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(Auction)Hudson River School in Focus
Sotheby’s, New York City
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As part of Americana Week, Sotheby’s offered 37 lots of Hudson River school paintings, with works from the Maryann and Al Friedman collection, in an online-only sale from January 11 to January 20.
The sale totaled $1,608,455. Ten of the 37 lots were offered without a reserve. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Important Americana
Christie’s, New York City
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The January Americana Week sales in New York City have been called the Super Bowl for American antiques. Sotheby’s and Christie’s have been the perennial opposing rivals. In recent years, some strong competition has come from regional teams in another league.
The Super Bowl analogy doesn’t ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art of America at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s, New York City
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As part of Sotheby’s “Visions of America” sales in January, billed as “a new celebration of American craftsmanship and culture,” the auction house offered 74 lots of paintings in its “Art of America” sale on the afternoon of January 19 in New York City. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Bar Cross Ranch Sale
Sotheby’s, New York City
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The single-owner sale January 19 of the contents of the house at Bar Cross Ranch contributed $4,000,390 to Sotheby’s January “Visions of America” total. All but three of the 58 lots sold, which is 95% sold by lot. Total estimates were $2,384,600/3,541,900.
The collection was from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Jersey Glass Stuns at Americana Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Gorgeous, glistening glass in vibrant blue, yellow, orange, and green illuminated the catalog cover and auction results of Pook & Pook, Inc.’s “Americana & International” auction, which took place January 18 and 19 in person in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and online ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Disappointing Results at Sale of Native American Art
Sotheby’s, New York City
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A small selection of Native American art on view at Sotheby’s was offered online at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 19, with disappointing results. Of the 29 lots offered, just 17 sold for $263,525—that is only 59% sold by lot. Total estimates were $513,000/778,000.
Yokuts polychrome ... (Read More)
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(Auction)19th-Century and Western Art Sale
Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s sale of 19th-century American and Western art in New York City, now in its third edition positioned during Americana Week, showed solid results. The 10 a.m. sale on Thursday, January 18, presented 100 lots. One lot, Cardplay at the Camp by Eastman Johnson, was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Stamp Act Defiance Placard Sells for $4.5 Million
Christie’s, New York City
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Americana Week in New York City began on a strong note January 17 with Christie’s sale of printed and manuscript Americana. The total of $11,146,052 was swelled by the $4,527,000 (including buyer’s premium) paid for a Stamp Act defiance placard that was estimated at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Olde Hope Offers the Dittmar Collection
On January 17 Olde Hope opened its latest selling exhibition, The Dittmar Collection: Living with Antiques at Duck Hollow—a 20th Century Journey, in its New York City gallery. Folk art, furniture, paintings, ceramics, textiles, and more are offered for sale.
“By the time their home and collection were featured in the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Stoneware Pitcher Sells at Laughlin Auctions
A previously unknown Rockingham County, Virginia, cobalt-decorated stoneware pitcher recently surfaced during an online-only auction conducted by Laughlin Auctions of Edinburg, Virginia. The auction was hosted on the HiBid platform and closed January 17.
The approximately two-gallon pitcher stands 14½" high and has a bulbous body with a relatively high, conical ... (Read More)
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