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(Auction)Hilliard & Co. Enjoys Continued Growth
Hilliard & Co., Madison, Virginia
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With more than 50 cataloged sales under their belts, André and Nicholas Hilliard are seeing sale-over-sale and year-over-year growth at their Madison, Virginia, auction gallery. The most recent auction at Hilliard & Co. was held on March 14 and consisted of more ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buatta Collection at Stair
Stair Galleries, Hudson, New York
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Auctioneer Colin Stair of Hudson, New York, remembers a time, not so long ago, “when the whole of New York was decorated in chintz and floral prints.” When he worked in the English furniture department at Sotheby’s he often found himself in Mario ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Works by Sally Mann and Édouard Cortès Take First Place at March Sales
Leland Little, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little
To heighten enthusiasm the week before his March 13 and 14 sales, Leland Little sent multiple e-mail blasts to his fan base. The reminders were graphic essays prepared by his information technology staff that focused on a few specific lots. Consignor and art ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Affordable” Bay Psalm Book Fetches $62,500
Swann Galleries, New York City
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An auction reporter’s lead paragraph usually trumpets a record or at least a higher-than-expected price paid for one object or other. This time, the achievement of an “affordable” price for a famous title is one of the newsiest parts of this account of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fairhaven Antiques Festival Resurrected
After an eight-year hiatus, the Fairhaven Antiques Festival will return to southwest Ohio this year. Under the management of Katherine Bovard, the popular event will be held Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5.
Founded in 1975, the annual show was originally managed by the Fairhaven Dealers Association. Built on a ... (Read More)
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(Show)A New Owner and New Vision for an Old Favorite
Fort Worth Show of Antiques, Art & Jewelry, Fort Worth, Texas
The Fort Worth Show of Antiques, Art & Jewelry has a long history in this Texas city often referred to as Cowtown. A visit to this year’s three-day show in March made it clear that this is no swap meet ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Art & Design” at Toomey & Co.
Toomey & Co., Oak Park, Illinois
On March 8, just before the coronavirus clobbered the U.S., Toomey & Co. held a scheduled “Art & Design” sale that totaled roughly over $1 million. Shortly after the sale, Toomey vice president and senior specialist John Walcher told us that exact results were difficult ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Highlights at Fontaine’s
Photos courtesy Fontaine’s Auction Gallery
On March 7 Fontaine’s Auction and estate auction in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In a post-sale chat about these four auction highlights, John Fontaine said, “I would say we were happy with the results, as all these items brought over twice the high estimate.”
Several objects had been consigned ... (Read More)
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(Show)Great Country and Americana from Respected Dealers
Country Spirit Antique Show, Arcola, Illinois
A large painted buttocks basket sold early and often during the Country Spirit Antique Show, held March 5-7 at three locations in Arcola, Illinois. In a way, the basket exemplified the overall show; buyers were eager to find something special whenever and wherever they could.
The ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Gathering on the Prairie Antique Show
Arthur, Illinois
Consider what came before. When A Gathering on the Prairie Antique Show opened its doors to a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Otto Center in Arthur, Illinois, Antiques Week in Central Illinois was already a little gray around the temples. At least for ... (Read More)
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