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(Fragment)Man Admits to Lying to FBI in Fake Paintings Case
Michael Barzman of North Hollywood, California, 45, a one-time auctioneer, has agreed to plead guilty to lying to FBI agents about the origins of paintings attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) that were seized last year from the Orlando (Florida) Museum of Art. Barzman has admitted in court papers that he ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Impressive Icons at Potomack Sale
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
A group of five separate auctions spread over a four- day period, June 13 through 16, highlighted The Potomack Company’s early summer calendar of sales. All sales were online only and were conducted out of the firm’s Alexandria, Virginia, galleries. As has ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Ephemera and Photography
Hindman, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Hindman
Antique photographs helped give Wes Cowan his start in the auction business, and, years after Cowan’s was acquired by Hindman, images continue to fuel the company’s auctions of American historical ephemera and photography. During the most recent sale, held June 15 and 16 at Cincinnati, Ohio, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Have Clock, Will Travel
Beneath the Surface
There is a saying in the antiques business that three is a collection, and that once you get three of anything, you just have to keep going. This must be the case with us and transporting tall clocks. We have collected the habit apparently. This time it started ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Endowed Curatorship in Honor of Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen
Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, Vermont, has endowed its curatorship of American decorative arts in honor of longtime trustee Alice Cooney “Nonnie” Frelinghuysen, herself a senior curator of American decorative arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
“Establishing this important position in Nonnie’s honor is in thankful recognition ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)FBI Launches Free App to Track and Report Stolen Art
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and around the world have submitted reports of stolen art and antiques to the FBI’s National Stolen Art File (NSAF), a database of stolen art and culturally significant property. The NSAF assists in law enforcement’s efforts to close cases and return pieces of ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Swensson Collection Shines at Phillips
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Phillips
Phillips’ jewelry auction held June 13 in New York City brought robust results, particularly for Art Deco pieces, colored gemstones, and the collection of Suzanne and Earl Simcox Swensson. The Swensson items, which included jewels by Suzanne Belperron, René Boivin, Raymond Yard, Mauboussin, Cartier, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward Collection Sales
Sotheby’s, New York City
Photos courtesy Sotheby’s
“The World of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman,” a series of three auctions held by Sotheby’s from May 27 to June 13, totaled $4.3 million, attracted over 800 bidders from 30 countries, and was 100% sold. Offerings included automotive and racing memorabilia, entertainment and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, June 2023
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Seller of Counterfeit Art Extradited after 13 Years as a Fugitive
Angela Catherine Hamblin, 74, a citizen of the United Kingdom, was extradited April 21 from Germany to the United States to serve a prison sentence for selling fake works of art through a commercial auction website and in private transactions.
Hamblin pleaded guilty February 6, 2009, to two counts of mail fraud ... (Read More)
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