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(Feature)Big Esmerian Jewelry Auction Halted
by David HewettOn May 22, five days after this issue goes into the mail, Sotheby's will offer a much-coveted folk art object at its American paintings sale in New York City. Lot 60 in the sale is one of the finest versions of the Edward Hicks folk art icon created ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Black Swan Moves
Black Swan Antiques has moved to a new location at 27 Bee Brook Road in Washington Depot, Connecticut. The new phone number is (860) 868-6468.According to a press release from Black Swan, "In addition to the new shop, we have taken a space in Greenwich Living in Stamford and will ... (Read More)
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(Feature)eBay Live Auctions to Cease at Year's End--Others Hope to Fill Its Shoes
by David HewettOn April 15, eBay Live Auctions announced it was ceasing its popular on-line auction service at the end of calendar 2008. Its auction firm users were thunderstruck by the announcement. The news went out a day earlier to clients, the largest of which is LiveAuctioneers (www.liveauctioneers.com).The latter firm, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Shaker Collection for Sale in August
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(Feature)Christie's Raises Buyer's Premium
Auction house Christie's has raised its buyer's premium, effective June 2.
On Friday, May 23, the firm released the following statement:
"Following a recent business review, Christie's have decided to increase buyer's premium as noted. This is to ensure that we remain competitive and that our fees are commensurate with the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Records Smashed! Hicks "Peaceable Kingdom" Sells For $9,673,000
Hicks Peaceable Kingdom sells for $9,673,000 by Lita Solis-CohenThree phone bidders competed for Ralph Esmerian's painting by Edward Hicks, The Peaceable Kingdom with the Leopard of Serenity, at Sotheby's on May 22 in New York City.An hour into the American paintings sale, where spirited bidding was tumbling records, auctioneer William ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Summer of 2008-A Maine Folk Art Banquet
What a summer! This year, Maine will offer an 11-course banquet enabling everyone interested in folk art to overindulge his or her optical senses viewing the folk art treasures preserved in museums and historical societies throughout the state. It is estimated that over 500 examples of folk art will be ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Bowman Resigns as Winterthur Director to Lead Monticello
Leslie Greene Bowman has resigned as director of Winterthur Museum & Country Estate and will become president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
According to a press release, Winterthur?s board of trustees has selected David P. Roselle, president emeritus of the University of Delaware ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Music Valley and Tailgate Relocate to Tennessee State Fairgrounds
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(Auction)Alderfer Sells an English Clock for $341,000
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