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(Auction)American Art
Bonhams, New York City
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Bonhams offered 90 lots at its spring American art sale in New York City May 1. The sale totaled $4,201,008 (with buyers’ premiums), and the sell-through rate was 80.85%.
The top-selling lot of the sale was New Mexico Recollection No. 8 byMarsden Hartley (1877-1943), which sold ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Weekday Online Sales and Live Gala Previews
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
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For auctioneer Leland Little, the days of large in-house audiences at weekend sales are over. His auctions now are smaller, weekday online affairs. Large gatherings in his gallery are for community events, lectures, and previews of upcoming sales.
In keeping with that ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Hanging with Francis Crespo
If there were a congeniality award for folk-art and antiques dealers, Francis Crespo of Francis Crespo Folk Art & Antiques, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, would certainly be in the running.
“Those who are passionate do well,” stated the affable dealer, who travels to and exhibits at between 18 and 22 shows a year. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dover Show Offers Free Admission after 9 a.m.
The year’s first Dover Antique Show and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, Dover, New Hampshire, will be May 18. The show will run once a month until September. Promoted by Gurley Antiques Shows, the show now will feature free admission after 9 a.m.
According to promoters Josh and Rachel ... (Read More)
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(Auction)History Lessons for Sale
Freeman’s | Hindman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Americana sales at Freeman’s | Hindman often provide some history lessons. The most recent yearly spring Americana sale, held April 30, the Tuesday after the Philadelphia Show, provoked active bidding on some historical relics that had remained in the family of Benjamin ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changing of the Guard at Nye & Company
Nye & Company, the Bloomfield, New Jersey, auction house, has been sold. The new owner is Andrew Holter, who after eight years in the American furniture department at Christie’s rejoined Nye as head of business development seven years ago, a position he held from 2004 to 2008.
“We have finished paying ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Show, which filled the purpose-built tent on the East Terrace of the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) on the last weekend in April, kicked off with a crowded and festive preview party on Thursday, April 25. The show continued through Sunday, April 28.
Since its move to the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Mid-Atlantic Festival Continues to Grow
Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival, Poolesville, Maryland
The fourth installment of the Mid-Atlantic Antiques Festival was held April 27 and 28 at Aix La Chapelle Farm, a working farm located in the outskirts of Poolesville, Maryland. The farm’s owners, Joy and Jon Siegel, are the developers and promoters of the festival.
The festival is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Slotin Auction Surpasses $1.7 Million
Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia
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Slotin Auction, Buford, Georgia, continues to generate interest for self-taught art, works that might not always have been well received or considered worth recognizing. Not only is this genre now considered cutting edge, but new discoveries keep popping up and finding their way to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Objects Associated with Presidents Spur Bidding
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Important historical artifacts associated with the assassinations of two American presidents led Heritage Auctions’ recent Americana and political “Signature” auction. A rare first printing of the reward poster for the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and a Bible used nearly 100 years ... (Read More)
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