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(Auction)Russian Painting Top Lot at Pook’s Two-Day Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Paennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
A small oil painting of a Russian priest by Russian artist Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin (1842-1904) sold on the phone for $80,600 (includes buyer’s premium), far over its $5000/8000 estimate, at Pook and Pook’s Americana and international live catalog sale on January ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Americana Collection of David Good
New Haven Auctions, Branford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy New Haven Auctions
Simply put, the man has a very good eye. That man would be Ohio dealer David L. Good, whose collection was sold at New Haven Auctions’ live January 8 and 9 sale.
While New Haven Auctions’ former space in a rehabbed brick mill ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Stories They Tell
A Book Review
When collectors write books about their collections, other collectors are intrigued. They love a tour of a private collection by the collector. More often, collections of Americana are described by others in “Living with Antiques”articles in The Magazine Antiques or illustrated features in Antiques & Fine Art or ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, January 2022
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Making Memories
Beneath the Surface
Why are the winter holidays so stressful? Sure, there are all the additional obligations, like school programs and various holiday parties for the organizations in your life, and all the additional expenses, like gifts for coworkers and the mandatory Christmas gift-card exchange with people you don’t know what ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, Sampler Acquired by Museum
An 1826 needlework sampler has been put on display at the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The piece was created by Jane Morison, who likely was born in 1811 and lived in the Pine Creek Township section of the county. Her sampler inscription ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)January in New York City
On Wednesday, January 19, Sotheby’s will sell the collection of American furniture, silver, brass, and Chinese export porcelain of the late Peter Pfaffenroth. “Peter was a great collector, and he had some special things,” said Erik Gronning, chief of Americana at Sotheby’s. “It will be a live sale with an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Historical Print Collectors Society Announces 2021 Newman Award
The American Historical Print Collectors Society has selected Laid Down on Paper: Printmaking in America, 1800-1865 as the winner of the 2021 Ewell L. Newman Book Award. The book contains papers presented at a symposium held at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts, in 2017 in conjunction with the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, January 2022
There are some very expensive things in this month’s “Letter,” among them an elaborate ceremonial hat that made well over a thousand times its estimate in a Spanish sale—not to mention one of Napoleon’s distinctive and much more familiar hats—along with some really quite modestly priced items, but the general ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bath Antique Sale Returns
After a long hiatus due to COVID-19, the Bath Antique Sale Bath, Maine, is returning, according to Gurley Shows. The first sale will be held on Sunday, January 23. Two more dates will follow, March 13 and April 24. The show will resume again in the fall, usually on or ... (Read More)
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