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by Daniel GrantTo the art auction world Russia looks like a pretty good bet. Over the past decade Russia produced a new crop of millionaires and billionaires, fueled with petrodollars and eager to purchase expensive artwork."It's very exciting to see all these new collectors. It's a snowball effect," said Joanna ... (Read More)
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by David HewettCollector Richard Hopp of Van Nuys, California, is battling the city of Los Angeles and its police department over their definitions of "dealers." In November 2008 Hopp filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against the city and sought "Declaratory Relief to Determine Validity of Ordinances and Injunction."Richard ... (Read More)
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Top lot in the sale was this 26½" x 47½" oil on board by John Hammond (1843-1939) showing a Saint John harbor scene, signed and dated 1897, that fetched $18,000.There was not a lot of early furniture at this sale, and these five arrow-back Nova Scotia Windsor chairs in early ... (Read More)
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Nashville, Tennesseeby Karla Klein AlbertsonOutside exhibitors at the Tailgate Antique Show can now set up under cover in an open shed between the parking lot and the main building. Here is the display of canoes and outdoor gear from Jon and Carla Magoun of South Paris, Maine.At the booth of ... (Read More)
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by David HewettMalchione Antiques, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, carries a variety of hunting and fishing related goods. The snowshoes at top by Tubbs, 1940-50, were $225. The Penobscot basket from the 1930s was $795. The bufflehead drake decoy was made by J.D.M. Keefer of Woodstock, Vermont (now working in Maine), and ... (Read More)
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Fishersville, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanThis wall of Griswold was found in the booth of Mary Annes Antiques & Things, Covington, Virginia. The popular cast-iron pieces ranged in date from 1880 to 1950and in price from $25 for a small newer skillet to $300 for a #12 skillet with its original ... (Read More)
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The D.C. Antique Photo Show will make its 26th annual spring appearance under new management on Sunday, March 15, at its regular venue, the Holiday Inn Rosslyn/Key Bridge in Arlington, Virginia.The change was announced by Tom Rall, a director of Diverse Markets Management (DMM), a Washington, D.C., firm that is ... (Read More)
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Nashville, Tennesseeby Karla Klein AlbertsonThe display set up by Woody and Nancy Straub of Umatilla, Florida, always has a strong Western feel. The unusual Arts and Crafts desk was $1200, the fancy fringed gloves on top were $1450, and the corner cupboard filled with Indian baskets and Pueblo pottery was ... (Read More)
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New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThis Art Nouveau period (circa 1900) paneled library, an example of French Arts and Crafts, was designed by Paul Jouve (1878-1973) and created by Eugène Grasset (1845-1917) and Alexandre Bigot (1862-1927). It was carved from solid French oak and installed in the home of publisher Charles ... (Read More)
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USArtists by Lita Solis-Cohen
Philadelphia, Pennsylvaniaby Lita Solis-CohenGerald Peters Gallery, New York City, asked $195,000 for Waiting to Enter by Martha Walter, a 1920 oil on canvas of a Black family, 40" x 48", signed lower right.Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago, Illinois, asked $750,000 for Hot Rhythm, a 40" x 50" oil on ... (Read More)
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