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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, December 2024
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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(Auction)Historical Beauty Contest Costume Sells
Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, Vermont
Photos courtesy Augusta Auctions
One of hundreds of young women plucked from obscurity in New York in 1919 to compete in a first-of-its-kind beauty pageant, Edith Hyde shimmied her way to the title in an Egyptian-inspired harem costume with—gasp—pantaloons described as diaphanous.
Since the judges of the contest, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Americana Insights
A Book Review
That old and variously attributed aphorism “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” applies to Americana Insights, the journal focused on “traditional Americana and folk art.” Now edited by Lisa Minardi, the successor to the founding editor Robert Shaw (1951-2023), the second hardbound edition is, like the first, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Arrest Warrant Issued
An arrest warrant was issued October 24 for Edward Goldsmith for failing to appear in the Southern Berkshire District Court of Massachusetts for an arraignment that day. Goldsmith is facing a charge of larceny by check under $1200. A criminal complaint was issued September 24.
According to Paul Kleinwald of Paul ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Short, Sweet, and Profitable
Thanksgiving Sunday Antique Show, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Born into the antiques business, Joshua Gurley and Rachel Gurley Libby are second-generation show promoters and dealers. Their Thanksgiving Sunday Antique Show, held December 1 at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts, attracted dealers and buyers of Christmas antiques in addition to the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Americana Auction
Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneer & Appraiser, Delaware, Ohio
Photos courtesy Amelia Jeffers, Auctioneer & Appraiser
The Thanksgiving weekend auction held by Amelia Jeffers at The Barn at Stratford (the old Garth’s Auction Barn) in Delaware, Ohio, November 29 and 30 grossed more than $1.4 million (including buyers’ premiums). “It’s unbelievable to me,” said ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial, December 2024
Consumers in the United States spent approximately $1.1 trillion buying Christmas gifts in 2023, with the average American spending over $1000 for gifts during the holidays. Those are big numbers.
An excellent gift should be personal, and that’s why I find the practice of giving gift cards, the most popular gift ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2024
Berthe Morisot (French, 1841-1895), The Harbor at Cherbourg (Le Port de Lorient), 1871, pencil and watercolor. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 2012.66.
—Through January 1, 2025 —Richmond, Virginia
Experimental Lines: Impressionist and Postimpressionist Drawings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon at the ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Exciting and Affordable Retrofits for the Home
A Book Review
In Everyday Antiques author Katherine Sorrell shows the reader how to integrate priceless antiques, sentimental hand-me-downs, treasured heirlooms, and downright unusual pieces to transform the rooms in your house from stuffy/expected into eye-popping/unexpected. It’s not about being stylish; it’s about style, and anyone can achieve the warmth that ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Historical Scale Sells for $60,250
A large, 155-year-old balance scale that weighed hundreds of millions of dollars in gold and silver in the 19th century at the Carson City, Nevada, Mint, including bullion from the legendary Comstock Lode, was sold for $60,250 (includes buyer’s premium) in an auction conducted by Holabird Western Americana Collections on ... (Read More)
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