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(Feature)The Unveiling
Skip Chalfant talked with a collector on the second floor. He said he had lowered prices of his own stock. The Windsor chair on the left at the table is one of a set of six Philadelphia bamboo Windsors priced at $3600 for the set. They sold.The right people came ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Interiors Sale
The highest-priced painting in the sale was the Arcadian landscape depicting the Triumph of Bacchus, attributed to the Hungarian painter Karoly Marko, the Elder (1791-1860). A 38½" x 54" oil on canvas, it sold for $47,500 (est. $8000/12,000) to a private collector.Christie's, New York City by Lita Solis-CohenPhotos courtesy Christie'sOf ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Wednesdays in Wiscasset
Wednesdays in Wiscasset will be a weekday evening during July and August when dealers will stay open later to accommodate early evening shopping for those wishing to avoid traffic congestion.Three dealers are joining the 27 already doing business there. The three new businesses are Harold Cole and Bettina Krainin, with ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Brooklyn Museum Increases Admissions
The Brooklyn Museum in New York City has increased its suggested admission fee to $10 for adults and $6 for older adults and students with valid identification. Admission, which has not been increased since 2004, is currently $8 for adults and $4 for seniors and students. Admission for Target First ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Edward Joseph Pfeiffer, 82, M.A.D. Correspondent
Edward Joseph Pfeiffer, 82, of Granby, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Reproductions
In March, two auction house Americana specialists announced one-off reproductions. On March 7 in London, Christie's Martha Willoughby gave birth to Alexandra "Ally" Tait Willoughby, 7 pounds 13 ounces. On March 9, Sotheby's Erik Gronning's wife, Cindy, gave birth to Alexander Gabriel Gronning, 7 pounds 4 ounces. They may be ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Doris Duke's Property from Duke Farms Available--In Two Auctions
Celebrity antiques are frequently good sellers. For that reason, two auction houses have reason to be happy, as they will be offering material that once belonged to Doris Duke in early May.On May 1 and 2, the Charles A. Whitaker Auction Co. of New Hope, Pennsylvania, will sell Duke's clothing ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art and Antiques in the Courtroom: May Wrap-up
>by David HewettSome significant events have happened this spring involving stories that have appeared here in the past.-O'KeeffeWe have recently (and very belatedly) learned that in July 2008 a judge dismissed the November 2004 suit against Georgia O'Keeffe art expert Barbara Buhler Lynes, the National Gallery of Art, the Georgia ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Winter Fine and Decorative Art Auction
Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sThe auction’s top lot at $105,750 was Robbing the Eagle’s Nest by Robert Scott Duncanson (1821-1872), signed and dated 1856, oil on canvas, 35½" x 45½" (sight), with overall even craquelure.This Chinese rhinoceros horn libation cup, probably Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (1654-1722), ... (Read More)
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