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Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s offered 44 lots of Tiffany Studios lamps, vases, windows, furniture, tools, ledgers, and fine art by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) in a dedicated live auction the afternoon of June 10 during the house’s week of design auctions.
The sale, titled “Tiffany Masterworks from the Garden ... (Read More)
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Cultivate Collectors’ Services, Columbus, Ohio
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When the family of longtime buyers at Garth’s Auctions approached Amelia Jeffers early this year to create a legacy appraisal, she was all in. “Roy and Jo Ann Coffee of Ashley, Ohio, which is just outside of Delaware, were wonderful collectors and ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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The June 10 sale titled “Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement” was Sotheby’s first sale devoted entirely to works from the American studio design movement. The works made in the 20th and 21st centuries by the leading artists who defined the period ... (Read More)
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An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Chicago in April alleges a 15-year-long scheme to sell fake art and memorabilia.
The indictment charges mail fraud or wire fraud against Donald Henkel, 61, of Cedar, Michigan; his brother Mark Henkel, 66, of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Raymond Paparella, 59, of Boca ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
It’s Not Just Us by Hollie Davis & Andrew Richmond
Beneath the Surface
Over the years we have talked a lot about what some people see as a declining interest in antiques. Is it because young people are debt ridden? Is it because they are more transient and not looking for purchases that are large in terms of size and in ... (Read More)
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The Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, Massachusetts has announced the debut of Phoenix by artist Robin Tost as part of the museum’s “Streetside” series.
Robin Tost and friend John Graney place Phoenix at the Cahoon Museum.
Phoenix is the third in a series of quilted birds made for The Mount, Edith Wharton’s home ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Both London and provincial sales once more provide the content of this “Letter” and offer a mix of the rare and very costly—into which category falls an early and very colourful little tile that made a very high six-figure sum—and in the rather more affordable category, some animal-themed pincushions.
Among the ... (Read More)
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Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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If the COVID-19 pandemic does not get any worse, Freeman’s June 6 paintings sale may have been its last without a live audience in the salesroom. The 136 lots of American art and works by Pennsylvania Impressionists were on view at 2400 Market Street in Philadelphia ... (Read More)
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Richmond, Indiana
When the Heartland Antiques Show opened on the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Richmond, Indiana, June 4, there was something unexpected outside the Tom Raper Center. As the crowd formed in front of that venue, in a line stretching down the sidewalk and across the drive, those gathered faced massive ... (Read More)
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Early Settlers Antique Show, Frederick, Maryland
The one-day Early Settlers Antique Show was held at the Frederick Fairgrounds in Frederick, Maryland, June 4. This was the second installment of what is envisioned as an annual destination event, tentatively scheduled to repeat the first Saturday of June each year. The show is ... (Read More)
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