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Fisk University and Crystal Bridges Museum to Share Stieglitz Collection
by Daniel Grant

by Daniel GrantEnding a six-year-old saga, the Tennessee Supreme Court refused an appeal from the state attorney general to overturn an appellate court ruling that would permit Nashville-based Fisk University to sell to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, a 50% stake in a 101-piece art ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

by Ian McKay, [email protected] very rare Chelsea white porcelain head of a child that I previewed and illustrated in the April issue failed to sell on the day, but as promised, this month's "Letter" does contains some fine Meissen and Capodimonte pieces from the Barilla collection.It also includes relics and ... (Read More)

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Southern Sells
by Marty Steiner

Part of a stack of early blanket chests offered by Michael Rainey Antiques, Beaufort, South Carolina. At the top is an English miniature secretary, circa 1880, marked $1750. Next down is an Athens, Georgia, 1800's pine chest priced at $1200 that sold. This chest was lined with early Athens, Georgia, ... (Read More)

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Art Nouveau Posters and a Few Auction Records
by Richard de Thuin

"Reverie" from 1897, one of Alphonse Mucha's most popular designs, exists in several variations, and as the catalog states, "Champenois capitalized on its popularity and sold it to many different clients, always imprinting the new firm's name on the image." This variant sans text was sold by La Plume to ... (Read More)

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Withdrawal from Auction Leads to $58 Million Lawsuit
by Daniel Grant

by Daniel GrantThe stakes increased for Sotheby's and artist Cady Noland with an amended lawsuit filed on April 9 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Manhattan art dealer Marc Jancou, seeking $58 million in damages, resulting from the auction house's withdrawal of a screen print ... (Read More)

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A Book Review: Ceramics in America 2011
by Lita Solis-Cohen

by Lita Solis-CohenCeramics in America 2011Edited by Robert HunterChipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2011, 220 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com)Some scholarly journals are hard to get through; this one is hard to put down. It is ... (Read More)

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