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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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Rhinebeck, New York
October means picking (apples), taking rides in the countryside (for fall foliage), and going to a historic town near the Hudson River to a spot for great antiques and art. The twice-a-year Antiques at Rhinebeck by Barn Star Productions is held inside large buildings on the Dutchess County ... (Read More)
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Photos courtesy Russum’s Furniture Auctioneers
In these days of the Internet, when a rarity turns up in a small auction in a remote part of the country, it is not a secret. Sometimes the prices for these discoveries at out-of-the-way country sales are higher than those at well-publicized auctions held in ... (Read More)
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Chicago, Illinois
The quest for a continuing high-end antiques show in Chicago has had more episodes than Bayer has aspirin. Many have tried, but to date no one has succeeded with a long-term run.
Looking at history, the Chicago Tribune heralded a Chicago International Antiques Show at one end of Navy Pier ... (Read More)
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Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
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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Photos courtesy Withington Auctions
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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Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
Photos courtesy Stair Galleries
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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Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
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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Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
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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Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
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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