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(Auction)Tiffany and Mid-Century Modern Top 20th-Century Design Sale
Auctioneer LaGina Austin is shown at the podium with department director Jane D. Prentiss, seated. In front, the circa 1989 Ziggurat console table in tubular steel and etched glass sold for a mid-estimate $711. The two acrylic on canvas paintings by Martin Kreloff (b. 1944), Geisha and Kabuki Actor, fetched ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Buys and Dolls
Jules Steiner series B bébé doll with only inconsequential blemishes, marked in red script "Steiner B. S.G.D.G. Paris Bourgoin succ.," $21,850. Julia photo.American National fire truck pedal car with five wooden ladders, original paint, and interior dashboard, $20,125.On this Bru Bébé, marked "Bru Jne 7," the bisque forearms were appropriate ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Orientalia Still Coming on Strong
Among several Oriental items that skyrocketed was this Daoguang period (1821-50) deep bowl, 6" diameter, decorated with red and green dragons, scholar's tools, and pearls. Marked on the underside, it sold for $14,950. Thomaston Place photo.A Chinese white jade ovoid footed censer, 5" tall, with relief decorations and reticulated phoenix ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Good to Bad
by Steve ProffittThe February issue of M.A.D. contained another chapter of sad news reported by my colleague David Hewett. The story was news because it involved yet another instance of defalcation from consignors. The matter was particularly sad because the alleged wrongdoer occupied a position of trust—an auctioneer. It was ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Country Auction in Maine
The background on this Maine folk art decorated box appeared to be composed of wooden matchsticks inlaid with mahogany images of diamonds, a star, two bears, and two clasped hands. It sold for $165.This oil on canvas, probably of a Gloucester or Provincetown, Massachusetts, harbor scene, was by J.J. Enwright, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Rago Sale Features Selection of Antique Jewelry
This rare pair of Holbeinesque enameled gold earrings, circa 1870, 2 1/8" long, is attributed to Hancocks and was retailed by S.J. Phillips Ltd., both of London. They are pictured in Understanding Jewellery by David Bennett and Daniela Mascetti. They came to the sale from a consignor that Rago's Sarah ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman's Marathon Sale
Attributed to Ruth Henshaw Bascom (1772-1848), this profile portrait of a young woman, pastel and graphite on paper in a painted frame, 18½" x 13½", sold on the phone for $26,200 (est. $3000/5000) to the trade, underbid by a collector in the salesroom.Needlework picture, "Wrought by Abigail F. Cunningham under ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Metropolitan Museum of Art: In the Folk Art Tradition
Private collection. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Two Auction Records for a Zoot Suit
Wow! What can we say? What a session of bidding occurred when this man's wool zoot suit, 1938-42, came up for bid. Four phones battled each other, and Karen Augusta and Bob Ross fielded bids on their individual phones. The excitement began at $500 against a $700/900 estimate and spiraled ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the Trade: Doug Ramsay, DBR Antiques, Hadley, Massachusetts
Doug and Rui Ramsay.View of the Connecticut River from Ramsay's home.Delicate New England demilune table with pegged construction in Spanish brown paint over red stain, $1400. On top, a mid-20th-century sheet metal weathervane of a coupe, $1850.Polychrome carved pine eagle that Ramsay dates to the late 19th century, $2850.Gold-painted model ... (Read More)
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