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On December 20, 2017, it was announced that Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pennsylvania, and Las Vegas, Nevada, has merged with Fairfield, Maine, auction house James D. Julia, Inc., which will become a division of Morphy Auctions. Terms of the deal, which was finalized on December 14, were not announced.
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Winter Antiques Show, New York City
For 64 years, the Winter Antiques Show has filled the grand Park Avenue Armory for ten days in January to benefit East Side House Settlement’s educational projects ranging from early childhood to college preparatory. It was one of the first antiques shows created as a ... (Read More)
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Lebanon, Ohio
Shortly before the opening of the Lebanon Antique Show, held January 27 and 28, Deborah Fisher stopped to pet a pig for luck. It was an interesting gesture but also totally unnecessary. An enthusiastic crowd forming outside the doors would soon see to that.
Deborah Fisher bought the cast-iron pig ... (Read More)
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Atlanta, Georgia
The Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta is home to the Cathedral Antiques Show, a show with 26 dealers, five of whom are members of the Antiques Council. The Antiques Council is a professional nonprofit association with over 80 members in North America and Europe. It currently manages four ... (Read More)
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Arader Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Arader Galleries
There was plenty of action at Arader Galleries’ auction on Saturday, January 27, which occurred during the last weekend of Americana Week. The entire staff, along with principal Graham Arader, was camped out on the second floor of 1016 Madison Avenue taking bids ... (Read More)
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The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company kicked off its 2018 auction schedule with a spectacular sale of antiques and fine art. The 400-lot auction was held on January 27 at Potomack’s galleries in Alexandria, Virginia. Well-known auctioneer, appraiser, and antiques personality Tim Luke was on ... (Read More)
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Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
When Pook & Pook’s warehouse is overflowing, a sale is necessary. That’s why Pook & Pook scheduled a catalog sale for Saturday, January 27, and an online sale on the following Monday, January 29. It was just two weeks after Pook ... (Read More)
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Case Antiques Auction, Knoxville, TennesseePhotos courtesy Case Antiques
The Case Antiques winter auction on January 27 was, as always, an intense one-day sale that presented almost 900 lots from a broad spectrum of specialties. The expected regional furniture, fine art, and decorative arts alternated with surprising offerings from a variety of ... (Read More)
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Daniel Buck Auctions, Lisbon Falls, Maine
Daniel Buck Soules is a survivor, having survived a possible heart attack, a fearsome bout with Lyme disease, some personal calamities, and a rocky start-up to his auction business. But it looks as though all that is in the rear view mirror. On January 27 ... (Read More)
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Skinner Paintings by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo
Skinner Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Maine collector, businesswoman, gallerist, and philanthropist Linda L. Bean outlasted all comers at Skinner’s January 26 sale of American and European works of art in the Boston gallery when she took an oil on canvas by N.C. Wyeth for $339,000 (including buyer’s premium). Wallace Draws the King’s ... (Read More)
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