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(Auction)Papers from the American Revolution’s French Connection Soar at Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale
Christie’s, New York City
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Papers from the archives of François Jean de Beauvoir, the Marquis de Chastellux (1734-1788), were the uncontested highlight of Christie’s fine books and manuscripts sale on December 5, 2017, in New York City. Chastellux was a French major general under Rochambeau during the American Revolutionary War. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum of Dog to Open
A museum dedicated to dogs will open soon in North Adams, Massachusetts, only blocks from the country’s largest contemporary art museum, MASS MoCA. The Museum of Dog (MOD) will feature a private collection of dog-inspired paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, and accessories.
The 8000-square-foot historic space, at the merging point of Union ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Saved by the Dolls
Bonhams, San Francisco, California
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Department director Ingmars Lindbergs described the Bonhams December 4, 2017, San Francisco auction of Native American art as “on a smaller scale but much more successful than the June 2017 sale.” Lindbergs said, “Overall, I was happy” with sales that totaled close to $885,000 (including ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Days of Clocks and Watches
Bonhams, Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Swann Galleries, New York City
I could have stayed home in Massachusetts. Like many, if not most, auction previewers and buyers these days, I could have looked and watched online. I would have saved eight hours of driving, 15 miles of walking, money spent on a hotel, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Year-End Jewelry Auctions Bring Holiday Cheer, Investment Possibilities
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
A roundup of auction results from sales held at the end of 2017 brings highlights, prices realized for rare antique pieces, and trends that have endured this past year.
Grogan & Co.
First up was Grogan & Company’s 30th anniversary auction in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 5, 2017, (covered ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman’s American Paintings
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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More than 100 people filled the seats in the salesroom and stood at the back for Freeman’s sale of American art on December 3, 2017. Thirty-one of them were successful, and they went home with paintings by Pennsylvania Impressionists, an Andrew Wyeth letter with a watercolor ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Greenwich Winter Antiques Show
Greenwich, Connecticut
The Greenwich Winter Antiques Show is one event under the aegis of Antiquarius, a suite of events held every December to benefit the Greenwich Historical Society. Its tag line is “Celebrate the Holidays in High Style,” and a house tour, the antiques show, and a holiday boutique are traditions ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Lizard Man Sells for $43,050
Skinner, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
American Indian and ethnographic art attracted bidders on December 2, 2017, to Skinner’s Boston gallery, where bidders came and went according to the kind of objects on the block. The highlight was a 19th-century anthropomorphic figure of a lizard man that brought $43,050 (includes ... (Read More)
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(Auction)McInnis Unearths Warhol Trove
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
An unexpected trove of Andy Warhol material took an unexpected turn at John McInnis Auctioneers’ December 1 and 2, 2017, sale in its Amesbury, Massachusetts, gallery. After lifelong Amesbury resident Harriett Woodsom Gould died at age 94 in November 2016, her family ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Bid Now: Leland Little’s Winter Quarterly Auction
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little Auctions
Two and a half weeks before the December 2, 2017, catalog sale, Leland Little’s online catalog arrived in 20,000 electronic mailboxes. The curious scrolled down the opening page and found a large green button urging them to “Bid Now.” Six days ... (Read More)
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