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Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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Brian Anthony D’Ambrosio, 49, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court on January 16. He is suspected of stealing items from the Montana Historical Society, including letters by the wife of Western artist Charles “C. M.” Russell (1864-1926), and then selling them on eBay.
D’Ambrosio pleaded not guilty ... (Read More)
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The Antiques Roadshow 2024 production tour dates and cities have been announced. The PBS television show will visit Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 1; Bentonville, Arkansas, on May 14; Littleton, Colorado, on May 29; Urbandale, Iowa, on June 10; and Baltimore, Maryland, on June 18. Antiques Roadshow will reveal the ... (Read More)
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Cordier Auctions, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has hired Jane Seibert as its consignment manager. As part of a business transition in 2023, Siebert joined the company in September. She has been handling client inquiries and vetting consignments as well as conducting marketing efforts for Cordier in conjunction with its sister company, Sunset ... (Read More)
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The Tailgate antiques show in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, is the brainchild of Connecticut antiques dealer Ian McKelvey and Massachusetts antiques dealers and show promoters Kris and Paul Casucci. In 2016 McKelvey and the Casuccis were looking for a show that would combine resources for picking fresh antique merchandise with a ... (Read More)
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After a lapse of several years, the Decorative Arts Society (DAS) is reestablishing the Charles F. Montgomery Award and Prize for excellence in decorative arts scholarship, honoring the pioneering work of connoisseur, collector, antiques dealer, author, and teacher Charles F. Montgomery (1910-1978). Entries are now open, and the deadline for ... (Read More)
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Vocational Awe by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
Beneath the Surface
One of the challenges of self-employment is that there are very few “lines” in our lives that divide our days into sections. This is especially true since we opened an auction house, but it is true of being self-employed in any way these days. There are for many ... (Read More)
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On February 1 Sotheby’s announced a dramatic change to both its buying and selling commissions. On May 20 the buyer’s premium will be 20% of the hammer price up to and including $6 million. Beyond $6 million, the buyer’s premium drops to 10%.
The previous buyer’s premium was 26% up to ... (Read More)
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“I just love that highboy! Look at the (portrait) bust. Oh, the lines! Oh, the legs! The curves. Original surface.” The very language of antiques collecting seems oddly like that of romance (OK, maybe not “original surface”). Marvelous objects entice, ensorcell, enchant, enrapture.
Hardened collectors can be reluctant romancers, yet they ... (Read More)
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The recent announcement by Sotheby’s that the firm is overhauling its buyer’s premium and seller’s commission is welcome news (see page 28). For the first time in years, an auction house hasn’t tried to increase profits by digging even deeper into the pockets of buyers.
Beginning in May, Sotheby’s will charge ... (Read More)
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