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(Auction)Columbus Letter Sells for $751,500
Bonhams, New York City
Photos courtesy Bonhams
A copy of the so-called Columbus Letter was sold by Bonhams to the William Reese Company, New Haven, Connecticut, for $751,500 (including buyer’s premium) on September 26. Estimated at $700,000/1 million, the Italian explorer’s account of his first voyage to the Americas was the top ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, October 2017
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, October 2017
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
An eight-piece selection of assorted Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities kicks off this month’s selection, which also presents a spectacular suit of armour and a miniature portrait that recalls a long-lasting royal love affaire. A real life “American in Paris,” pointillist perfection from the brush of Theo van ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rago Design Weekend
Rago, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
David Rago gave his $6 million, three-day, 1400-lot sale, September 22-24, an A-minus. “Some parts of the market did well, but others were disappointing,” he said after selling from five catalogs covering seven segments of the marketplace.
Rago had high hopes for this sale of half ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Kids Are All Here
World Maker Faire, Queens, New York
I went to what I thought would be the antithesis of an antiques show this past fall. The event, on the weekend of September 23 and 24, 2017, in Queens, New York, was the eighth annual World Maker Faire (www.makerfaire.com). For those who have not ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rare Chairs and Coney Island Bathers Lead at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held its live fall catalog auction on September 23. As has been the case for some time, The Potomack Company’s owner, Elizabeth Wainstein, scheduled the live auction for Saturday with an online-only sale for the following Tuesday, September 26. ... (Read More)
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(Show)The September York Show
Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, York, Pennsylvania
The 169th Original Semi-Annual York Antiques Show and Sale, September 22-24, was the most recent in the long succession of Original York Antiques Shows begun by Mable Renner in 1934, continued by Paul and Dorothy Ettline beginning in 1956, and then taken ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Christie's Americana
Christie’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Christie’s
The week the United Nations convened in New York City to discuss peace and security, climate change, humanitarian aid, human rights, and economic development was not the best time to hold an Americana sale. John Hays, Christie’s deputy chairman, apparantly did not realize that Donald ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Worldwide Participation at Bonhams' New York Jewelry Auction
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams’ September 19 fine jewelry sale in New York City brought jewelry of many eras and styles to the auction block. At the top was a 16.90-carat step-cut diamond—D color, internally flawless, type IIa—that sold to a private U.S. buyer for $1,807,500 (includes buyer’s premium).
The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Variety Characterizes Quinn's Fall Auction
Quinn’s Auction Galleries, Falls Church, Virginia
Photos courtesy Quinn’s Auction Galleries
Quinn’s Auction Galleries held its fall cataloged sale of fine and decorative arts at its Falls Church, Virginia, galleries on September 16. The auction combined consignments from its central Virginia location in Louisa with a wide array of offerings already prepared ... (Read More)
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