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(Issue Story)Bill Hamel, Hamel20, Red Hook, New York
In the Trade
If you want mid-century modern furniture for your home, you’ll have no trouble finding it. It’s all over the place. Dealers who once upon a time sneered at anything made after 1840 are now eager to show off their Finn Juhl chairs or their Harvey Probber sectionals.
Acquiring the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Criminal Charges Filed in Ivory Trafficking Case
San Diego, California, City Attorney Mara W. Elliott announced on November 28, 2018, that criminal charges have been filed against the owner and an employee of the Carlton Gallery in La Jolla, California, for trafficking ivory in defiance of California law.
This prosecution follows the largest seizure of ivory products by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Legal Actions Mount against National Book Auctions
*Update: Ithaca.com reports David Hall has been arrested, and charged with second degree grand larceny
Denis Gouey, a consignor to National Book Auctions who filed suit in May against the Ithaca, New York, firm, was granted a default judgment on October 26, 2018.
The Torrington, Connecticut, bookbinder claimed in court papers that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, December 2018
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, December 2018
September and October sales in London saw $1.4 million paid for a Banksy painting at Sotheby’s that was seen to (partially) self-destruct as the hammer fell—and thereby immediately increase in value—while in New York City at Christie’s a far, far higher than predicted $432,500 was paid for an AI (artificial ... (Read More)
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(Show)Williamsburg Show Signals the Opening of the Holiday Season
Holiday Antiques Show, Williamsburg, Virginia
The 37th annual Holiday Antiques Show was held November 23-25, 2018, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Williamsburg, Virginia. Known to most antiques followers as simply the Williamsburg Holiday Show, the event long ago solidified its place as a post-Thanksgiving destination for many in the mid-Atlantic. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)58th Annual Thanksgiving Americana Auction
Garth’s Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
Photos courtesy Garth’s Auctions
It didn’t take long to set high expectations during the 58th annual Thanksgiving Americana auction, held by Garth’s in Columbus, Ohio, on November 23, 2018. Roughly ten minutes into the sale a New England dome-top box from the mid-19th century, in its original paint ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
Christie’s held its fall American art auction on November 20, 2018, one week after “An American Place,” its sale of the Barney Ebsworth collection, which set a record for an American art auction. The November 20 morning auction offered 71 lots that totaled $26,491,500 (with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Flag Day Tops American Art Auction
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
A 70-lot sale of American art was offered at Bonhams in New York City on November 19, 2018. The sale totaled $2,440,750 with a sell-through rate of 77%.
There were a dozen or so attendees at the sale, which was held on the second floor of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)“Pepsi” Rolex Leads at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company rounded out its 2018 live auction season in three sessions held November 17 and 19. Two of the sessions were live gallery sales, both conducted on November 17, and there was an online-only auction on November 19.
Vintage Rolex collectors ... (Read More)
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