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(Auction)The Robert Trownsell Civil War Collection
Presentation Civil War artillery frock coat worn by Capt. William B. Chapman, 2nd Ohio Light Artillery, when wounded in action at the Battle of Pea Ridge in Arkansas, $18,000.
Civil War double-breasted frock coat worn by Col. Charles B. Stoughton, 4th Vermont Infantry, $9400.
Civil War major general’s frock coat, original owner ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Market for Mid-Century Modern Furniture
At the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on April 27 from 2 to 4 p.m., three well-known figures who know the market for mid-20th-century design met to discuss post-Second World War studio furniture before an audience of nearly 100. The event (“Collectors’ Seminar: Collecting Mid-Century Modern Furniture”) ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Importer/Dealer of French Décor Says, "Ça Suffit!"
An absentee, who left a bid via the Internet, won this Italian carved white marble bust of Diana for $3360 (est. $500/1000). Schinto photo.
This Louis XV-style carved fruitwood chaise fetched $1140 (est. $300/500). Jeff Diamond’s parents complained that the French antiques their son sold were uncomfortable. They should have tried ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Few Lots but Choice Goods
Schrank from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, circa 1780, walnut, 89" high x 78" wide, a small repair to one foot, $6380.
An eight-gallon cobalt- decorated double-handled jug, impressed with the date 1865, attributed to northeast Ohio, undamaged, $1430.
Pair of 1849 samplers by sisters Clara and Elizabeth Lessig of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, each with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Delta Blues Meets Visual Blues
With a presale estimate of $25,000/ 35,000, Sam Doyle’s First Blak Midwife, house paint on found roofing tin, 50" x 28", opened at $50,000 and never slowed down. With active phone bidding and jump bids, it sold at $204,000 to the sound of an in-house cheer.
Second place is rarely noticed ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2014 Philadelphia Antiques Show
The carpeted, spacious convention center space was turned into an elegant antiques show but not an intimate one. Shoppers could see an entire stand and not go in to make a discovery. There were complaints about signage; it was hard to see the names of the dealers, and the booths ... (Read More)
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(Show)Rain Fails to Deter Liberty's Hard-Core Faithful
This was the line at 8:30 a.m. on April 25. It numbered over 1500 a half-hour earlier.
According to dealer Wayne Lockey of McColl, South Carolina, these Hopi figures were carved from a single piece of wood in the 1960s. “Navajos construct their figures from many pieces of wood,” he ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two-Day Sale Makes $2.69 Million
Two phone bidders battled for this New Hampshire maple slant-lid desk, circa 1740, signed by cabinetmaker Samuel Dunlap, the interior with fan-carved drawers, over a case with four drawers with egg, dart, and sawtooth carving on its base molding, supported by bandy legs with ball-and-claw feet, retaining an old surface, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Show Group to Launch Chicago Show
The Palm Beach Show Group (PBSG) is a adding a seventh show to its portfolio. The inaugural Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show will take place at the Navy Pier on April 24 through April 28, 2014. It will feature more than a hundred dealers and will kick off ... (Read More)
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(Auction)North American Decoys at Auction
Dating from the last quarter of the 19th century, the approximately 31" long hollow-carved slot-neck Canada goose sold for $632,500. Guyette & Deeter’s detailed catalog entry notes who found it and where, the make of a crosspiece, the intended use for the decoy, details on the decoy’s removable head, the ... (Read More)
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