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(Auction)Three-Day Sale Brings $2.5 Million
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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It took three days for Pook & Pook to sell 1408 lots in its Americana and international auction October 5-7. The 1372 sold lots brought a total of $2,518,924 (with buyers’ premiums); the hammer total (without premiums) was at the top ... (Read More)
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(Auction)History Sold at Withington Auction
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For many, the best objects at auction are those with an intriguing history. Such was the case at Withington Auctions’ October 7 sale in Goffstown, New Hampshire. Material was culled from several estates and collections, including the estate of Joseph William Pepperrell Frost (1923-2008) of Kittery Point ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Stair Galleries
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
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Sales at Stair Galleries in Hudson, New York, are often single-owner sales of furnishings of people with good taste. The auction house’s fall calendar included the October 6 sale of the contents of John Rosselli’s bachelor pad that he kept as a guest ... (Read More)
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(Auction)African American Art Auction
Swann Galleries, New York City
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Swann Galleries continues to be a source for some of the most sought-after works of African American art. Its October 6 afternoon sale totaled $3.7 million (including buyers’ premiums). The auction had a sell-through rate of 82.5%; of the 222 lots offered, 183 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Selection of Americana Sold in Los Angeles
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
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The estimates for Bonhams’ “Home and Interiors” auctions in Los Angeles are lower than those for their European, English, and American furniture and decorative arts sales—most are under $5000. The range of collecting categories is large—furniture, silver, rugs and tapestries, pictures, sculpture, and works of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eclectic Sale at Tremont
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
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From the 16th century, the old master oil on oak panel, 23½" x 31", depicts an Elizabethan courtyard with courtiers engaged in various sporting activities, set in an extensive landscape. The artwork sold for $30,500 (est. $6000/9000). The painting came from the estate of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Estate of Peter H. Tillou
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
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In a 2002 article in Antiques & Fine Art, Peter H. Tillou (1935-2021) said that there was a common denominator to his love affair with dealing and collecting. In everything he acquired as a curious eight-year-old and as an adult, there was an ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Jill Bokor
As executive director of Salon Art + Design for the last 11 years, and a magazine editor and publisher for over 20 years before that, Jill Bokor has enjoyed many chapters in her life—professionally, personally, and in what she collects.
Jill Bokor.
A native New Yorker, Jill is currently going through a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)One-Owner, One-Artist Collection Highlights Hindman Auction
Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
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Hindman Auctions in Chicago always rolls out the big guns for its seasonal fine arts sales, but the September 27-29 sales added a blitz of high power.
Bidders accustomed to a traditional series of American and European art, postwar and contemporary art, plus prints and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany Zodiac Panels Top Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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A collection of six rare Tiffany Studios mosaic glass panels representing zodiac symbols led Heritage Auctions’ September sale of masterful works of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and art glass.
The sale, highlighted by works from Tiffany Studios, was part of the Dallas-based auction house’s introductory ... (Read More)
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