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(Fragment)French Furniture Soars in Tarheel Country
A Restauration ormolu-mounted marble-top inlaid bibliotheque basse(low cabinet) by Pierre-Etienne Levasseur or his son Pierre-Francois Henri Levasseur, circa 1820, stamped "E. Levasseur," soared to $224,200 (includes buyer's premium) at Leland Little's March 3 sale in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
The bibliotheque basse was from a private North Carolina collection and had been ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Internet Browsers
Computer Column #350
Many of us spend part of every day staring at a web browser on a computer, perhaps buying, selling, or researching antiques or maybe just checking the news and gossip. We all have our favorite browsers, yet browsers are still evolving. New features are worth taking a look ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, March 2018
The longest piece in this month's selection focusses on the always fascinating and sometimes unexpectedly costly world of antiquities, but room is also found for the return of Lord Nelson, for a couple of remarkable celestial globes, and a really old master discovery.
Tsar Nicholas I's passion for military uniforms provides ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Newel Welcomes The Silver Peacock to Its Showroom
The fourth generation of the Baer family is now in charge of Newel, the antique furniture and decorative arts business started in 1939 by Jake Baer's great-grandfather, and things are moving and shaking at a fast pace these days.
Not only has 30-year-old Jake expanded the company's movie and television props ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Klansmen Made of Lead: Antiques and Evil
Opinion
One of the finest equestrian statues in the nation stands in a park in Memphis, Tennessee.* Designed by an accomplished sculptor working in the Neoclassical manner and cast in bronze in Paris, the century-old monument is a historic landmark and an important feature in the city's history.
I'd like to take ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Wedgewood Society of Boston
Wedgewood Society of Boston
For more than 50 years, the Wedgwood Society of Boston has brought together New England collectors, ceramics enthusiasts, and lovers of the decorative arts and history to share new findings, build greater understanding, and enjoy the fellowship of lively and engaging fellow members and guests. We welcome ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, March 2018
William Kidd (b. 1961), Crusty Vase, 2003, earthenware. Promised gift of Sidney Swidler.
-Through March 31-Flint, Michigan
Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) presents The Art of Containment: Vessels from the Sidney Swidler Collection. Swidler's fascination with ceramics collecting was influenced by his work as an architect and designer. Swidler has amassed more ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Fake Civil War Masterpiece: A Tale of Two Photographs
It's one of the best folk art fakes of all time. It fooled them all: dealers, curators, vetters, journalists, and more. Had it not been for one grainy 72 dpi digital photograph, the dogged persistence of a concerned group of antiquarians, and a dealer who eschewed embarrassment and confronted the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Part Two of the Frent Collection Surpasses $1.3 Million Mark
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
The second installment of Heritage Auctions' sale of the collection of David and Janice Frent is in the books, and with it came a sale total of more than $1.3 million along with some jaw-dropping moments. There is no better way to lead ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Four Sandzen Paintings Sold in Kansas
Woody Auction celebrated the grand opening of its new Douglass, Kansas, auction hall with an antiques and fine art auction on Saturday, February 24, that featured four paintings by Swedish-born Kansas painter Birger Sandzen (1871-1954).
Cedars and Rocks, an oil on canvas landscape of Manitou Springs, Colorado, dated 1922, 36" x ... (Read More)
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