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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, September 2024
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two American Art Auctions
Bonhams Skinner, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Bonhams Skinner
Bonhams Skinner often features smaller live sales of around 80 lots that are supported by larger online sales. Nineteenth-century and early 20th-century American art sold September 10 at the Marlborough, Massachusetts, gallery while a ten-day online-only American art sale of 107 lots ran from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)What Price History?
The ink and wash sketch The Destruction of the Bastille on a sheet of laid paper, 13 1/8" x 20¾", inscribed at the top “From the M. de Lafayette to General Washington” and signed at the bottom by the artist, Étienne-Louis-Denis Cathala, “Cathala Architecte Inspecteur de la Bastille fait le ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Timekeeper Edward Duffield
A Book Review
Bob Frishman’s book about Edward Duffield, the man who engraved his name and the name of his city on the dials of 60 surviving tall-case clocks, one bracket clock, two uncased movements, seven surveying compasses, and a sundial, is not the story of a leather-apron artisan. Duffield was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Parker-French Antique Center Changes Hands
For only the third time in its 48-year history, Parker-French Antique Center, Northwood, New Hampshire, has new owners. In early July, Richard Bojko and John Mullen announced the sale of their group shop to dealers Jerry and Joanne Perry of Chester, New Hampshire. “Twenty-six years is plenty. It’s time for ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sale of the Estate of Janice and David Brumagen
Caswell Prewitt Auctions, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Photos courtesy Caswell Prewitt Auctions
An abstract painting took the top price during a sale conducted by Caswell Prewitt Auctions September 8 in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, but much of the attention during the day focused on southern furniture, stoneware, and timepieces. The auction consisted largely of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Christmas in July
Beneath the Surface
We have taken you with us countless places over the past too-many-to-count-without-feeling-old years. To museums and museum storage, to antiques shows and antiques malls, into the seats at an auction and through the online bidding platforms that run them, and on road trips that resemble a National Lampoon ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sold at Horst
Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Horst Auctioneers
More than 100 collectors and dealers previewed Horst Auctioneers’ sale in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, on Friday, September 6, and stayed to bid when the sale began at 2 p.m. Most of them returned at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning, September 7, for the rest of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)September Splendor Sale
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
Called “September Splendor,” the September 7 Marion Antique Auctions’ sale drew a decent crowd, not at all unusual for Marion. The complimentary grilled hot dogs didn’t hurt—no one had to leave the premises for lunch. Dallas Washington has supplied food at Marion ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Collectors Win at Southern Pottery & Folk Art Extravaganza
Cagle Auction Co., Bogart, Georgia
Photos courtesy Cagle Auction Co.
Although outstanding material always comes to its block, Cagle Auction Company’s pottery sales are still under the radar. This has resulted in significant examples being purchased by astute collectors at great prices.
The September 7 sale in Bogart, Georgia, featured a number of ... (Read More)
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