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(Auction)California Fine Art
Bonhams, Los Angeles and San Francisco
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Specialist Scot Levitt called his auction on April 12 and 13 in Los Angeles (simulcast in San Francisco) of California and Western paintings and sculpture “extremely successful. We had our best sell-through rate in many years, with all but twelve paintings sold out ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Caren Historical Documents Sale
Bonhams, New York City
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“Treasures from the Caren Archive II: How History Unfolds on Paper” was the title of an auction at Bonhams, New York City, on April 11 that again sold documents, letters, and newspapers that tell stories from American history, from the 16th century to the computer ... (Read More)
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(Show)AD 20/21
Boston, Massachusetts
The ninth AD 20/21, the annual Boston design show, held April 7-10, was set up under the steel and glass dome of the Cyclorama building at the Boston Center for the Arts. Forty-three dealers in antiques, art, and design filled booths in the 1884 brick building for the show ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Washington Memorial Embroidery Leads Potomack Auction
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
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The Potomack Company held its spring catalog auction on April 9 at its gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, and offered a mix of categories of Americana, Asian, and Continental antiques and fine art. For a second consecutive sale, old masters paintings were among ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Houdiniana and Lewis Davenport Collection
Potter & Potter Auctions, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
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The April 9 Potter & Potter auction in Chicago drew worldwide interest because of a long-lost typed manuscript attributed to magician Harry Houdini and dark fantasy writer H.P. Lovecraft. Two other pieces, a so-called mystery clock by Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Greene Line of Toy Trains and Accessories Highballs It to $1.19 Million
Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey
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“Be wise. Accessorize,” a catchy advertising slogan of a prominent jewelry firm, might well serve as a mantra for Bertoia Auctions’ sale in Vineland, New Jersey, on April 9 of the trains, rolling stock, and railside accessories from the Jerry and Nina Greene ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)"Exotic Woods, Masterful Makers"
Winterthur, Delaware
“Exotic Woods, Masterful Makers: Tropical Hardwoods and the Luxury Furniture Trade, 1600-1850,” the 2016 Sewell C. Biggs Winterthur Furniture Forum, held April 7-9, brought 160 collectors, curators, conservators, and craftsmen to all or part of three days of lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and a visit to a lumberyard to learn ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian and Western Art
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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A Lakota triple-bladed war club sold for $96,000 (includes buyer’s premium) and was the highlight of the American Indian and Western art sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati on April 8. The price was significantly under the estimate of $150,000/250,000.
From the collection of James ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Samuel Yellin Sample Grille Section Donated to George Eastman Museum
The George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, has been given the sample grille section created in 1924 by Samuel Yellin for the George Eastman residence. This donation is from Yellin’s granddaughter, Clare Yellin.
Photo courtesy George Eastman Museum.
The museum’s campus includes Eastman’s Colonial Revival mansion. Rochester architects Edward S. Gordon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Norman Lewis's Star Continues to Shine at African American Fine Art Sale
Swann Galleries, New York City
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Swann’s African American fine art sale on April 7 proved the continuing star power of Norman Lewis. The auction house offered seven works by the 20th-century New York Abstract Expressionist, and all sold remarkably well, often many times over estimate. These works included the ... (Read More)
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