(Young Collectors)
We Don't Know by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond
The Young Collector
Humans are really bad at not knowing exactly what to do. We are pretty sure that at the current moment none of you needs us to provide examples of this. To be fair, many of us do not like to be told what to do either, thus condemning ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Though it is good to see just how many sales have now been scheduled in London and around the country, albeit still online or with only limited access, it proved a little frustrating to realise that the real pick-up would begin just a couple of days after my copy deadline ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Sotheby's, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby's
Sotheby's American art sale at the end of June was smaller than usual and tightly edited. Offering 48 lots, the online June 26 sale totaled $9,103,750 with a sell-through rate of 75%. Three lots featured in the catalog were withdrawn before the sale. Of the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
A slight bit of rebranding was in play during the June 26 sale held by Cowan's Auctions. That event, billed as "American Historical Ephemera and Photography," followed sales in prior years that went under the guise of "Historical Americana" and "American History." Potato. Potahto. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
In March 2018 Christie's agreed to sell the Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) painting known as Le Marin (The Sailor) on behalf of Sierra Fine Art LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Christie's acquired the painting and planned to sell it at a May 15 auction at its New York City gallery that year.
Enter ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
We are all spending much more time now in our houses and apartments because of COVID-19. To give our readers an idea of what some of their colleagues, fellow collectors, and other readers surround themselves with in their abodes-on the walls, floors, or ceilings-we have introduced this new column-"Hanging with..."-because ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)
Antiques dealers and collectors are a stalwart bunch whose ability to overcome obstacles of every sort is stunning. The antiques world has overcome the vicissitudes of weather, will, and law and order. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a new kind of challenge, and the antiques world has responded.
Auctions and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
William Bunch Auctions and Appraisals, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Bunch Auctions
A red, white, and blue designating flag from the 2nd Army Corps of the Potomac engaged in repulsing Confederate Major General George Pickett's charge at Battle of Gettysburg, a book of Virgil's poems from the renowned Baskerville press given by ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Skinner's June 23 sale of important jewelry was characteristically filled with antiques, well attended (virtually), and exciting to watch online. We've been reporting that the jewelry auction market has been holding steady and even gaining steam since the beginning of the pandemic. When I ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
There's some promising news regarding the resumption of the business of antiques. While most shows are still shut down for the foreseeable future, there are signs of life to be seen, albeit under different circumstances.
On May 15 and 16, the fourth Virginia Pickers Antiques and Collectables Show was held in ... (Read More)
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