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Christie’s, New York City
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Christie’s offered an “edited and selective” sale on November 20, 2019, selling $21,895,250 in American art in its live sale and $2,237,625 in the online auction, which ran November 14-20. The overall total was $24,132,875.
“We’re very selective in what we include,” said Eric Widing, deputy ... (Read More)
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The American Art Fair, New York City
The 12th edition of the American Art Fair, held November 16-19, 2019, opened to a larger-than-usual crowd on Friday, November 15, an evening where collectors, clients, art dealers, curators, and auction house specialists mingled on the three floors of the Bohemian National Hall on ... (Read More)
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Bonhams, New York City
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A 100-lot auction of American art, including nine lots from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), was held at Bonhams in the late afternoon of November 19, 2019. The second-floor salesroom was filled with approximately 35 people at the 4 p.m. start of the auction. ... (Read More)
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Sotheby’s, New York City
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The first American art sale since Sotheby’s was taken private resulted in $20,867,000 (with buyers’ premiums) worth of art being sold. Seventy lots were offered on November 19, 2019, and 43 sold, for a sell-through rate of 61.4%. The presale estimate was $24,795,000/38,215,000.
The results were ... (Read More)
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New York City
The eighth edition of Salon Art + Design was held November 14-18, 2019. The show “tweaked a few things” this time around yet continues to offer visually appealing, and in some cases arresting, works of art and design from a range of time periods and cultures.
The show welcomed ... (Read More)
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Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
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It’s always a full house when an auction begins at Grogan & Company. The November 17, 2019, sale in the Boston gallery was no exception. The sale could be called seaworthy, as the artwork sold had a decidedly maritime flavor, albeit with ... (Read More)
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
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Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 37th semiannual auction of Americana, a two-day affair on November 15 and 16, 2019. The first day featured 18th- and 19th-century glassware, lighting, and ceramics. M.A.D. visited on day two ... (Read More)
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Davies Auctions, Lafayette, Indiana
A selection of Upton Stuckey stoneware, made in Loogootee, Indiana, in the second half of the 19th century, highlighted a consignment sale held by Davies Auctions in Lafayette, Indiana, on November 16, 2019. Prices for four marked examples ranged from $825 to $2860 (including buyer’s premium).
The pottery ... (Read More)
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Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Believed to be the earliest known image of American slaves with cotton, a quarter-plate daguerreotype discovered in Texas and subsequently traced to a family of Georgia slave owners sold for $324,500 (including buyer’s premium) against an estimate of $100,000/150,000 during the American history sale ... (Read More)
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Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
Each year Farrin’s Country Auctions holds a pre-Thanksgiving sale in Randolph, Maine. On November 13, 2019, it consisted of over 800 lots, out the door in an evening of fast selling, with a small handful of items left behind. The biggest money winners were a couple ... (Read More)
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