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(Auction)Diving Helmets and More
Nation’s Attic, Wichita, Kansas
Photos courtesy Nation’s Attic
Imagine this: Officers of the submarine U.S.S. Batfish are huddled in their quarters, nervously pulling on cigarettes and stubbing them out in a brass ashtray as they decide whether to stay afloat and use the dark seas as cover or submerge and fire upon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Oceanian Textiles Lead at Hilliard Eclectic Sales
Hilliard & Co., Madison, Virginia
Photos courtesy Hilliard & Co
Hilliard & Co. held an online “Eclectic” auction in two sessions, February 26 and April 2. The sales were staged at the firm’s gallery in Madison, Virginia, and were conducted in the format that Hilliard & Co. has adopted in response to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tudor Place Reopens
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden in Washington, D.C., has reopened Thursdays through Sundays with docent-led tours of the historic house. Advance registration is suggested for timed entry tickets. Docent-led tours start on the hour, and the last tour begins at 3 p.m. Visitors also may enjoy the garden during ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, April 2022
With sales in the major London salerooms not yet fully into their 2022 stride, this month’s “Letter” has also drawn on a number of auctions held in other parts of the U.K. to come up with a rather curious mix of lots.
It does include a couple of really high priced, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Eclectic Estate of Carl Grenn
Green Valley Auctions, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Photos courtesy Green Valley Auctions
Green Valley Auctions conducted a three-session online-only antiques and collectibles sale over three consecutive days, March 29-31. The sales were staged from the firm’s facilities in Mt. Crawford, Virginia.
Although there were several consignors, the overwhelming majority of the material came from ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Aftermath Sets New Artist Record
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries’ sale of African American art in New York City the afternoon of March 31 offered 241 lots of paintings, lithographs, sculpture, mixed media, and quilts. At the end of the six-hour live auction, held online, the department had sold $3,684,007 worth ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Parallel Visions: Shaker Design and American Folk Art
Woodbury, Connecticut
Photos courtesy David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles
When the Winter Show was postponed, David A. Schorsch and Eileen M. Smiles had already announced their plan to offer two Shaker collections, one of furniture and one of boxes, and to hang folk art on the walls. They had written ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Small Americana Sale at Skinner
Skinner, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner’s March 30 American furniture and decorative arts auction comprised 111 lots. Presale press releases described the selection as “tightly curated.” It was. A cache of objects that descended from Alexander Hamilton caught bidder interest. Several of the Hamilton objects related to other important ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Heber C. Kimball: A Mormon Potter from Western New York
Western New York was a destination for trailblazers in the early 19th century. Men and women left their New England farms; Marylanders and Pennsylvanians traveled from the South for this new unexplored territory. They rushed to the new frontier for the area’s fertile land, establishing farms for fruit and vegetables. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Found Object Show: Art without Intent
A new show in a pop-up gallery on Rivington Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side took place over the weekend of March 24-27. The Found Object Show: Art without Intent was put together by Adam Irish of Old as Adam, Providence, Rhode Island, and New Yorkers Steven S. Powers and ... (Read More)
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