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(Issue Story)Passion in Collecting
Passion: many collectors have it. Some believe it is the engine that keeps the collecting world turning and churning. It certainly leads to a variety of behaviors that those in the non-collecting world might consider unusual, even bizarre. (Of course, passionate love does the same thing.) I think of Brimfield ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Other Simon Willard, Clockmaker
Photos courtesy Willard House & Clock Museum
While not quite a household name, Simon Willard (1753-1848) is well known to American decorative arts scholars and collectors as an eminent and innovative Massachusetts clockmaker. His signed clocks, including the “banjo” style that he invented, continue to earn top prices. He was just ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two Art Auctions
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
In this one story M.A.D. is covering two Bonhams auctions in Los Angeles on November 25, 2019: the sale of the Eddie Basha collection of Western American art, and Bonhams’ traditional California and Western art auction. San Francisco specialist Aaron Bastian said the two auctions ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Louisiana Purchase Auction: Magnificent Portrait Closes 2019 with a Flourish
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Neal Auction Company in New Orleans wrapped up its 2019 activity with its most important sale, the Louisiana Purchase Auction. Held this time on November 23 and 24, 2019, the annual event traditionally focuses on regional material, both historical and contemporary. These consignments are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Grand Old Flag: The Stars and Stripes Collection of Dr. Peter J. Keim
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
The largest collection of historic American flags ever offered at auction was scheduled to be the first sale at Freeman’s new Philadelphia gallery at 2400 Chestnut Street on November 24, 2019. The city of Philadelphia’s building inspector held up permits, so the flags that were supposed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Casco Bay Closes Out Its First Calendar Year
Casco Bay Auctions, Freeport, Maine
It was a small auction, only about 220 lots. But on November 23, 2019, it came near the end of the first calendar year in business for auctioneer Andrew Davis and his Casco Bay Auctions in Freeport, Maine. Davis reported that he was satisfied with the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2019
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, circa 1480-1538), The Small Spruce, 1517-20, etching with watercolor, 6¼" x 4?". Albertina, Vienna (DG1926/1778). Image © The Albertina Museum, Vienna (Peter Ertl and Olga Pohankova).
—Through January 20, 2020 —New York City
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) presents The Renaissance of Etching. Etching is an intaglio printmaking ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Suspect Seizure
Consider the plight of Wiscasset, Maine, dealer James Kochan and his rare Jacob Hurd (1702-1758) silver sword. Kochan was due to sell the sword—steeped in history—at Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in Windsor, Connecticut, to benefit his newest venture, the Mars & Neptune Trust, a nonprofit formed to foster knowledge of military ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Masterworks of American Craft
Rago Arts and Auction Center and Wright, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auction Center and Wright
Rago Arts and Auction Center and Wright’s first co-branded “Masterworks of American Craft” sale offered 43 lots on Friday morning, November 22, 2019, at Rago’s salesroom in Lambertville, New Jersey. A few days ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eldred’s Marine Sale
Eldred’s, East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred’s
Scrimshaw was the main attraction at Eldred’s marine sale held November 21, 2019, in the East Dennis, Massachusetts, gallery. In preparation, the auction gallery hosted the meeting and cocktail reception of the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association (ASCA) the evening before the sale. There were presentations ... (Read More)
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