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(Auction)A 1200-Gun Salute
This 12-pound Civil War Napoleon cannon, probably by Leeds & Co. of New Orleans, finished at $350,750. Julia photo.
This was Jim Corbett’s double rifle with which he hunted down at least 33 man-eating Indian tigers that were responsible for the deaths of over 800 people. (Some sources say he killed ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 58th Annual Fox Valley Antiques Show
Sign of the Whale, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, brought the 1920s wall sconces, tagged $425. The 6' long wooden sign in black and gold paint, signed by a Montpelier (no state) artist, was $495. The $895 country Sheraton chest from the 1830s has original paint, and a two-tier iron stand from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Great, Blistering Day
An estate in Sheffield, Massachusetts, produced the top lot of the sale: a pair of Chinese turquoise-ground porcelain vases. The vases had been brought into the gallery as lamps, and the underglaze Qianlong mark was discovered hidden under a lamp fixture. The vases had a modest estimate of $1000/1500, but ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Arts
Plains Indian lots, particularly beaded objects, attracted the most competition, if not the highest prices. The highlight was a Lakota hide coat beaded with pictographs of horses and riders, warriors, weapons, and birds. It had been part of Mabel Brady Garvan’s Kamp Kill Kare collection in the Adirondacks. It sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Presentation Harvest Face Jug Sells for $86,250
This rare stoneware face vessel or harvest face jug with arched handle and a double-sided applied and hand-molded face of a man was very likely made in Philadelphia by either Henry Harrison Remmey or his son Richard Clinton Remmey around 1860. The name “R.G. Simkin” was incised between the applied ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jewelry Auctions Here and There: North Carolina, New Jersey, and Donnington Priory, England
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
All prices include buyer’s premium
For this month’s market report, we go to spring sales at Leland Little in Hillsborough, North Carolina; Dreweatts & Bloomsbury in Donnington Priory, England; and Rago Arts in Lambertville, New Jersey, for an overview of what’s selling at auction. These tidbits emerge from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Americana
The top lot of the auction was this tall-case clock signed by Michael Hugus (1775-1825) of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The curly walnut case has string and vine inlay and an inlaid pinwheel. It has a brass movement and original painted dial with sun/moon dial in the arch. It is 88½" ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Garth's Single-Owner Sale of Native American Jewelry
This Casper the Friendly Ghost character ring by Carol Kee with inlaid jet and coral details realized $1875 (est. $150/350).
The top lot of the Garth’s sale was this signed 14k or 18k gold 1¼" high x 2½" wide cuff bracelet by Andy Lee Kirk. The hand-formed gold cuff with ... (Read More)
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