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On March 27 troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) Bomb Squad were called to examine a suspected explosive found inside an antique coffee jar. The jar was found by a citizen in a box lot purchased at an auction.
Upon finding the suspicious device, the citizen notified members of the ... (Read More)
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Barn Star Productions’ Spring Antiques at Rhinebeck Show and Sale on Memorial Day weekend, May 25 and 26, will be adding a fourth building to the event to accommodate more exhibitors. The show is held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York, and Barn Star has filled the ... (Read More)
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Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
Doyle’s spring auction of American paintings, furniture, and decorative arts on March 27 offered over 400 lots, and the hours-long sale totaled $998,281 (including buyers’ premiums) with a sell-through rate of 81%. The presale estimate for the total sale was $954,450/1,446,900.
There were 15 to 20 ... (Read More)
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Seventy sketchbooks by renowned artist Otto Piene (1928-2014) have been gifted to the Harvard Art Museums. The gift was made by poet and author Elizabeth Goldring, the artist’s wife. Dating from 1935 to 2014, the largely unpublished sketchbooks reflect interdisciplinary, cross-media experiments from Piene’s long career in the Boston area ... (Read More)
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