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(Fragment)New Name for Utica Museum and Pratt Institute Extension
The Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica, New York, will now be known as Munson. Officials have also announced a master plan to redesign its 10-acre, 25-building campus in downtown Utica.
Currently known as PrattMWP, the college of art and design at Munson will become Pratt Munson starting with the incoming class ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Pump Up the Volume
Beneath the Surface
Little in the auction world has changed more than the "back room." Regardless of what it was called, most auction houses used to have either sales or portions of sales where the uncataloged, the odds and ends, ended up.
Auctioneers have lots of euphemisms for this material-cleanout lots, box ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Dogs in Art and Sporting Art
Doyle, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
A small pack of dog and sporting art aficionados were in the salesroom for Doyle's May 10 New York City auction "Dogs in Art & Sporting Art." Held in the back of Doyle's exhibition space on East 87th Street, the live sale offered 154 lots ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Southern Star
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner's May 9 Americana sale in the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery brought 74 lots of historical and aesthetic interest to the market. The highlight was a southern walnut Chippendale desk-and-bookcase that left its estimate in the dust when it sold for $277,575 (including buyer's ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison
On March 6 Miami art dealer Eduardo Ulises Martinez was sentenced to 51 months in prison for illegally smuggling sculptures containing ivory and for obstructing justice. Martinez is president of Art Master Collection Corp. and specializes in selling Art Nouveau and Art Deco art.
After a seven-day trial, a federal jury ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)AIM Acquires Kovels, Inc.
Active Interest Media (AIM), owner of Antique Trader, has acquired the assets of Kovels, Inc. According to AIM, the "collaboration of Antique Trader and Kovels will serve as an invaluable, go-to resource for hobbyists and collectors," featuring an online price guide with over 1 million prices, a full-color monthly newsletter, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art and Fine Jewelry at Grogan
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Grogan & Company
There has been an ownership change at Grogan & Company in Boston. The company has been sold to Georgina Winthrop, who is now president and fine art director. Founder Michael B. Grogan has assumed the role of chief auctioneer. The new president ... (Read More)
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(Show)Hanover Tavern Unveils Founding Father's Cupboard
Antiques At The Tavern, Hanover, Virginia
The fifth annual Antiques At The Tavern show was held May 5-7 at the historic Hanover Tavern in Hanover, Virginia. The Hanover Tavern Foundation is the host, and proceeds from the show go to benefit the foundation's goals related to education and preservation. This year ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, may 2023
A view of Chepstow Castle by the youthful JMW Turner, one that has seen a good many auction outings over the years, and a study of a gaucho on horseback that far exceeded all expectations and raised a seven-figure sum are among a number of pictures featured this month.
Outlaw and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana and International Auction
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
Although there was no sound on the first online livestreamed session of Pook & Pook's May 4 and 5 sale, it did not seem to matter much except for the frustration of not knowing if a lot was sold in the ... (Read More)
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