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(Fragment)Art House to Open in New York City
New York City will welcome a new venue at the former Barneys flagship store at 660 Madison Avenue in Manhattan in November when Art House takes over five floors of the marble-covered, wood-paneled, windowed space strategically located between 60th and 61st Streets.
“We knew that New York has the highest concentration ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sotheby’s Sues Florida Couple and Company over Alleged Fakes
Sotheby’s wants its money back. The privately held auction house claims that several consigned Diego Giacometti (1902-1985) lots were fake, as were the provided provenance documents.
On August 5 Sotheby’s filed suit in federal court against Frederic Thut, Bettina Von Marnitz Thut, and FAAM LLC (Fine Art Auctions Miami).
According to court ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th-Century and Modern Design Sales
Rago/Wright, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago/Wright
“We don’t have a $3.7 million Tiffany Dandelion lamp to make this another $10 million sale like our sale in May, but in just four months we put together works made of even greater quality than our spring sale,” said David Rago as he watched ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)A Shot in the Arm
Two years ago—with the antiques market seemingly mired in the doldrums—we described the annual shows that make up Antiques Week in New Hampshire as a firewall. If the widely anticipated and well-attended Americana shows floundered, it would point to a larger downturn.
In the end, the firewall held, and the 2019 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Vase with Missing Neck Sells for $2.45 Million at Doyle
The sale for $2,450,000 (includes buyer’s premium) of a “unique imperial masterpiece” at Doyle New York on September 20 created a sensation. The vase, 4 7/8" high x 4" wide overall, with a “missing” neck, attracted some 30 phone bidders to the lot, number 189 in the sale.
$2,450,000. Photo courtesy ... (Read More)
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(Show)Battersea Foundation’s Second Annual Show
Battersea Antiques Show & Historic Trades Fair, Petersburg, Virginia
The second annual Battersea Antiques Show & Historic Trades Fair was held September 18 and 19 on the grounds of Historic Battersea in Petersburg, Virginia. The event is sponsored by the Battersea Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2006 whose purpose is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carlsen Gallery Celebrates 30 Years of Auctions
Carlsen Gallery, Freehold, New York
Photos courtesy Carlsen Gallery
In September 1992 the Carlsen family held the first auction at their new gallery. There were no computers, no websites, no Internet, and no smartphones. Carlsen’s buyer’s premium was 5%. George Bush was president. The average annual personal income was $22,000. Gasoline was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana, Decorative Arts, and Fine Jewelry
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctions
Garth’s Auctions held a sale of Americana, decorative arts, and fine jewelry September 9-19. The online-only event was unusual because of its large size (874 lots) and the diverse mix of material, from Windsor chairs to Haitian paintings.
Chinese porcelain vase and bowl, both with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Photographic Pieces of the Past
One Source Auctions, Canandaigua, New York
Every buyer of an old home dreams of a “find,” a treasure in the attic, a rare piece of history. But to find an entire “time capsule” with hundreds of items untouched for 100 years from an American cultural movement and its historical figures, along ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fresh Kensett Painting Tops $1 Million
A September 18 online sale described as “small and exclusive” by Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York, netted $3.75 million, with a painting by John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872), a Navajo chief’s blanket, and a circa 1870 timepiece setting the pace.
Singing Beach & Eagle Rock, Magnolia, Massachusetts by Kensett, a Hudson River ... (Read More)
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