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On April 7 New York State Senator Tony Avella introduced a bill that would ban the import, possession, sale, or transportation in New York of the “big five” African species, the African elephant, African lion, African leopard, black rhinoceros, and white rhinoceros.
The bill would amend current state law by including ... (Read More)
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This running curlew by Quogue, Long Island, carver Thomas Gelston was once in the collections of folk art legend Stewart Gregory and Dr. Lloyd Griffith. Estimated at $95,000/125,000, it sold to collector Cap Vinal for $258,750, underbid by the phone. According to Jon Deeter, there were five bidders on it ... (Read More)
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Robert C. Eldred & Co., East Dennis, Massachusetts
The highlight of Eldred’s three-day outdoor auction of Americana, paintings, and maritime art held July 29-31 in East Dennis, Massachusetts, was a 7" high sand art apothecary bottle by Iowa artist Andrew Clemens (1857-1894). It depicts a vessel and has the name “Clara ... (Read More)
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Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Items as diverse as a lock of Mozart’s hair, an Olympic torch, and a goggle-eyed figurine from ancient Japan feature in this month’s selection. Japan also provides a wonderful screen recalling an early encounter with the “Southern Barbarians”—the Portuguese in this instance. This month’s “Letter” also offers perfume ... (Read More)
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Barbara Milano, owner of Milano’s Treasures and an exhibitor at the Gristmill Antique Center, Troy, New York, had a great Saturday. She posed with an old outhouse seat from an upstate New York barn, which she said had been well used. Milano also displayed a set of books on the ... (Read More)
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The owner of Derby Antiques and More, LLC, Derby, Kansas, reimbursed some of her former clients more than $13,000 on June 15 as part of plea negotiations with prosecutors. Sandra Ostrander pleaded guilty to three counts of theft in return for a recommendation that she be placed on probation and ... (Read More)
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Decoys Unlimited, Hyannis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Decoys Unlimited
For sure the best auctions on the circuit are those of decoys. The summer sales, two-day affairs, feature all manner of delectation—in addition to the fine feathers for sale. This summer decoy sales ran for five days straight, back-to-back and sometimes simultaneously, in an ... (Read More)
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Middletown, Rhode Island
The Newport Antiques Show, held July 24-26 for its ninth year, competes for attention from many other events held near the “City by the Sea” on sun-kissed summer weekends. Activities including music festivals, golf tournaments, weddings, sailboat races, and country club soirees fill the calendars of potential showgoers.
This ... (Read More)
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The Anthony Elmer Crowell preening wood duck was the highlight of the auction and realized $210,000.
Albert Elmer Crowell’s miniature green heron, 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" pictured left, carved around 1930, was estimated at $1000/1500 and brought $5100. His miniature bluebill drake is at 1 1/8" x 2 1/8" one of ... (Read More)
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Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, Reno, Nevada
Photos courtesy Coeur d’Alene Art Auction
Classical Western and American artworks are synonymous with the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction. For more than 25 years the Coeur d’Alene Art Auction has offered up stellar examples not only by iconic past masters but by in-demand contemporary artists as ... (Read More)
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