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(Auction)Modern Design at Auction
Rago, Lambertville, New Jersey
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Auctions reflect the taste of the minute. The Rago sale of modern design May 16 in Lambertville, New Jersey, and the contemporary glass sale that followed on May 17 are good examples.
The two sales covered a broad range of 20th-century design. David Rago said his ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Horse-Racing Trophy Leaves Other Silver in the Dust
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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A superb selection of silver, including pieces from America's Colonial period and an extensive selection of enameled silver figurines from the Tiffany & Co. circus collection, was featured in Heritage Auctions' May 16 sale of fine silver and objects of vertu. The auction included ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Record for McElwain Painting
Cordier Auctions in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, achieved a new world auction record for New Mexico landscape painter Louisa McElwain (1953-2013). During Cordier's May 16 auction, McElwain's Song of the High Desert sold for $48,360 (includes buyer's premium). The buyer was a private collector from Texas. The previous record for a McElwain ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Sherman Collection Anchors Civil War and History Auction
Fleischer's Auctions, Columbus, Ohio
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Fleischer's Auctions held its Civil War and African American history auction May 14 and 15 in Columbus, Ohio. This spring premier sale featured more than 500 historical items that generated a total of over $2 million in prices realized, far exceeding initial expectations.
The auction ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Stellar Selection of Art
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
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Works of American art continue to be in demand among art lovers and collectors, who are willing to pay top prices to own pieces by their favorite artists. The May 15 American art "Signature" auction by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions presented a stellar selection of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The American Art Fair 2024
New York City
Seventeen dealers set up booths for the 17th edition of the American Art Fair, held May 10 to 14, and offered works in all genres. The fair "is unique in choosing to focus exclusively on historically important artists," wrote Thomas Colville of Thomas Colville Fine Art, who established ... (Read More)
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(Show)Spring Fishersville Show
Fishersville Antiques Expo, Fishersville, Virginia
The 72nd biannual Fishersville Antiques Expo was held May 10 and 11 at the Augusta Expo Event Center in Fishersville, Virginia. Very few things have changed at Fishersville over the years. There are three constants regarding the show that probably go without saying: If you are ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The 25th Annual Grass Valley Old West Show
Grass Valley, California
At the booth of Sierra Gold & Coin, Grass Valley, California, gold nuggets from Nevada County were priced at $12,000, while the bear-claw necklace with a nugget centerpiece on a 14k gold chain was $17,000.
The Old West Show has been held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, which is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)May Auction Extravaganza
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
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Called the "May Auction Extravaganza," the May 11 sale held by John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury, Massachusetts, was certainly that. The more than 660 lots had few reserves and took hours to sell. Most of the 19th-century Continental lots came from the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Important Maritime Scholarship the Order of the Day
Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, New Bedford, Massachusetts
An antiques show of 14 dealers is hardly inspiring, except when it's the 12th annual Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, put on by the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association (ASCA) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 10.
The show was rolled into the 33rd Scrimshaw & ... (Read More)
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