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(Auction)Washington Tops in Texas Auction
Rembrandt Peale, Martha Washington, circa 1856, oil on canvas, 36½" x 29", signed lower left, inscribed on the back “Mrs. Martha Washington (1795) / Painted by / Rembrandt Peale / with improvements From / Original by Ch’s W. Peale / Philadelphia,” $158,500.
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), George Washington, circa 1856, oil on ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Inuit Art Auction
An artist from Arviat known only as Susan carved her Mother and Child of stone. It has a simplified, proud stance and rightfully earned $312 (est. $300/500). Auctioneer Duncan McLean thought it “quite a lovely little piece,” and it is.
Joe Talirunili (1893-1976), Povungnituk, is most famous for his carvings of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Pure and Simple Antique Show
The smaller hatbox, marked for C.B. Platt, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has an illustration of a beaver and was $495. The larger hatbox, showing birds in a tree and lettered “Tappé/ 9 West 57,” was priced at $325 and sold during the show by Bill and Terri Baxter of Baxter Auction Gallery, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Balancing Act Perfected
As the fashion for Orientalism flourished in England, talented artist David Roberts (1796-1864) went on a painting expedition to record monuments and scenes of daily life in the Middle East. His travels resulted in the 240 plates that illustrate The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, with Egypt and Nubia, published ... (Read More)
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(Auction)$1.5 Million Toy Auction
Märklin, Germany, Pabst beer railroad car, gauge 1, early 1900’s, 10½" long, $21,240, the same price achieved by another elusive Märklin beer advertising car (not shown), Schlitz of Milwaukee, 10" long.
The truly memorable Märklin, Germany, U.S.S. Maine battleship, first series, 1902, 30" long, crested as Bertoia’s two-day topper at $64,900.
Voltamp ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Horn of Plenty
This powder horn sold for $74,750 at Cowan’s Auctions on May 1. “It was one of a few map horns that detailed British ships in the New York harbor and the number of guns on each,” said Jack Lewis, Cowan’s director of historic firearms and early militaria. Cowan’s photo.
A bit ... (Read More)
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(Show)Spring Show NYC
Shows are where collectors meet. New York 20th-century silver collector Margot Grant Walsh talks with Philadelphia silver collector Robert Taylor in the booth of Massachusetts dealer Spencer Marks.
The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center stand offered a variety of material from ten dealers. In the case to the right is a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Robust Sale of Paintings
E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) did not sign this painting, but her card was affixed to the back and her style is certainly clear. The Señora’s Garden, 30" x 26" (est. $200,000/300,000), sold to a collector in Carmel for $722,500. Scot Levitt, department expert at Bonhams, called it “the best work ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Class III Collection of Richard Wray
French model 1914 Hotchkiss machine gun, 8 mm caliber, made in 1918, having a very rare early flash hider, excellent condition with light patina, matching serial numbers, on an omnibus mount with anti-aircraft extension and vertical fire bracket, $9775.
British MkII Bren gun, .303 British caliber, made by Inglis in 1944, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Glass Show Now Includes Ceramics
Over the past 36 years, the Westchester Glass Club’s annual Collectors Show and Sale has been devoted solely to high-quality glass, but this year the show will expand to include quality ceramics.
Glass of all periods, including early blown, mold-blown, and pressed as well as studio art glass, brilliant cut, Depression ... (Read More)
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