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(Auction)Rare Photo Tops History Auction
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
The Wild West put on a considerable show during the American history sale held by Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 22. The top lot was an albumen photograph of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, John Baker "Texas Jack" Omohundro, and William Frederick ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Carole Tanenbaum's Vintage Costume Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Ripley Auctions
In late winter this year, I was eating at an osteria in a nearby coastal Maine town with a friend, who told the owner/cook/baker that I write a column about antique jewelry. We had become regular visitors, slogging through winter, taking respite in his ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A North Carolina Showcase with Asian Surprises
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little Auctions
Over the past 20 years, auctioneer Leland Little has tweaked his business model in clever and innovative ways. In addition to print, he advertises on three public radio stations-WFAE Charlotte, WFDD Greensboro, and WUNC Chapel Hill. He transmits a digital catalog ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Record-Breaking Result for Marie Zimmermann Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Rago Arts and Auction Center
The results of Rago Arts and Auction Center's sale of fine jewelry on June 10 illustrated certain market trends and revealed that soft sections of the market may be making gains.
In a telephone interview after the sale, Katherine Van Dell, jewelry ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clouds and Rhinoceros Horn Cups Lead at Quinn's
Quinn's Auction Galleries, Falls Church, Virginia
Photos courtesy Quinn's Auction Galleries
There was very little doubt as to which lots would most likely become the stars of Quinn's Auction Galleries' sale held on June 9. The catalog's cover featured a closeup of a large painting by popular Washington, D.C., artist Sam Gilliam. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical and Eclectic
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Marion Antique Auctions
Collectors and dealers know that Marion Antique Auctions in Marion, Massachusetts, is a dependable resource for historical and eclectic offerings. The June 9 sale in the Marion Music Hall by Frank McNamee and C. David Glynn was no exception. There were antiques ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New CEO for Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers announced on June 5 that the firm has appointed Thomas Galbraith as chief executive officer, effective June 4. He succeeds Leslie Hindman, who founded the firm in 1982 and reopened it in 2003 after Sotheby's, which had bought it in 1997, stopped conducting sales in Chicago in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received, June 2018
Books Received
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look. This catalog examines the work of 21 self-taught artists through ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ottenberg American Art Collection Buoys Sale
Freeman's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Freeman's
In June and again in December, Alasdair Nichol, chairman of Freeman's Auction in Philadelphia and head of the American art and Pennsylvania Impressionists department, fills a salesroom with collectors, the trade, sometimes a curator or two, a bank of 15 men and women on phones, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Southern Plains Ghost Dance Shirt Brings $225,000
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
After years of holding sales only in San Francisco, Bonhams held its sale of Native American art in Los Angeles for the first time on June 4, and that's the plan for the future.
This Southern Plains Ghost Dance shirt sold for $225,000 (est. $15,000/25,000) to ... (Read More)
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