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On February 4 Keno, Inc., the New York City company owned by Leigh Keno, filed a motion for summary judgment against Grace Lu of Great Neck, New York. Keno claims it is owed $133,450.
The case, filed in Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, alleges ... (Read More)
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Cottone Auctions' March 27 sale in Geneseo, New York, brought in $1.6 million for just over 200 lots.
The top lot was a rare Tiffany Studios Pond Lily lamp from a Winter Park, Florida, collection that sold for $138,000 (includes buyer's premium) via absentee bid.
Tiffany Studios Pond Lily table lamp, $138,000.
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We are all spending much more time now in our houses and apartments because of COVID-19. Because we all might enjoy staring at someone else's walls for a change, this column gives our readers an idea of what some of their colleagues, fellow collectors, and other readers surround themselves with ... (Read More)
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The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia, kicked off spring 2021 with a series of four online-only auctions over a three-day period, March 23-25. The four sales were loosely targeted, consisting of jewelry and Asian works of art, followed by modern art, then English ... (Read More)
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Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner, Inc., Boston, held a "Fine Jewelry Collections" online sale from March 16 through 24. It contained the abundance of antique jewelry that Skinner has a history of offering in its auctions, at more modest prices than the jewelry in its live "Important Jewelry" ... (Read More)
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Like many in the art and antiques field, I have been stuck at home, with daily business largely at a standstill. I've used part of the time to fine-tune a manuscript written in 2019 for the Frick Center for the History of Collecting about the remarkable New York City dry ... (Read More)
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When an auction is advertised as having "No Buyer's Premium," it doesn't necessarily mean there will not be other charges.
A regional auction house touts that it doesn't charge a buyer's premium, which is an attractive incentive to bid in these days when the buyer's premium is pushing ever closer to ... (Read More)
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Gurley Antique Shows has scheduled its Dover Antiques and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, 282 Durham Road, Dover, New Hampshire, for three Saturdays-April 24, May 22, and June 19-with more dates to follow. These shows will be outdoors from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be 50-plus ... (Read More)
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Cox & Graves Auction Co., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Photos courtesy Cox & Graves Auction Co.
Readers may recall a report published on the M.A.D. website, "George Nakashima Furniture Sells Well in Virginia." The story covered an August 7-17, 2020, sale consisting of six pieces of furniture from the studios of the legendary New ... (Read More)
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John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts, is making the best of a bad situation and finding the silver lining in the COVID-19-produced cloud. Even though the auction house carefully limited in-person attendance to 25 or fewer at its March 20 sale, phone, absentee, ... (Read More)
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