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Bloomsbury Auctions, New York Cityby Jeanne SchintoThe Civil War collection of the late Douglas G. O'Dell was the featured attraction at the Civil War sale of Bloomsbury Auctions in New York City on April 9. For over 25 years, O'Dell, who died in March 2007 at age 53, was the ... (Read More)
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by Robert KyleRising gasoline prices may be adversely affecting much of American life, but it appears to be helping the gun business. Gun auctions nationwide were already benefiting from an upsurge in business in recent years. Now the cost of gas is making absentee and on-line bidding more attractive.Even before ... (Read More)
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Boston, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoMarvin Getman's Boston Antiques Weekend, inaugurated in 2007 at the problematic Bayside Exposition & Conference Center, was reintroduced to Bostonians on April 12 and 13 at a new and vastly superior venue, the Seaport World Trade Center on the city's waterfront.Major highways lead directly to it; so ... (Read More)
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by Julia Winston AdamsA magnificent Isfahan carpet, circa 1600, from the Doris Duke collection at the Newport Restoration Foundation, Newport, Rhode Island, came under the hammer at Christie's in Rockefeller Center, New York City, on Tuesday, June 3. It sold for $4,450,500 (including buyer's premium), the highest price ever paid ... (Read More)
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by Lita Solis-CohenAn 18th-century Northwest Coast warrior's helmet sold at Fairfield Auction in Newtown, Connecticut, on May 18 for $2,185,000 (includes buyer's premium). It is the most expensive American Indian object sold at auction.
"The stone-carved and painted burl spruce helmet mask was worn on the top of the head ... (Read More)
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Fine Art Capital, LLC has changed its name to Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance, LLC. "The new title," states a press release, "highlights the company's affiliation with Emigrant Bank, the largest privately held bank in the country. Emigrant Bank Fine Art Finance's sole business is making loans collateralized by art ... (Read More)
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by Lita Solis-CohenA first edition of the official account of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's expedition sold for $212,000 (includes buyer's premium) on May 29 at PBA Galleries, San Francisco, California. The price is a record for the sale of a book at PBA Galleries. The buyer was map and ... (Read More)
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