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(Auction)The Parker Sale
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
On January 19 at Sotheby’s sale of the collection of the late George S. Parker II, a “very fine and rare William and Mary walnut chest of drawers” made in Pennsylvania sold in the salesroom for $32,500 (with buyer’s premium) to Delaware dealer James Kilvington. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)2017 Americana Week Roundup
When descendants of Alexander Hamilton realized that the musical Hamilton brought American history into pop culture, they knew it was time to sell their family archive of letters and documents and called Sotheby’s. The Hamilton papers became the theme of Sotheby’s Americana Week sales and gave a boost to a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Winter Antiques Show 2017
New York City
The Winter Antiques Show, the grande dame of antiques shows, now in its 63rd year, was bedecked with giant digital snowflakes high on the walls and with real flowers on the floors and chandeliers. The show is like a dowager—elegant and traditional. The energy of her youth, when ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Altmayer Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
After the final tally was counted, it was clear that the family and estate representatives of the late Jay P. and Nan Altmayer had made a tough but profitable decision. They had turned down an offer of $4 million cash for the contents of Palmetto ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Graves and Jobe Accept Wunsch Awards
On January 18 the Eric M. Wunsch Award for Excellence in the American Arts was presented to Leroy Graves and Brock Jobe at a packed ceremony at Christie’s in New York City. The annual award was created by the Wunsch Americana Foundation to continue the legacy of renowned collector Martin ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Export Porcelain at Christie's
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
A collection of 17th-century “Hatcher cargo” porcelain was the first part of Christie’s Chinese export porcelain sale on January 18 in New York City. Back in 1984, Christie’s held a landmark sale in Amsterdam that offered Chinese porcelain from a 1640s shipwreck that had been ... (Read More)
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(Show)The New York Ceramics & Glass Fair
New York City
The opening moments of the five-day New York Ceramics & Glass Fair on the fourth and fifth floors of the Bohemian National Hall at 321 East 73rd Street in New York City on Wednesday afternoon, January 18, were as competitive as at an auction. The major collectors and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Alexander Hamilton Papers Sold
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s successful sale of the Hamilton-Bowdoin family archive of Alexander Hamilton letters proved that Hamilton is no longer a neglected Founding Father. Ron Chernow’s prize-winning best-selling biography in 2004 put Hamilton in the light. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical Hamilton, which won 11 Tony Awards, added ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Very Young Collector
She was a Chicagoan, who lived with her mother, great-grandmother, and a reddish-orange Pomeranian dog named Tiny Tim. Her name was Susan Parker, and in the spring of 1941 she developed a passion for Currier & Ives. She was ten years old.
While looking at material in an archive housed at ... (Read More)
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