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(Auction)Garth's Thanksgiving Auction
Portrait of a woman, attributed to Ralph D. Curtis (1808-1885), oil on softwood panel, 1840-45, unsigned, 38½" x 30", period frame, minor inpainting, age split, $10,281. The catalog noted, "Formerly called the Skaneateles Artist, Ralph Curtis was recently identified by J.E. Jelinek. He was born near Syracuse, New York, and ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Andrew Holter Heads Christie's American Furniture Department
by Lita Solis-CohenIn fall 2011, without fanfare, Andrew K. Holter became chief of Christie's American furniture and decorative arts department. Margot Rosenberg, the former department head, moved up to the chairman's office to work with a variety of clients across departments. Holter, who was the vice president and senior specialist ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: This Blessed Plot, This Earth
by Lita Solis-CohenThis Blessed Plot, This Earth: English Pottery Studies in Honour of Jonathan Horneedited by Amanda DunsmorePaul Holberton publishing, 2011, 256 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from Casemate Athena, (www.casemateathena.com) or (610) 853-9131.T his Blessed Plot, This Earth (its title comes from Act II of Shakespeare's history play Richard ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Phoning It In
by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondTechnology and identity:http://tinyurl.com/6roz7uzFuture phones:http://tinyurl.com/6meqtr6Hybrids:http://tinyurl.com/3zmonb5Dark side technology: http://tinyurl.com/7tvxbaaAround this time of year, it becomes difficult to remember why being so connected, so flooded with news, could have ever been desirable or even seen as a good thing, what with the constant yammering of campaign ads and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Americana & Antiques at the Pier
Slushy and snowy conditions marked the opening day of the show.The circa 1887 large oil on canvas of a pointer with its prey by Alexander Pope (1849-1924) was $55,000 from Susan and Rod Bartha of Riverwoods, Illinois. "We had a fabulous show," said Bartha, "much better than last year. I ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Carl Nordblom Hauls in "Just Under a Million Dollars"
Carl Nordblom said this 92" high cherry highboy was the best bonnet-top he'd ever had, and it was a beauty, with great carved details on the rosettes and webbed ball-and-claw feet. A Cambridge, Massachusetts, venture capitalist scooped it up for $43,290.This appeared to be the most desirable of an eight-poster ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Auction Reserves: Should They Remain Secret?
by Daniel GrantTransparency, said Greg Rohan, president of the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, "has been a big factor in our growth and in the very significant increase in the number of bidders participating in our various sales." That growth has been significant. Heritage earned $806 million last year, a 19% increase ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)A Book Review: The Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmermann
by Lita Solis-CohenThe Jewelry and Metalwork of Marie Zimmermannby Deborah Dependahl Waters, Joseph Cunningham, and Bruce BarnesAmerican Decorative Art 1900 Foundation and Yale University Press, 2011, 384 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from Yale University Press, (http://yalepress.yale.edu) or (203) 432-0960.Any museum looking for an exhibition focusing on masterworks by a ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Folk Tales: 1stdibs Live during Americana Week
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(Show)The Metro Show NYC
Tumbling Blocks doll quilt in red, white, and blue, $8500 from Jeff Bridgman.Elijah Pierce, Dragon, $9450 from Just Folk.Stella Rubin of Darnestown, Maryland, asked $8500 for this Japanese quilt of hand-dyed indigo fabrics made in the 19th century.This squirrel weathervane, a rare form, was $250,000 from HL Chalfant. There are ... (Read More)
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