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(Fragment)Colby Receives Significant Gift from Marin Family
The Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, announced it has received 184 works of art from the estate of Norma B. Marin. Marin (1930-2022) was married to John Marin Jr, son of the Modernist painter John Marin.
Over the last 50 years, the Marin family has gifted to the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Mark Indursky of Lost Found Art
When M.A.D. recently bumped into Mark Indursky, he was visiting the Found Object Show: Art without Intent in Manhattan. As many collectors will do, he arrived early to peruse what might appeal.
Scoping out the show was certainly an easier endeavor than the time he fished out a crushed bucket from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Skilled Artistry in Jewelry of Various Periods
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Toomey & Co.
Toomey & Co., Chicago, Illinois, held a jewelry, silver, and objects of vertu auction on May 31, with offerings from "the skilled artistry of various periods: antique, Georgian, Victorian, Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, Art Deco, Modernist, mid-century, and contemporary," according to a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York's Investigation of Sotheby's Expands
A court filing on April 21 reveals that the New York attorney general's investigation into alleged improper use of resale certificates at Sotheby's has expanded. In November 2020 New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Sotheby's, accusing the auction house of defrauding the state of New York ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques at Rhinebeck: Spanning Centuries and Cultures
Rhinebeck, New York
The spring Antiques at Rhinebeck show in Rhinebeck, New York, at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds, May 27 and 28, spanned centuries and cultures, from ancient Asian crafts to Art Deco designs. Diversity has always been the key to Rhinebeck's success over the decades, especially since Frank Gaglio and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Randolph Street Market: Celebrating 20 Years
Chicago, Illinois
Asked to describe her creation, Chicago entrepreneur Sally Schwartz put it this way: the Randolph Street Market is "a unique fancy antiques and vintage market with emphasis on vintage fashion, decorative arts, and arts of all kinds," she said. But there's more, and this is key. "It is a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Book Reviews
Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880-2020 by Deborah C. Pollack (Schiffer Publishing, 2022, 184 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from Schiffer Publishing [www.schifferbooks.com] or [610] 593-1777).
The first thing you should do with Deborah C. Pollack's Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880-2020 is flip through its pages to scan the images ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Successful Online-Only Event Sparks Jeffers's Next Venture
Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneer & Appraiser, Columbus, Ohio
For the past few years auctioneer and appraiser Amelia Jeffers has been a solopreneur in the auctioneer business and loving it.
"There is something about only having to manage yourself which can be very freeing," Jeffers explained. Sure, several of Jeffers's work projects require ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Bonhams
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams held its spring American art sale the afternoon of May 25 in New York City right before the Memorial Day weekend. The house offered 109 lots, of which 87 sold, for a sell-through rate of 80%.
The sale total, including buyers' premiums, was $2,735,324. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Shane Hawkins's Collection
Walther & Hawkins Auctioneers, Richmond, Indiana
No buyer's premium charged.
This one is personal. The story, for now, begins with a miscellaneous box of vintage photographs offered during the May 24 and 25 sale held by Walther & Hawkins Auctioneers in Richmond, Indiana. At the bottom of the flat was a newspaper ... (Read More)
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