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(Auction)American Furniture and Folk Art
Sotheby’s, New York City
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There was no annual conclave of collectors of Americana in New York City in January. The auctions and the Winter Show had an online presence. Appointments were made to view the offerings at Sotheby’s and Christie’s and to see what was consigned during the year ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Outsider and Vernacular Art at Christie’s
Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s offered 90 lots in its annual Outsider art sale, and at the conclusion of the three-hour online event on January 21 the auction totaled $2,137,750 (including buyers’ premiums), with 87 lots sold, for a 97% sell-through rate. The sale was offered as part of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Export Art
Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s has been selling the Tibor collection over the past several years. Formed over decades, it numbers more than 500 works and encompasses every category of Chinese export porcelain, from small, charming teawares to massive pairs of jars. The collection is named for the richly ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Heritage Examines the Current Jewelry Market
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
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Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas, Texas, presented a discussion about the state of the jewelry market, “Fine Jewelry Virtual Market Commentary,” on January 19 via Zoom. Jill Burgum, senior director of fine jewelry, based in Dallas, and Gina D’Onofrio, director of fine jewelry, based ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Folk-Art Finds
New Haven Auctions, New Haven, Connecticut
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Howard and Nancy D. Wagner of Beaver Creek, Ohio, were historians, collectors, and preservationists and were also the owners of The Yankee Peddler in Fairborn, Ohio. They had keen eyes and had gathered an impressive group of some 400 American folk-art ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Pandemic Forces Outsider Art Fair to Adopt Hybrid Model
The Outsider Art Fair (OAF) will move to a hybrid model offering live gallery exhibitions and an online viewing room when it is held January 28-February 7.
The fair utilized a similar model for its Paris edition held in October 2020.
The OAF, founded in 1993, has been owned since 2012 by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Case Auctions Opens Chattanooga Office
On November 30, 2020, Case Antiques Inc. Auctions & Appraisals opened a consignment office in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is the third branch for the Knoxville-based company, which John and Stephanie Case (pictured) opened in 2005. Other offices are located in Nashville and Kingsport, Tennessee.
“We’re grateful to be attracting an increasing ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sells in Los Angeles
Andrew Jones Auctions, Los Angeles, California
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Los Angeles is a notoriously difficult place to sell Americana, especially furniture, but on January 12 the almost 200 online and phone bidders participating in Andrew Jones Auctions’ only such sale of the year snapped up 93% of the more than ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Riley Humler Joins Toomey & Co.
Riley Humler has been appointed head of the ceramics department at Toomey & Co. Auctioneers, Oak Park, Illinois. Humler has over 30 years of experience in the auction business, beginning with Cincinnati Art Galleries and then as founder of Humler & Nolan, a Cincinnati auction house specializing in American and ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Online Washington Winter Show
Washington, D.C.
The Washington Winter Show was founded in 1955 as the Washington Antiques Show. Over the years the show has been reinvented, its organization and name have been changed, and it has occupied several venues. Throughout, however, the event has remained true to its original goal: to raise funds in ... (Read More)
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