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Synesael Davies Auctions, Brookston, Indiana
Material from the collection of Doug and Sandy Davies was part of the online-only sale held November 25, 2025, by Synesael Davies Auctions. Following his retirement earlier in the year, Doug Davies sold his auction business to Kenny Synesael. Both auctioneers are residents of northern Indiana.
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Howard Gardiner Cushing (1869-1916), portrait of Ethel Cushing, 1904, 3' x 4' framed, oil on canvas. Collection of Newport Art Museum. Image courtesy Sandy Nesbitt.
—Through December 31 —Newport, Rhode Island
Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color at the Newport Art Museum is the first major retrospective in decades ... (Read More)
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It was a pleasure to place a delightful still life by Virginia Granbery (1831-1921) in the collections of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), Richmond, Virginia, a museum nationally recognized for the quality of the collections, temporary exhibitions, and beautiful architecture and gardens. It has recently been honored as ... (Read More)
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginian
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its semi-annual fall Premier Americana auction at its gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia, November 20-22, 2025. The sale was divided into three sessions. Session one offered early glassware, lighting, and related ... (Read More)
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Washington Crossing the Delaware by Edward Hicks (1780-1849) sold for $215,900 (includes buyer’s premium), well above the $40,000/50,000 estimate, at Rago’s in Lambertville, New Jersey, on November 20, 2025, just a few miles from where Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware on that snowy Christmas Eve in 1776.
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Hake’s Auctions, York, Pennsylvania
Rex Stark’s Collection at Hake’s
The most successful dealers are passionate collectors. When Rex Stark, the dean of dealers in historical Americana, died on December 14, 2023, after a valiant battle with cancer, he left an enormous private collection and vast inventory. His good taste, fearlessness at auction, ... (Read More)
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William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire
When the three highest prices in a sale are all from different departments, you know it was a strong sale. Such was the case at William A. Smith’s November 19, 2025, auction in Plainfield, New Hampshire. The highest price was earned by an Alfred ... (Read More)
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Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams held an American art sale on November 18, 2025, at its Madison Avenue location that totaled $3.05 million (including buyers’ premiums). The auction house has since moved its U.S. flagship across town to Steinway Hall at 111 West 57th Street in February 2026.
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Guyette & Deeter, Easton, Maryland
Photos courtesy Guyette & Deeter
Guyette & Deeter’s annual November auction of decoys and folk art in Easton, Maryland, was its best ever, with sales topping $5.56 million (includes buyers’ premiums). The high lot of the November 15 and 16, 2025, event was a beaver-tail style pintail ... (Read More)
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New York City
For a sawbuck on November 14-16, one could enter the gallery at 516 West 26th Street, New York City, and revel in the finds that 20 dealers displayed in the white-walled space of the Found Object Show, now in its fourth year.
Objects that require more than a passing ... (Read More)
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