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(Auction)Redfield Painting Brings $196,800
Alderfer Auction, Hatfield, Pennsylvania
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Edward Willis Redfield (1869-1965), Brookville, oil on canvas, 26" x 32" (sight size), signed lower right, sold to a collector for $196,800 (est. $150,000/200,000). There are two letters on the back. A handwritten one from Redfield discusses the titles and prices of three of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art at Bonhams
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
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First, the Los Angeles fires. After packing up his house, four children, and many, many pets of various species, Bonhams' Native American art specialist Ingmars Lindbergs, his family, and his house have survived the L.A. fires. So far. "A dealer's house was spared in Altadena," ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Arrested for Larceny During Tropical Storm Helene
Asheville (North Carolina) Police Department detectives have arrested and charged a man for looting a business in West Asheville following Tropical Storm Helene.
Officers responded to the 600 block of Patton Avenue in West Asheville around 7:44 p.m. on September 28 to investigate the breaking and entering of a business. When ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Jensen Collection Hammered Down in New York City
Freeman's | Hindman, New York City
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"Design for Living: A Private Collection of Georg Jensen Silver" was held at Freeman's | Hindman, New York City, two weeks before Christmas Day. The sale of 99 lots on December 11, ranging from small-scale objects to large-scale candelabras made by ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th-Century Design
Toomey & Co., Chicago, Illinois
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"Save the best for last." That familiar blast from the past should resonate with readers who recall a childhood where adults kept them from a wanted treat with an admonition that the best comes after the rest.
If that resonates, you will understand ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tennessee State Museum Acquires 1844 Sampler
The Tennessee State Museum has announced it has acquired a sampler by Mary Grimmett of Lewis County, Tennessee. The signed and dated 1844 silk on linen sampler was sold by Case Auctions July 6 for $1830 (est. $1000/1200).
The 93/4" x 101/4" (sight size) needlework features two baskets of fruit, a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Watch Dealer Pleads Guilty in $5.6 Million Fraud
Anthony Farrer, 36, formerly of downtown Los Angeles, pleaded guilty October 11 to one count of wire fraud and one count of mail fraud. He has been in federal custody since November 2023.
Farrar ran a Beverly Hills, California, luxury watch consignment business and was known as "The Timepiece Gentleman." He ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Last True Clipper
A Book Review
Clipper ships were built for speed. Getting from here to there was often more important than the cargo itself. Indeed, the word clipper comes from "clip," a sailing term that means utilizing the available wind to get as much speed as possible. As the title of the book ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Reeling in the Big Ones
Morphy Auctions, Denver, Pennsylvania
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Casting a line, waiting in anticipation, seeing the line go taut, battling the beast, and hopefully landing the catch: the allure of fishing is undeniable. There are many avid fishing enthusiasts. Those taking the next step of acquiring the history behind this sport-whether bamboo ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionism
Freeman's | Hindman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The December 8 American art and Pennsylvania Impressionism sale at Freeman's | Hindman in Philadelphia gave a good reading on the state of that marketplace. Consigned artworks were largely fresh to market. Many had been acquired directly from the artist or art ... (Read More)
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