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(Show)A Bit of Normalcy Returns
A Country Gathering, Elizabethtown, Indiana
A few years ago, an article about an antiques show I had covered drew the ire of the promoter. A bit of flavor woven into the story, detailing the rural setting and an overnight storm, was seen as negative coverage. The promoter took an “if you ... (Read More)
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(Auction)New Platform Hosts Early Summer Sale
Arader Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Arader Galleries
Graham Arader launched his own auction platform in time for his early summer sale on June 13, offering potential bidders a $100 credit for registering with the new platform or $250 if a buyer asked for the money to go a charity. Of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lamp Base Brings $50,150
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
“It was a terrific sale. We have attracted many new customers, and our regular customers are still very active, as well as phone, absentee, and Internet customers,” said Lori Vallari, a principal at William A. Smith, Inc., in Plainfield, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Alamo Artifacts and Pennsylvania Prizes
Burley Auction Gallery, New Braunfels, Texas
Photos courtesy Burley Auction Gallery
A large and impressive collection of Texas and other American historical artifacts, memorabilia, armaments, furniture, and pottery was sold on June 6 at a Texas Hill Country auction house.
The 445 items that crossed the block at the Burley Auction Gallery in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Christie’s Settles with Manhattan DA in Tax Case
Christie’s has resolved an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney into violations of New York state tax laws. The auction house was accused of failing to register to collect and failing to collect New York and local sales tax between 2013 and 2017.
In the agreement, Christie’s London, Christie’s Private Sales, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online African American Fine Art Auction
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
In a heavily promoted sale, New York City’s Swann Galleries offered 187 lots in its African American fine art auction, held online because of the pandemic. Rescheduled to June 4 from its usual slot in early April, the sale took place during the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Cameo Glass Vase Sells for $118,750
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Extraordinary pieces of decorative art glass, including some of the earliest and rarest examples of American craftsmanship and British cameo glass, highlighted Heritage Auctions’ June 4 sale of art glass, including Art Nouveau and Art Deco works. Bidders from the around the globe ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, June 2020
The Times, and the Auctions, They Are a Changing
Though the situation began to change in the U.K. during the latter part of April, with some salerooms beginning to find a way around the restrictions, the sudden, across-the-board cancellation of live auctions in the U.K. has had a major impact. It ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Spring Sale Successfully Navigates a Different Kind of Storm
New Orleans Auction Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana
Photos courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries
Early in the year, followers of the sales at New Orleans Auction Galleries (NOAG) received a magnificent catalog for its regular spring estates auction scheduled for March 28 and 29. The pages documented almost 1100 lots, which were beautifully ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North American Decoys at Auction
Guyette & Deeter, St. Michaels, Maryland
Jon Deeter may have created a new paradigm for the auction world. Realizing that a pandemic launched the idea is something else.
The concept came after Guyette & Deeter, Inc., the auction house he heads with Gary Guyette, moved its established spring auction from St. Charles, ... (Read More)
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