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(Auction)African American Art Auction
Swann Galleries, New York City
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Swann Galleries continues to be a source for some of the most sought-after works of African American art. Its October 6 afternoon sale totaled $3.7 million (including buyers’ premiums). The auction had a sell-through rate of 82.5%; of the 222 lots offered, 183 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Selection of Americana Sold in Los Angeles
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
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The estimates for Bonhams’ “Home and Interiors” auctions in Los Angeles are lower than those for their European, English, and American furniture and decorative arts sales—most are under $5000. The range of collecting categories is large—furniture, silver, rugs and tapestries, pictures, sculpture, and works of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eclectic Sale at Tremont
Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
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From the 16th century, the old master oil on oak panel, 23½" x 31", depicts an Elizabethan courtyard with courtiers engaged in various sporting activities, set in an extensive landscape. The artwork sold for $30,500 (est. $6000/9000). The painting came from the estate of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Estate of Peter H. Tillou
Brunk Auctions, Asheville, North Carolina
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In a 2002 article in Antiques & Fine Art, Peter H. Tillou (1935-2021) said that there was a common denominator to his love affair with dealing and collecting. In everything he acquired as a curious eight-year-old and as an adult, there was an ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Jill Bokor
As executive director of Salon Art + Design for the last 11 years, and a magazine editor and publisher for over 20 years before that, Jill Bokor has enjoyed many chapters in her life—professionally, personally, and in what she collects.
Jill Bokor.
A native New Yorker, Jill is currently going through a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)One-Owner, One-Artist Collection Highlights Hindman Auction
Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
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Hindman Auctions in Chicago always rolls out the big guns for its seasonal fine arts sales, but the September 27-29 sales added a blitz of high power.
Bidders accustomed to a traditional series of American and European art, postwar and contemporary art, plus prints and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Tiffany Zodiac Panels Top Sale
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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A collection of six rare Tiffany Studios mosaic glass panels representing zodiac symbols led Heritage Auctions’ September sale of masterful works of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and art glass.
The sale, highlighted by works from Tiffany Studios, was part of the Dallas-based auction house’s introductory ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Ammi Phillips Discoveries
David R. Allaway has spent more than a decade creating the digitized catalog of portraits by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), the most prolific American folk artist. His study identifies sitters, provenance, and sale information. It lists Phillips’s portraits in alphabetical order in Volume 1, with sections on unidentified portraits, and displays ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)R. Scudder Smith, 87, Publisher and Editor
Reprinted courtesy Antiques And The Arts Weekly
The Smith family announces with sadness the passing of R. Scudder Smith on August 14. He was 87 years old. Born April 12, 1935, Robert Scudder Smith was the elder son of Paul Scudder Smith and Mary Starr Conger Smith, and older brother to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bite the Bullet
At every auction I attend as a reporter, I register and get a bidding number. The reason is two-fold: the registration gets me on the auction house’s mailing list, and, who knows, I might get a bargain if something is going cheaply. At every registration, I’m asked if I have ... (Read More)
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