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(Auction)A Modern-Day Old Country Auction
Laughlin Auctions, Edinburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Laughlin Auctions
A friend recently posed a rhetorical question: “Is there any such thing as a little country auction anymore?”
My knee-jerk response was that there are not and something to the effect that online auctions have supplanted them. Upon reflection, I wish to walk that back ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bringing Art to the People
Visitors to Scarborough Beach State Park in Scarborough, Maine, will find a sandy beach, a cresting Atlantic Ocean, and wildlife. They will also see a reproduction of Antonio Jacobsen’s 1891 oil on canvas portrait, 24½" x 38", of the ill-fated steamboat The Portland.
The Portland isn’t the only picture at Scarborough ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bodrero’s Polo Players
In the case of the many weathervane designs of Wilhelm Hunt Diederich (1884-1953) floating around, not all that glitters is gold. For almost 50 years, a particular weathervane of two polo players engaged in a spirited chase has been exhibited, sold, and editorialized about. Spoiler alert: it’s not by Diederich.
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(Fragment)Amelia Jeffers Returns to the Auction Podium
Be it producing Sophisticated Living, a glossy magazine touting Ohio’s elegant lifestyle; helping clients find their dream home as a Realtor; or pulling together and—with gavel in hand—conducting auctions of antiques or luxury items, Amelia Jeffers of Columbus, Ohio, is one busy woman.
Although she enjoys the many hats she wears, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Americana Collection of Natalene and Eric Aaberg
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
The Americana Collection of Natalene and Eric Aaberg
A folky portrait of a girl and her dog brought the top price during a single-owner sale held by Garth’s Auctions August 21. However, a variety of smalls defined the market that day.
The collection was that of Natalene and Eric ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of Fine Art
Barridoff Auctions, South Portland, Maine
Photos courtesy Barridoff Auctions
Barridoff Auctions of South Portland, Maine, offered 207 lots in its August 20 sale of fine art. Barridoff was established in the mid-1970s as an art and antiques gallery and in the late 1970s shed the gallery and antiques portion of its business ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, September 2022
Jules Chéret, Bal du Moulin Rouge, 1889, color lithograph, 48 7/8" x 34¾" (sheet size). The James and Susee Wiechmann Collection, M2021.60. Photo by John R. Glembin.
—Through October 16 —Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Known as the father of the poster, Jules Chéret (French, 1836-1932) caused a sensation when he brought colorful, large-scale advertisements ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Freeman’s Summer Jewels Auction
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
The top price in the sale was for this diamond and platinum 16" long solitaire necklace from a private Massachusetts collection. The necklace is centered by a brilliant-pear-cut diamond in a platinum basket setting, suspended from a platinum rope chain. It was accompanied by a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 65th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association Show
The New Hampshire Antiques Show, Manchester, New Hampshire
It was 65 years ago when the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) held its first annual show. According to the organization, it was held in an upstairs room at the Highway Hotel in Concord. From that humble beginning, the Dealers’ Show, as ... (Read More)
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(Auction)August Americana
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
It’s axiomatic: good collections make good sales. Two such collections were sold at Bonhams Skinner’s live and in-person auction August 13 in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery. The highlight was a manuscript journal from an 1817 cruise on the pleasure yacht Cleopatra’s Barge. Estimated at ... (Read More)
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