she acknowledges.by Frank DoneganEven though others these days may be skeptical about the investment potential of antiques, Jim Lowery remains a believer. The slogan ... (Read More)
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(Feature)It's Show Time in Los Angeles
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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(Fragment)Bonhams Appoints Director for New York European Paintings Department
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)Merritt's Liquidates Inventory, Marks End of an Era
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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(Fragment)"A Panorama of Pittsburgh" Picks Up Prize
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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(Fragment)Snellenburg Joins Bonhams
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)American Indian Art
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)The 46th Annual Dolly Johnson Antique 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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