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(Auction)The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana, Part V
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Want to know how to identify a collection put together by learned, passionate individuals and an auction house that knows what it’s doing? Look at the results of the fifth auction that took place to disperse said collection and see that the sale total ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Two Gems Surface at Evans Sale
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held fine arts auctions in two marathon sessions, June 21 and 22. Among the nearly 1500 lots of fine Americana, folk art, pottery, and silver that crossed the block, two lots deserve close attention.
First is a late 18th-/early 19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sells Well at Semiannual Auction
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, Mt. Crawford, Virginia
Walter C. Newman
Photos courtesy Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates held its 36th semiannual auction of Americana and fine antiques in two sessions on June 21 and 22 at the firm’s gallery in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Nearly 1500 lots crossed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Kroll and Bertoia Are Rock Stars at Barridoff
Barridoff Galleries, South Portland, Maine
On June 22 the newly reconstituted Barridoff Galleries held its fourth auction since the new owners in partnership took charge in August 2017. It was the third at Barridoff’s location in South Portland, Maine. William Milliken, one of the auctioneers and partners, confirmed after the sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History Auction
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
Events related to two dark chapters in the timeline of the United States were at the heart of the top lots during the American history sale conducted by Cowan’s Auctions on June 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio. One of those stories dealt with the struggle ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fine Art Highlights Potomack Sale
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held a three-session late spring auction at its gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 15, 18, and 19. The June 15 sale was live, followed by the two online-only sessions. The live sale was divided into two parts, the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Uneven Results at Native American Sale
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
"A kick in the pants” was how Ingmars Lindbergs, director of Native American art at Bonhams Los Angeles, described his reaction when an “early and exceptional” Tlingit rattle estimated at $200,000/300,000 was passed on June 17. A similar rattle had sold for $504,500 at Bonhams ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North Carolina Was Center Stage at Leland Little’s Sale
Leland Little, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Among the 516 lots at Leland Little’s June 15 catalog sale were 54 from the estate of a renowned North Carolina philanthropist, Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (1920-2012). An early advocate for civil rights and arts education, Semans was the great-niece of James B. Duke, founder ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Steam Toys Gain Traction at Sale
Pook & Pook, Inc., and Noel Barrett Antiques and Auctions Ltd., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook/Noel Barrett
"Quality brings the big bucks,” said Noel Barrett after the June 15 toy sale at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. As at every Barrett/Pook sale, more than just toys were offered, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art at Swann
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
Swann Galleries offered 336 lots, including 40 works by Jared French (1905-1987) from a private Italian collection, in its American art auction on June 13. The annual sale totaled $876,055 (including buyers’ premiums). Of the 336 lots offered, 227 sold, for a sell-through ... (Read More)
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