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(Fragment)Overbeck Vase Brings $8750
A 12" high Overbeck art pottery vase sold for $8750 (no buyer’s premium charged) during a consignment auction of art and ceramics held by Walther & Hawkins Auctioneers at Richmond, Indiana, on June 15. The vase, which was the top lot of the day, featured carved panels of stylized birds ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Books and Historical Paper at Auction
Christie’s, New York City
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For the fifth time since 2011, historical paper collector Eric C. Caren auctioned some of his vast and still-growing collection of newspapers, broadsides, and eyewitness letters that get as close as possible to major events of modern history. His most recent offering was the 109 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Auction
Swann Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann Galleries
The final auction of Swann Galleries’ season took place during the afternoon of June 15, and after three and a half hours, $1,471,643 of American art had been sold. The auction was the top-selling American art sale in the department’s ten-year history, said ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Do or Do Not
The Young Collector
Have we mentioned we’re busy? Oh, we are. We are so busy. We are trying to run two small businesses and find a house to move into and get a house ready to sell. We are awash in forms and documentation and bank statements and bookkeeping e-mails. There ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heritage vs. Christie's Website Scraping Case Dismissed and Headed to Arbitration
The lawsuit filed by Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas, against Christie’s and Collectrium, a Christie’s company, has been dismissed, and the parties are heading into arbitration on the order of the judge. The judge relied on Heritage’s own Website Use Agreement to dismiss the case and move the parties to arbitration.
Heritage ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Wally Bill Hedrick Paintings Lead at Potomack
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The Potomack Company held its final sales of the spring season on June 10 and 13. The live sale of approximately 350 lots, offered at the firm’s gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, included an excellent mix across all traditional categories. An online-only sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)An Engagement Ring and Artwork at Grogan
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
If you want to become engaged, head to auction. Perhaps not all full-service auction houses perform that extra, but Grogan & Company in Boston did it nicely for a San Francisco couple. Erik Altman and Natasha Sadeghi had been looking for some time for an antique ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Colonial Club of Fairhaven Sale
Marion Antique Auctions, Marion, Massachusetts
Marion Antique Auctions has established itself as a clearinghouse for antiques along the South Coast of Massachusetts, which spans the cities and towns along the ocean from Wareham to Fall River and includes New Bedford. The auction house’s June 10 sale at the venerable Marion Music ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Confederate Flag Ban Suit Settled
The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) reached a settlement with the attorney general of California in early May that guarantees that the attorney general will not use California Government Code section 8195 to stifle legitimate First Amendment speech.
The state of California previously attempted to ban artist Timothy Desmond from displaying ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American History
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
An ordinary-looking walnut plantation desk with an extraordinary back story was the top lot during the American history sale held by Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 9. The desk realized $32,400 (including buyer’s premium) because of its connection to Confederate General Robert ... (Read More)
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