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This assortment of lusterware pitchers and pictorial children’s cups was found in the booth of Bill Shaeffer Antiques, Glyndon, Maryland. The prices ranged from $175 for the smaller mugs to $600 for the large pitcher.
Stuart Nordin Design, Alexandria, Virginia, offered these framed black-and-white prints. They are not dated, but they ... (Read More)
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A New Dress for the Empress by Jennifer Mujezinovic of Bloomington, Indiana, a 48" x 24" oil on canvas with collage, was offered by the artist and sold during the preview party.
This Danish peg tankard by Holm, circa 1910, late Renaissance style, .830 silver, was $2600 from Bradley M. Bloom ... (Read More)
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Babel (Stockholm Type), 2013, by Charles Lutz was based on Andy Warhol’s Brillo boxes first exhibited in the 1960’s. Armory Show guests were encouraged to take home a box.
Luminous Words, digital lighting books, by Airan Kang, a Korean artist, were offered for $5000 apiece at Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York ... (Read More)
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Ron Bourgeault of Northeast Auctions is shown with ten students who were fortunate to get Bourgeault Scholarships to the Winterthur Furniture Forum. Some were scholars and some were cabinetmakers.
Boston japanned furniture at Winterthur: the Pimm high chest, a clock, and a chair.
Boston seating furniture at Winterthur. The chair to the ... (Read More)
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Jean Arp (1886-1966), Ganymede, 1966, $500,000 from Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York City.
Menconi & Schoelkopf Fine Art, New York City, sold New Orleans #8 (left) by Ralston Crawford (1906-1978), 1957, 28¼" x 23¾". St. Anne Street (right), 24" x 18", oil on canvas, was $185,000.
The images of fencers by Eadweard ... (Read More)
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An 1878 lease agreement requiring free admission to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York City on most days of the week is being violated, according to a class-action lawsuit. The suit, filed on March 5 by Filip Saska, Tomáš Nadrchal, and Stephen Michelman, claims that the Met ... (Read More)
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The pair of Ward brothers (Lemuel T. and Stephen) widgeon decoys had “Mackey Collection” stamps. William F. Mackey Jr. was the author of American Bird Decoys (Bonanza Books, 1965), where the drake of this pair is illustrated on page 147. Mackey’s superlative collection was sold in the 1970’s through the ... (Read More)
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This stoneware flask signed “The Springfield Hog. from Kirkpatrick/ Anna, Ills May 21 1871” is unusually large for the form at 8¾" long. It sold for $35,650 (est. $30,000/40,000) to a collector from Pennsylvania bidding in the room. Both ears had chips; otherwise, the flask was in good condition. “The ... (Read More)
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This massive Teco vase by Fritz Albert, 22½" high and decorated with irises, was made in Terra Cotta (Crystal Lake), Illinois, circa 1905, and is stamped “Teco” twice. It sold for $212,500 (est. $35,000/45,000).
Rare seven-handled Grueby vase, Boston, circa 1900, 10¾" high x 8½" wide, marked with circular Grueby stamp, ... (Read More)
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On March 1, United States Attorney for New Jersey Paul J. Fishman announced that he and Assistant U.S. Attorney Marion Percell filed a complaint on February 22 in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey for forfeiture of more than 2200 pieces of art—mostly vintage photographs—from Green Diesel, LLC, and ... (Read More)
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