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(Auction)American Art and Philadelphia Impressionists
Freeman’s, Philadelphia
Photos courtesy Freeman’s
Twice a year, in December and June, when Freeman’s holds American paintings sales, local collectors fill the salesroom. Some come to bid on the early lots of landscapes, still life, illustration art, and sculpture, but most of the early lots go to phone bidders or bidders online. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Louisiana Purchase Auction: History, Art, and Artifacts
Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana
The Louisiana Purchase Auction is a special event on the annual calendar at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, and collectors expect a lineup of great estates and six-figure fireworks. From December 2 through 4, 2016, the three-day sale offered more than 1200 lots. Although ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Noel Barrett and Pook Toy Sale
Pook & Pook and Noel Barrett, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
Noel Barrett’s first toy sale in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, since he hooked up with Pook & Pook last summer was a mixed Santa’s sack that took two sessions to unpack on December 2 and 3, 2016, the first weekend in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Painted Furniture at Hap Moore
Hap Moore Antiques Auction, York, Maine
When it comes to painted furniture, Hap Moore’s December 3, 2016, auction in York, Maine, could have been a primer on what’s hot and what’s not. Blue was red hot. Muddy brown was not. And red had a mild case of the blues. Size definitely ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Pitchers, Hats, and Light Bulbs Grab Collectors' Interest
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
With a sale total of $1,777,834 and a sell-through rate of 93%, the December 3, 2016, Americana and political auction presented by Heritage Auctions’ historical department was a solid success. It comprised two catalogs: one for the Scott W. Dolson collection of political Americana, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Kentucky by Design" Wins Alice Award
Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts and American Culture, edited by Andrew Kelly and sponsored by the Frazier History Museum, has been named the winner of the Alice Award, given by Furthermore Grants in Publishing. Furthermore is a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund and is concerned with nonfiction book ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2016 Greenwich Winter Antiques Show
Greenwich, Connecticut
With its stone walls, front doors, store fronts, and barns lavishly decorated for the holidays, Greenwich, Connecticut, in December is an ideal place to hold an antiques show. Covering 50 square miles that reach from the Long Island Sound to the backcountry properties with multiple acreage, the town embraces the holidays with ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)On the Up and Up
Editorial
It’s getting more expensive to buy at auction in New York City.
On November 13 Sotheby’s raised its buyer’s premium. Buyers will now pay 25% on the hammer price up to and including $250,000; 20% on the hammer price from $250,001 to $3,000,000; and 12.5% on the portion of the hammer ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York City Auction Houses Must Reveal Irrevocable Bids in Post-Sale Reporting
On September 9 a letter from the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs confirmed that New York City auction houses must reveal irrevocable bids in post-sale reporting.
“The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) writes...regarding whether the sale price disclosed by an auctioneer pursuant to Section 2 125(a) ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)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.
Meanderings of a Quilt Collector / Les Vagabondages d’une collectionneuse de Quilts ... (Read More)
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