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Joseph Chait, 38, the senior auction administrator of a gallery and auction house located in Beverly Hills, California, pleaded guilty on March 9 in federal court in New York City to two counts related to wildlife trafficking.
He was charged with conspiring to smuggle wildlife products made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ... (Read More)
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Doyle New York, New York City
Photos courtesy Doyle
A sale of European and American Impressionist and modern art was held at Doyle New York on May 3. Overall the sale totaled $2,174,563; 88% of the lots sold. American art sales contributed $1,148,188 to the total, with 85% sold by lot. Lots ... (Read More)
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The Antique City Show is making some major changes including dates, location, and prices.
Holiday Promotions, the new owner of the show, is moving it to the Allentown (Pennsylvania) Fairgrounds with new dates, June 18 and 19. For the last four years, the show has been in April at Lehigh University ... (Read More)
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Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Madame Would Look Enchanting in This!
Dating from around 1765, this elegant lady wearing a robe à la française of silk and metallic wrapped thread would appear to be the only recorded surviving life-size French mannequin de mode of the period.
Wearing as accessories a blonde wig, pearl earrings, a ... (Read More)
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Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Freeman’s held its regular jewelry auction on May 2 and its estate jewelry auction in the new “Jewelry & Silver at 1808” format on July 21. The May sale included higher-end jewelry and timepieces; the July sale had about 100 lots of more affordable jewelry. The auctions ... (Read More)
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York, Pennsylvania
At what show can you find a $35 fly swatter, a $120,000 folk art bird tree, a $16,800 stoneware butter churn (made by Hamilton of Greensboro, Pennsylvania), a $45,000 Bill Traylor gouache on paper, and a 3" high Steiff black cat for $175?
All of it was at the Mitchell ... (Read More)
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Slotin Folk Art, Buford, Georgia
Photos courtesy Slotin Folk Art
The Slotin Folk Art auction in April is almost a spring folk art ritual. These sales are always animated and informal. The April 30 and May 1 event was particularly lighthearted and had many in-house active bidders. In addition to the on-site ... (Read More)
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C & A Antique Auction, Ramseur, North Carolina
Photos courtesy C & A Auction
On May 1 auctioneer Carson Cockman presented bidders with two distinct versions of the past. For those who valued their early adulthood and had deeper pockets, there was period tobacco, coffee, and petrol-related merchandise. Those enamored with childhood ... (Read More)
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Rock Island Auction Company set a record price for a single firearm at auction when a Winchester Model 1866 sporting rifle and a gold-plated pocket watch, both previously owned by the man credited with the surrender of Geronimo, sold together for $1,265,000 (with buyer’s premium) on April 30 in Rock ... (Read More)
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Boston Harbor Auctions, Quincy, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Boston Harbor Auctions
The Lannan Ship Model Gallery, the host of the Boston Harbor Auctions sale held on April 30, was created in 1967 in Quincy, Massachusetts, by Joseph G. Lannan Jr. (1926-2011) in the basement of his home. Lannan, a graduate of Massachusetts Maritime ... (Read More)
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