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(Auction)Precious Metals and Precious Ducks
The Charles Marion Russell (1864-1926) bronze, Watcher of the Plains, from the Roman Bronze Works foundry, sold for $115,500 to a New York City gallery, underbid by a private collector.Two early Monhegan Island decoys in their old, dry original paint sold to the same private buyer from Cape Cod for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cloudy Provenance Halts Renoir Sale
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company.by Walter C. NewmanOn September 5, The Potomack Company, an auction house in Alexandria, Virginia, issued a press release announcing that its September 29 catalog sale would feature an original oil on canvas painting by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919). The estimate for the painting was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Corkscrews Bring High Prices
Eighteenth-century Irish corkscrew called the “Read’s Coaxer,” $35,555.On April 28, a Robert Jones 2nd registration, 1842, corkscrew reached $36,780 (no buyer’s premium charged) in an on-line auction conducted by ICCAuctions, LLC. The corkscrew received 40 bids.According to the auctioneer, there are perhaps ten good examples of the Jones 2 known ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Uncovering a Hidden Treasure
by Scott KeulerPhotos courtesy Birmingham Museum of ArtFor me, collecting antiques is more than just a hobby—it's a great way to gain an appreciation of beautiful objects from the past and a way to learn more about our history. As most antiques collectors will tell you, it's the thrill of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Quinn & Farmer Debut with Record-Setting Southern Clock
Photos courtesy Quinn & Farmer.
by Walter C. Newman
When I spoke with Ken Farmer at the final cataloged antiques and collectibles auction at his Radford, Virginia, facility in October 2012, he reminded me to make plans to attend the November 3, 2012, inaugural catalog sale of the newly formed Quinn & ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Eclectic Ceramics Sale
Opening the sale was this very early ovoid two-gallon stoneware jar with vertical open handles and cobalt pomegranate decoration in remarkable condition. Attributed to the Kemple Pottery of Ringoes, New Jersey, circa 1750, the jar is one of the earliest examples of Colonial American stoneware known. It was recently ... (Read More)
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(Show)Transformation in Time
This 1880-90’s crazy quilt attracted customers to the booth of dealer Rebecca Prohorenko of Rebecca’s Antiques. She said it is rare to see such a variation of a crazy quilt, especially one made completely from colorful silk fabrics. Add that it is in pristine condition and nicely sized at ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Quinn & Farmer Offer New Approach to Old Game
This redhead duck decoy is attributed to carver B.P. Holland and probably dates from the 1930’s. Holland practiced his craft in the Back Bay area along the Atlantic coast at the Virginia and North Carolina border. The decoy measures 9" x 13" x 7" and exhibits cracks and chips associated ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Art of the Hunt: Martha’s Vineyard Decoys
The museum gallery on opening night of the exhibition. Photo courtesy Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
Chris Murphy, guest curator of the exhibition. Penny Uhlendorf photo. Courtesy Martha’s Vineyard Museum.
“I went to go look at a few decoys that someone called me about recently,” Chris Murphy said. The person ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Sue and Bear van Asch van Wyck, Washington, Connecticut
Sue and Bear van Asch van Wyck.Some figural items, from left: 19th-century bronze putto after Verrocchio, $5800; cast-iron bust of Lord Byron, $2000; Italian carved wood painted and gilded eagle with a 5'10" wingspan, $7500.English diorama with hand-carved coach and horses, $1200.Still life of flowers, oil on panel, 17th-century Dutch, ... (Read More)
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