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Betty Lamp Is Top Lot in September Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers Bidders at the September 12 and 13, 2025, cataloged antiques auction at Horst Auctioneers in Ephrata in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, were urged to leave the maximum price they were willing to bid before the item was sold, and if planning on bidding in real ... (Read More)

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Conan Illustration Brings Record $13.5 Million
by M.A.D. Staff

On September 12, a painting, commonly known as Man Ape (1966) by Frank Frazetta (1928-2010), featured on the cover of a 1967 Conan paperback, sold for $13,500,000 (includes buyer’s premium) in a one-lot auction at Heritage Auctions. The painting was consigned by the Frazetta family. Photo courtesy Heritage Auctions. The price ... (Read More)

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Neon Signs Shine Bright
by Kay Manning

Rockabilly Auction Co., Hartwell, Georgia Photos courtesy Rockabilly Auction Co. “It’s Elvis’s fault,” joked Kurt Kilgore of his passion for jukeboxes, soda fountains, and other nostalgia that led to the formation and naming of Rockabilly Auction Co. of Hartwell, Georgia, in 2007. “It came from me being an Elvis fan,” and a ... (Read More)

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Boston Collects
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Doyle, Boston, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Doyle Auctions Doyle Auctions launched its new Boston gallerywith its September 12 “Boston Collects” sale at The Vendome at 290 Dartmouth Street. “Boston Collects” auctions, largely monthly, bring objects from established Boston collections to market. The space has plenty of light and an entire wall of windows, ... (Read More)

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Art Thief—Caught Mid-Heist—Is Sentenced
by M.A.D. Staff

Harpreet Singh has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing $250,000 worth of art from a Scottsdale, Arizona, art gallery. He pleaded guilty to one count of theft, a class two felony. In January 2024 an alarm went off at the American Fine Art Gallery in the early morning ... (Read More)

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Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Art Dealer
by M.A.D. Staff

A former San Francisco attorney was sentenced on July 18 for the 2008 murder of art dealer and Palm Springs, California, socialite Clifford Lambert. David Replogle was sentenced by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In August 2022 a jury at the ... (Read More)

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Police Seek Robber
by M.A.D. Staff

The Fourth Squad of the Nassau County Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred Tuesday, July 22, at 9:13 a.m. in East Rockaway, New York. According to detectives, a 64-year-old male was working at Antique Buyers Long Island, located at 87 Main Street, when an unknown white male approached. The ... (Read More)

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Nye September 10 Brown and September 11 Welch Sales
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey Photos courtesy Nye & Company Nye & Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey, started the fall season off on September 10 with the sale of property inherited and collected in Rhode Island by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown families. The unreserved auction included furniture and furnishings ... (Read More)

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Webb Deane Stevens Museum Receives Grant
by M.A.D. Staff

The Webb Deane Stevens Museum in Wethersfield, Connecticut, has been awarded a grant from Connecticut Humanities to develop an exhibition exploring American needlework samplers as material expressions of national identity. The project, titled “Needlework Samplers, Identity, and National Memory,” will examine the diverse women who created these intricate works and ... (Read More)

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Charleston Secretary Bookcase brings $336,000
by Pete Prunkl

Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina Photos courtesy Leland Little Auctions More than 125 potential bidders, families, friends, and newcomers attended the preview party September 9 for Leland Little’s fall “Signature” sale. A wine and cheese buffet kicked off a three-day sale of paintings, jewelry, and decorative arts from September 10 to ... (Read More)
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