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(Auction)Five Auction Records Realized Among 700 Vintage Posters
Swann Auction Galleries, New York City
Photos courtesy Swann
An unprecedented 700 posters were offered for bidding at an auction of vintage posters at Swann Galleries, New York City, on August 5. Five of these posters set auction records—three Art Nouveau posters, one World War I poster, and one international vintage racecar ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Prepare to Negotiate
Auction Law and Ethics
We are nearing the end of a long series I have been writing about consigning valuable property to auction. The length of this review reflects the importance of the process and the points, issues, and strategies that it includes. My goal is to help consignors make successful ... (Read More)
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(Show)Desserts at Deerfield
New to the show was Adam Irish of Old as Adam, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Here he is showing off his prize vintage umbrella, circa 1903, from New Hampshire, priced at $375. He has had a shop since 2012 in Portsmouth but has been collecting antiques for 20 years. His business ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Paintings
Bonhams, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Bonhams’ California and Western paintings and sculpture specialist Scot Levitt said he was “pleasantly surprised by the results of our August fourth auction. We had the highest percentage of lots sold in years, with all of the high-price paintings finding new homes. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Folk Art Auction in Manchester
This 19th-century miniature portrait of a young lady in a black dress and tartan shawl was signed near the left shoulder “G.L. Saunders 1845.” It sold for $20,000 (est. $1000/2000) on the Internet, underbid by a phone bidder. The portrait was found in the church rectory in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Fred Ponton's Cane Collection
Wickliff Auctioneers, Carmel, Indiana
Photos courtesy Wickliff Auctioneers
Late during a specialized cane auction on August 1 in Carmel, Indiana, a man sitting at a table near the back of the room began muttering in frustration as he was outbid by one particular buyer. “This is ridiculous,” he said, just loud enough ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jeff and Holly Noordsy, Cornwall, Vermont
Jeff and Holly Noordsy in front of some of their favorite glass.
Pair of rearing horse andirons, circa 1930, $795. The rear supports for the log rests are in the shape of horseshoes.
Portrait of a boy with a gun, complete with shot bag and silver-mounted powder horn. The stretcher is yellow ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Legislation to Protect New York Art Authenticators Passes Senate
“Art authenticators are critical to preventing art forgery and fraud. However, very expensive lawsuits have deterred these experts from rendering their opinions to the point of disrupting commerce,” explained New York State Senator Elizabeth O’Connor Little.
Little said the point of the legislation she sponsored was “to establish protections under the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Julia Sells Antique Advertising, Toy, and Doll Division to Morphy
Fairfield, Maine, auctioneer James D. Julia has sold his firm’s antique advertising, toy, and doll division to Dan Morphy Auctions LLC, Denver, Pennsylvania.
“For nearly 30 years, we have been a major force in the antique toy, doll and advertising world, but as of recently, we have had a couple of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The 15th Anniversary of the National Museum of American Illustration
Norman Rockwell’s 1963 portrait of John F. Kennedy, a study for the April 6, 1963, Saturday Evening Post cover, sold for $900,000 to an anonymous collector. National Museum of American Illustration photo.
Evangeline Lilly (right) is shown accepting her American Civilization Award on stage with Judy Goffman Cutler and Laurence Cutler. ... (Read More)
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