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While rumors of the sale of Skinner, Inc., have persisted for some time, it was confirmed March 16 by announcements from both auction houses that Bonhams has acquired the auction house. The company will be known as Bonhams Skinner, part of Bonhams America. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Skinner was ... (Read More)
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Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction
Slotin Folk Art Auction continues to see strong results as the ever-evolving market for folk and self-taught art gains more admirers and interest. This was evident at the company's spring "Masterpiece" sale held April 23 and 24.
"It was another great ... (Read More)
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Burlington, Kentucky
During the 2022 season opener of the Burlington Antique Show, one sign said it all: "Antiques And Stuff." The show is a mainstay in northern Kentucky, just a 20-minute drive across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. For decades the event has brought a mix of antiques and collectibles to ... (Read More)
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Tremont Auctions, Sudbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Tremont Auctions
Tremont Auctions' April 24 annual spring fine art, antiques, and militaria sale in its Sudbury, Massachusetts, gallery drew live buyers and those online, on the phone, and absentee. The sale, replete with unusual and very interesting items, began with silver and jewelry, progressed to ... (Read More)
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Great American Tag Sale, Katonah, New York
When Martha says sell, her flock listens. Over Rt. 22 past Girdle Ridge Road they flew to Martha Stewart's compound in Katonah, New York, for the Great American Tag Sale. There were a few hundred lucky and proactive ticketholders who scored early admittance (for ... (Read More)
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Millersburg, Ohio
Even with 42 dealers in place, there was still plenty of room for more when the semiannual Earlier Times Antiques & Folk Art Show held its spring edition April 22 and 23 on the Holmes Country Fairgrounds in Millersburg, Ohio. The building-large, modern, well lit, and comfortable-offered a venue ... (Read More)
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Berlin, Ohio
Christina Hummel of Pennsdale, Pennsylvania, recalls the fledgling days of the Simple Goods Early Country Antiques & Primitive Goods Show. But she wasn't the promoter of the event then. "I started as a customer. Stood in line at 6 a.m. I was standing in line with the rest of ... (Read More)
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Delphin Enjolras (1857-1945), Nu Allonge, pastel on paper, 1918.
-Through May 28 -New Orleans, Louisiana
Au Naturel: The Art of the Female Form at M.S. Rau explores the subject of the female form in fine art. The exhibit features paintings and sculpture by masters such as Jan Brueghel the Younger, Guillaume Seignac, ... (Read More)
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Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook, Inc.
Pook & Pook's spring sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, April 21 and 22 offered 806 lots of mostly estate property, including consignments from two much-loved dealers, Peter Tillou and Christopher Rebollo. On Thursday evening beginning at 6, after a preview party, ... (Read More)
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Ararity Auctions, Lorton, Virginia
Photos courtesy Ararity Auctions
Ararity Auctions, Lorton, Virginia, recently held a 134-lot online-only sale of special decorative smalls. The sale closed April 17 on the LiveAuctioneers platform. Ararity conducts a seemingly endless series of these comparatively small, targeted boutique-style sales. Similar size sales over the past months have ... (Read More)
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