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Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook Inc.
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, is known for getting some surprising high prices for Pennsylvania German household gear and painted furniture, but in recent catalog sales, Americana has not brought the most surprising high prices. At Pook & Pook's "Americana ... (Read More)
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Looking at the long lines of people waiting to enter the antiques shows in New Hampshire during Antiques Week, I asked myself what we should call these people who rise early in the morning and go stand in line for hours for a chance to shop the shows early.
"Cult, cognoscenti, ... (Read More)
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Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer's premium when charged. We're always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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A popular antiques shop in Cambridge City, Indiana, has reopened following the death of its owner earlier this year. David Albert reopened Log House Antiques August 1. The shop had been run by Shane Hawkins since 2010. The business had closed after Hawkins died unexpectedly in March.
Albert and Hawkins were ... (Read More)
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Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
Items that could be described as "purely Americana" sold well during the American furniture, folk art, and decorative arts auction held by Hindman October 4 in Cincinnati. Even so, the top lot of the day helped put the market in perspective.
Sand bottle by Andrew Clemens (1857-1894), ... (Read More)
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A Book Review
Just after noon on Sunday, April 19, 1562, the eldest son of King Philip II spied a young woman walking in the garden below his window. Prince Don Carlos, age 17 and heir to the Spanish throne, lost his footing as he rushed down the stairs of his ... (Read More)
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CRN Auctions, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) carved this 10" long wood spoon with an image of a recumbent fox and other marks. It was held in a presentation box (not shown) with a fitted interior and came from an East Coast collection. It had sold at ... (Read More)
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Photos courtesy Schoelkopf Gallery
Living with fine art for 57 years has given Andrew Schoelkopf of Schoelkopf Gallery in New York City a perspective different from most.
He lived "above the store" during his childhood in Manhattan, where his father, Robert, owned a gallery at 825 Madison Avenue at 69th Street. Andrew ... (Read More)
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Doyle, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Doyle
Doyle called its September 29 auction, the second in its Boston gallery, "Boston Collects." It was fitting for the auction house established in 1962 by Newton, Massachusetts, native William J. Doyle. Material drawn from several area collections was on the menu.
Roughly 40 lots came from the ... (Read More)
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Nicholas P. Hatch, 29, of Wilton, Connecticut, pleaded guilty August 7 to mail fraud stemming from the sale of counterfeit paintings.
According to court documents, Hatch was the owner of Hatch Estate Services LLC, an estate sales company based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Between approximately April 2020 and January 2022, Hatch used ... (Read More)
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