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(Auction)A Stellar Selection of Art
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Works of American art continue to be in demand among art lovers and collectors, who are willing to pay top prices to own pieces by their favorite artists. The May 15 American art “Signature” auction by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions presented a stellar selection of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2024
New York City
Seventeen dealers set up booths for the 17th edition of the American Art Fair, held May 10 to 14, and offered works in all genres. The fair “is unique in choosing to focus exclusively on historically important artists,” wrote Thomas Colville of Thomas Colville Fine Art, who established ... (Read More)
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(Show)Spring Fishersville Show
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 72nd biannual Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 10 and 11 at the Augusta Expo Event Center in Fishersville, Virginia. Very few things have changed at Fishersville over the years. There are three constants regarding the show that probably go without saying: If you are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The 25th Annual Grass Valley Old West Show
Grass Valley, California
At the booth of Sierra Gold & Coin, Grass Valley, California, gold nuggets from Nevada County were priced at $12,000, while the bear-claw necklace with a nugget centerpiece on a 14k gold chain was $17,000.
The Old West Show has been held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, which is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)May Auction Extravaganza
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
Called the “May Auction Extravaganza,” the May 11 sale held by John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury, Massachusetts, was certainly that. The more than 660 lots had few reserves and took hours to sell. Most of the 19th-century Continental lots came from the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Important Maritime Scholarship the Order of the Day
Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, New Bedford, Massachusetts
An antiques show of 14 dealers is hardly inspiring, except when it’s the 12th annual Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, put on by the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association (ASCA) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 10.
The show was rolled into the 33rd Scrimshaw & ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stack’s Bowers Acquires World Banknote Auctions
Stack’s Bowers Galleries has acquired substantially all of the assets of World Banknote Auctions. Dennis Hengeveld, founder of World Banknote Auctions and a renowned authority in rare paper money and world coins, will join Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ team of specialists.
“Under the leadership of Dennis Hengeveld, World Banknote Auctions has achieved ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kirkland Museum and Denver Art Museum Merge
On May 9 the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and the Denver Art Museum (DAM) announced a merger. The Kirkland Museum will become the Kirkland Institute of Fine & Decorative Art at the Denver Art Museum and will add to the DAM’s collection its own collection of decorative ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, May 2024
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Forger Sentenced
Earl Marshawn Washington, 61, previously a resident of Honolulu, Key West, Las Vegas, and other places, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, at the time of his guilty plea in July 2023 ... (Read More)
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