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Sotheby’s, New York City
Sotheby’s mid-season sale of American art on October 2 offered 133 lots that totaled $3.953 million, with a sell-through rate of 70.6%. The morning sale attracted several buyers and had a dozen specialists taking bids on the phone. Order bids left with the auctioneer were numerous, as ... (Read More)
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Clarke Gallery Relocates to Rockland, Maine
Clarke Gallery has relocated to 338 Main Street in Rockland, Maine. The gallery was formerly located in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Having purchased the 19th-century Federal townhouse in January, Peter and Karen Clarke completed a top-to-bottom renovation of the building, complete with a large first-floor gallery space. The ... (Read More)
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Three watercolor portraits on paper found in an attic excited nine phone bidders, and the three portraits brought a total of $73,200 (includes buyers’ premiums) at White’s Auctions in Middleboro, Massachusetts, on September 30.
“A local man brought the three portraits to us after the catalog was posted, just nine days ... (Read More)
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Antiques at Stratton Mountain Vermont Antiques Dealers’ Association Show, Stratton, Vermont
How one views the results of the 2018 Antiques at Stratton Mountain Vermont Antiques Dealers’ Association Show, held on September 29 and 30, depends on what show you compare it to.
If you choose to compare it to last year’s Stratton ... (Read More)
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Ludlow, Vermont
What’s better than an antiques show in an accommodating venue? Two shows in the same venue. Show promoter Frank Gaglio invented that trick when he launched the Bedford Pickers Market way back in 1998. It was a completely different show that dovetailed with Gaglio’s MidWeek in Manchester event, using ... (Read More)
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CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts at CRN
Photos courtesy CRN Auctions
Bidders were drawn to the September 30, 2018, sale by CRN Auctions in the Cambridge, Massachusetts gallery, where Carl Nordblom and Karin Phillips put together an eclectic array of objects. The interest was largely in smalls, although a ... (Read More)
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Weston, Vermont
For the 60th time an antiques show was held to benefit the Weston Community Association in Weston, Vermont. The Weston Antiques Show, held September 28 and 29, with a preview party on September 27, housed 30 diverse dealers in the sprawling Weston Playhouse, the main beneficiary of the funds ... (Read More)
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The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company’s most recent fine art and period antiques auction was held at the firm’s galleries in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 29 and October 2 and 3. The Potomack Company has settled comfortably into a schedule of staggered sales, with a ... (Read More)
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Oakland, Illinois
Log Cabins on the Hill Antique Show debuted with 25 dealers offering country antiques and Americana on September 29, 2018, outside of Oakland, Illinois, at Independence Pioneer Village. For months, dealers who previewed the venue had talked excitedly about the setting of the show—acres of grassy yard dotted with ... (Read More)
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Ludlow, Vermont
The calendar was no friend to this year’s Okemo Antique Show, held at the Mountain Lodge of the Okemo ski resort in Ludlow, Vermont.The slate of five Vermont shows traditionally occurs just before and during the first weekend in October, with the last event occurring on the first Sunday ... (Read More)
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