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(Show)The Outsider Art Fair
Tanner-Hill Gallery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, offered the Obama Chair, a basswood carved chair, 2012-13, for $4800. Hidden under the seat, to be turned up or down, “depending when you need them,” is a set of carved testicles. The artist, Lonnie Usrey, a dairy farmer from northwest Arkansas (and Angela Usrey’s uncle) ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Wedgwood Exhibit at Thayer Public Library
The Thayer Public Library in Braintree, Massachusetts, has an exhibit of Wedgwood ceramics through February. Installed by Ron Frazier, a former president of the Wedgwood Society of Boston and a former president of the Braintree Historical Society, the exhibit features Wedgwood from the company’s earliest production in the 1750’s to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Screen Gem
Korean folding longevity screen, 18th or early 19th century, ink and mineral pigments on silk or linen, $603,750.
A pair of 18th-century carved cinnabar vases with red poppies on a yellow ground easily passed the $800/1200 estimate, starting at $5000 and finishing at $9200.
An eight-piece Aesthetic Movement walnut parlor suite by ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Book and Ephemera Fair in Philadelphia
<p>Flamingo Eventz, LLC will launch a new vintage book and ephemera fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The show will be held at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel on February 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.</p><p>"We've wanted to run a show in downtown Philly for a number of years," said Tina ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Heavyweight Bible Stolen from Church Recovered by Dealer
by David Hewett
A church in St. Louis, Missouri, that had been the victim of numerous thefts over the past two years got nailed again just before Christmas. Thieves took material intended for needy neighborhood families, cash and gift cards worth $1100, and food items from St. John’s Lutheran Church on ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lily-Pad Pitcher Brings $40,900
From left: $40,900 and $11,200.
A medium blue circa 1852 Lancaster Glass Works type 1 crossed lily-pad pitcher, 8¼" high, sold for $40,900 (includes buyer’s premium) when Glass International closed its latest absentee auction on December 1, 2012. According to the auction house, the price is the highest paid to date ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Museum to Lose 212 "Gifts" of Esmerian Folk Art to Bankruptcy Pool
by David Hewett
On December 26, 2012, bankruptcy liquidation trustee Jay Teitelbaum filed documents in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, that, if approved by Judge Robert Drain, would quiet the multiple claims of ownership of approximately 363 pieces of folk art, most of which are now in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dolphin Promotions Sells Miami National Antique Show
Dolphin Promotions, Inc. sold its Miami National Antique Show to U.S. Antique Shows, a division of GLM and organizer of the Original Miami Beach Antique Show, in a deal announced on January 27.
The Miami National Antique Show features 150 exhibitors annually. Now in its 36th year, it is one of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Painting of Fort Macomb in Louisiana Sells in Tennessee
This is an oil on panel depiction of Fort Macomb, originally built to defend New Orleans. The painting attracted multiple phone and Internet bidders and sold for $29,250. The artist was George David Coulon (1822-1904) of Louisiana. It measured 15" x 21" (sight 11" x 17"). The painting is signed ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Only Stella Show in Town
Chuck White of Warwick, New York, had several weathervanes lining his booth walls, and this quill example, by J.W. Fiske, caught the eye. Made in the 19th century, it was priced at $9000. “It’s in untouched condition,” he said.
You didn’t need a mirror to see that this mermaid, priced at ... (Read More)
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