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(Fragment)Horn of Plenty
This powder horn sold for $74,750 at Cowan’s Auctions on May 1. “It was one of a few map horns that detailed British ships in the New York harbor and the number of guns on each,” said Jack Lewis, Cowan’s director of historic firearms and early militaria. Cowan’s photo.
A bit ... (Read More)
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(Show)Spring Show NYC
Shows are where collectors meet. New York 20th-century silver collector Margot Grant Walsh talks with Philadelphia silver collector Robert Taylor in the booth of Massachusetts dealer Spencer Marks.
The Manhattan Art & Antiques Center stand offered a variety of material from ten dealers. In the case to the right is a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Robust Sale of Paintings
E. Charlton Fortune (1885-1969) did not sign this painting, but her card was affixed to the back and her style is certainly clear. The Señora’s Garden, 30" x 26" (est. $200,000/300,000), sold to a collector in Carmel for $722,500. Scot Levitt, department expert at Bonhams, called it “the best work ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Class III Collection of Richard Wray
French model 1914 Hotchkiss machine gun, 8 mm caliber, made in 1918, having a very rare early flash hider, excellent condition with light patina, matching serial numbers, on an omnibus mount with anti-aircraft extension and vertical fire bracket, $9775.
British MkII Bren gun, .303 British caliber, made by Inglis in 1944, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Glass Show Now Includes Ceramics
Over the past 36 years, the Westchester Glass Club’s annual Collectors Show and Sale has been devoted solely to high-quality glass, but this year the show will expand to include quality ceramics.
Glass of all periods, including early blown, mold-blown, and pressed as well as studio art glass, brilliant cut, Depression ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Antique Canes at Auction
The large elephant ivory handle of Bacchus and a maiden on this cane is 4" high and 2¼" at its widest point. The cane is 35¾" long overall, probably English, and circa 1880. The handle depicts Bacchus being given a goblet of wine by a nude maiden who holds onto ... (Read More)
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(Show)Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair
American Garage, Los Angeles, California, asked $2500 for the 1920’s double-sided sign in original condition from Illinois; $6800 for the circa 1850 Pennsylvania dry sink with a high-cut splashboard; and $5500 for the circa 1900 crowing weathervane rooster with a marble eye and original paint. On the wall, the circa ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Auction of the Contents of the World
This French Empire-style mahogany and ormolu-mounted telephone sold to a phone bidder for $10,200 (est. $300/500). Including its eagle finial, it is 18½" tall. It was marked “Ste. Indlle. des Téléphones/ 25, Rue du 4 Septembre, Paris/ Système G. Bailleux/No. 15528.”
This Dr. T.J. Eckleburg-esque optical trade sign sold for $3690 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Barridoff's Spring Sale of Fine Art
View of the Barred Islands II by Fairfield Porter (1907-1975), a 1965 oil on masonite, 19" x 29", sold for $24,000 (est. $20,000/30,000). Barridoff had sold the same picture on August 6, 2004, for $18,720 to a Falmouth, Maine, collector.
Dockside by Anthony Thieme (1888-1954), 25" x 30", oil on canvas, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana
William Tylee Ranney (1813-1857), Tories with a Prisoner, circa 1857. This 14¼" x 17¼" oil on canvas has had a long exhibition history and has been published in a catalog of Ranney’s works. With a Spanierman Gallery provenance, it sold for $43,750 (est. $20,000/30,000).
This 6" x 4½" cased image of ... (Read More)
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