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(Auction)Presentation Wine Jug Leads Farmer Sale
The Wythe County, Virginia, fraktur in watercolor on laid paper, thought to be the work of an individual known locally as “the Wild Turkey Artist,” caused quite a stir. The decoration features facing birds with large tulip forms and other foliate designs, as well as a heart. The text is ... (Read More)
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(Show)Boston International Fine Art Show: The Contemporary Dealers Ran Away with It
Isle of Skye by William Trost Richards (1833-1905) was $400,000 from William Vareika Fine Arts, Newport, Rhode Island. The 40" x 68" oil on canvas, dated 1894, was flanked by several works on paper by Richards in sepia wash, priced at $7500 each.Vermont Winter Landscape by Aldro T. Hibbard (1886-1972) ... (Read More)
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(Show)A Tale of the Show
Rebecca Prohorenko of Bellevue, Idaho, can be counted on for a colorful booth, which is usually filled with customers who jostle for prize textiles, buttons, and ladies’ adornments. The hat is an Edwardian period piece, with chiffon and feather trim, priced at $28. The two-tone lace-up boots dating from the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Northwest Vintage Holiday Show
Lorraine Coffman sells at shows of her choice, this being one of a few. This rocking horse dates to circa 1800 and had a lovely carved face and remnants of its original leather saddle and just a wisp of the original tail. The white paint is well worn, and he ... (Read More)
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(Show)Tailgate Antique Show Presents Broad Range of Specialties and Styles
Jeff Walton of Ohio Country Furniture, Jenera, Ohio, said of the current market, "The finding's tougher, and the selling's tougher." One discovery was this walnut pie safe with finely punched tins he was offering for $1650.Karen and Patrick Kenny of South Porch Antiques, Spencerport, New York, created a decorative corner ... (Read More)
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(Show)Last Wilton Holiday Antiques Show of the Decade
Fred Giampietro of New Haven, Connecticut, brought a wonderful lichen-encrusted figure made from metal implements that was over 6' tall. Its upper torso was lit by a single spotlight, which made photography rather difficult. Giampietro tagged the French creation at $1200. He reported a very strong presale.Shown in the booth ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Daguerreotypes Show Strength at Political and Americana Auction
This women’s suffrage novelty rolling pin, made by Sleazby Brothers of Detroit, sold for $6871.25.Far surpassing all expectations, this circa 1855 half-plate daguerreotype of a traveling photographer’s studio fetched $95,600.Among the highlights of the auction, this 1843-45 half-plate daguerreotype of General Zachary Taylor from the Taylor family sold for $47,800 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Free Antiques Show
Fort Andross in Brunswick, Maine, will host the first Fort Andross Antique Show on Sunday, February 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission and parking are free.The antiques show will showcase antiques dealers from Massachusetts and Virginia as well as all regions of Maine. Located in the historic Fort ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show's Preview to Benefit ASPCA
The Art and Antique Dealers League of America (AADLA) has announced The Spring Show NYC with an opening night benefit preview on April 27 to benefit the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). The show will run from April 28 through May 2 at the Park ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Sculptor's Death Unearthed: Edmonia Lewis Died in London in 1907
According to cultural historian Marilyn Richardson, she has solved one of the persistent mysteries of American art history: where and when did the sculptor Edmonia Lewis die? The answer is, in London, England on 17 September 1907.According to British records, Lewis, whose full name was Mary Edmonia Lewis, had been ... (Read More)
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