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(Auction)Records for a Heron and a Fish Decoy
Guyette & Deeter, St. Michaels, Maryland
First, we start with good news. Next, we’ll move on to even greater news.
After selling fine and notable American waterfowl decoys and sporting collectibles each spring in St. Charles, Illinois, for more than a decade, and with COVID-19 driving the most recent two spring sales ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Simpler Thyme Antique Show
Muncie, Indiana
A Simpler Thyme Antique Show went through several modifications before opening on May 1 in Muncie, Indiana. For about 15 years, the event had been held in Noblesville, Indiana, roughly an hour away. In addition to the new location, there was a change of promoters and, most significantly, there ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tabard Inn Library Bookcase Sells
An unusual Arts and Crafts-style revolving bookcase sold for £3380 ($4653) by English auction house Sworders in a sale held March 30 and 31. Made in the U.S. in the early years of the 20th century, it was once part of the short-lived enterprise known as the Tabard Inn Library.
The ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 59th Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 59th Philadelphia Show, April 23-30, a benefit for the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), was virtual for a second year. It may have been the last of the all-virtual antiques shows; it will be live on the East Terrace of the museum April 28-May 1, 2022, if all ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Marine Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Maritime art and artifacts in Eldred’s April 29 and 30 marine sale were drawn mainly from area collections and estates. One exception was objects from California collector Richard Kelton, who had filled six spacious apartments in Marina del Rey with his prodigious collections before he ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Online Sales Are the New Normal
Davies Auctions, Brookston, Indiana
Photos courtesy Davies Auctions
Davies Auctions is doing something different these days, having switched exclusively to online sales with Internet and absentee bidding but no live audience. It started because of the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s likely to continue indefinitely, according to owner Doug Davies. Since moving to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Kurau Family Offers Zamoiski Collection
William R. & Teresa F. Kurau, Lampeter, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy William R. & Teresa F. Kurau
What does a dealer do when asked to disperse one of the very best collections ever put together in his special field? An auction would be a landmark sale, a rite of passage, and its printed ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judge Rules Union League Club Not Required to Sell Monet
On March 17 Judge Neil H. Cohen of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, ruled that the Union League Club of Chicago was not required to sell Pommiers en fleurs (Apple Trees in Blossom), an 1872 oil on canvas by Claude Monet (1840-1926). (See M.A.D., March 2021, p. 125.) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The John “J.D.” Querry Estate Sale
Claystrong Enterprises, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Claystrong Enterprises
Clayton Armstrong of Claystrong Enterprises, based in Fort Loudon, Pennsylvania, held a two-day sale for the estate of John Querry on April 29 and 30. The Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, collector and dealer, who went by “J.D.,” passed away on June 17, 2020, and had amassed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Still Lifes and Works by Women Artists
Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers, Milford, Connecticut
Photos courtesy Shannon’s
Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers’ April 29 auction delivered a sold-through rate just shy of 90% and established three record auction prices for the fine art that crossed the block—remotely. A bank of 20 phone bidders joined with robust online action to bring a ... (Read More)
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