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(Auction)William K. du Pont’s Collection
Sotheby’s, New York City
William K. du Pont’s Collection
Erik Gronning, Sotheby’s Americana chief, called the collection of William “Bill” K. du Pont (d. 2020) “one of the greatest private collections of Americana ever assembled...comprising some of the best examples of Americana ever to appear at auction.”
Sotheby’s offered the collection in a ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Bath Antique Sale Resumes
Bath, Maine
In Bath, Maine, a city known for shipbuilding, the Bath Antique Sale is like a Yankee clipper: fast, no-nonsense, and it gets the job done.
After a two-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bath Antique Sale returned under new ownership on Sunday, January 23. The four-hour show (10 ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, February 2022
Some of the inventions of Leonardo Da Vinci on view at the Museum of History & Industry. Photo courtesy Grande Experiences.
—Through March 13 —Seattle, Washington
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), a leading Renaissance painter and sculptor, was also an engineer and a scientist, but his work in these fields remained hidden for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana at Christie’s
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
After the triumphant success of the $10,852,875 sale of folk art collected by Peter and Barbara Goodman (see M.A.D., March, p. 67), Christie’s went on to sell 268 lots of Americana consigned by various owners in a live auction January 20 and 21. Silver was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Art in Folk Art: The Goodman Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), Woman with Pink Ribbons, probably Melinda Ann Arnold, painted circa 1833, oil on canvas, 31¾" x 27", sold for $3,870,000 (est. $800,000/1.2 million) to Patrick Bell of Olde Hope in the salesroom bidding for clients. It is an auction record for the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of the Pfaffenroth Collection
Sotheby’s, New York City
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Peter Pfaffenroth (1941-2020) was a student of the 18th century. Proud of his Princeton degree with a double major in history and engineering and his law degrees from the University of Michigan and New York University that enabled him to have a lucrative law practice, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)January American Art Sale
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Christie’s new approach to offering 19th-century American art in a dedicated sale during Americana Week resulted in a sale that totaled just under $5 million with a sell-through rate of 90%. The auction house called the January 19 sale “a resounding success.”
“Yes, definitely!” exclaimed Paige ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sayman Collection Sold
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
Photos courtesy Stair Galleries
Dr. Wynn A. Sayman (1926-2015) and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth F. Sayman (1929-2021), were doctors who collected English 18th-century pottery and porcelain. In 1980 Wynn retired as chief surgeon at Berkshire Medical Center, and they founded Wynn A. Sayman Antiques and soon were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decorative Arts Auction
Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Treadway Gallery
The online-only decorative arts auction held on January 16 by Treadway Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of those events where the biggest surprise might have been the lack of surprises. Nothing sold stratospherically high. Nothing was dragging in the dirt. And having prices fall ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale at Willis Henry
Willis Henry Auctions, Rockland, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Willis Henry Auctions
Willis Henry Auctions presented something for everyone at the January 15 sale in Rockland, Massachusetts. It was a welcome scene as bidding bodies filled seats, greeting other bodies not seen since before the pandemic. The Internet and the phones came alive. The ... (Read More)
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