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This ink on paper poem was painted by noted calligraphic artist Qi Gong (Chinese, 1912- 2005). It is his rendering of a poem that was originally from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The 40" x 13" painting is mounted as a hanging scroll. The poem sold to a telephone bidder for ... (Read More)
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A comprehensive on-line exhibition of Printed British Pottery and Porcelain will be launched on October 17. This joint project of the Northern Ceramic Society and the Transferware Collectors Club relates the remarkable story of the production of printed pottery and porcelain in Great Britain from 1750 to 1900. Designed for ... (Read More)
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All 770 clocks from the Greensboro (North Carolina) Clock Museum were sold at auction in the 1980s. This black onyx clock may have been one of them. A note from the museum stated that the clock was made circa 1855 and displayed the figure of Jean Racine, a royal historiographer ... (Read More)
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The booth of Imperial Fine Books, New York City, beckoned showgoers to enter.
Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, brought fresh stock and sold. Seen here is a collection of 20th-century Nigerian glass bead and cloth caps, coronet, crown, and footstool, ranging in price from $3800 to $12,500. Sales included a New Mexico ... (Read More)
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A 36" x 72" acrylic on canvas by Robert Theodore McCall (1919-2010), entitled Earth Orbit 98, 1977, brought the highest price at the auction. Signed and dated lower right, this painting from the Norman Jacobs/Starlog collection sold within estimate for $245,000 and set an auction record for the artist. Provenance ... (Read More)
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Five tin, iron, and wood coffee grinders, 19th century, the tallest 10", sold for $400 (est. $150/200).
Primitive wood dulcimer, 19th century, 30½" long, sold for $492 (est. $50/100).
A large group of copper cookware, including two roasting pans and five saucepans with lids, sold for $861, the top price in ... (Read More)
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The monumental English carved oak tall-case clock standing almost 11' high was consigned by a corporate collection. It has a rich provenance and even louder strike, and it was the sale’s top lot at $110,500.
Decorative arts director Corbin Horn told us that presale interest was high on the 19th-century ... (Read More)
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