(Auction Law and Ethics)
by Steve ProffittThese days the postman most often delivers electronically. A nice man sent me this e-mail: "In a recent issue of M.A.D., there was an article on an auction in which a piece of art sold for more than a million dollars. A well-known dealer, who did not have ... (Read More)
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Paula Sophoclides of Recollections, Canandaigua, New York, specializes in decorative quilts, English porcelains, and early furniture. She showed a pink circled quilt for $275 and a navy blue garland of flowers quilt for $235.Michael Albanese of Kendall, New York, specializes in baskets from Peru and the Southwest, priced from $200 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
A 1901 Gustav Stickley library table, a variation of model no. 454, with original leather top, inverted tapered legs, through-tenon construction, two drawers with original iron hardware, a central blind drawer, and original finish and tacks, brought $390,400.John Toomey Gallery displayed the 1901 Gustav Stickley library table front and center ... (Read More)
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"D-Lish-Us Gum" vending machine, 1¢, cast iron with a porcelain-on-steel nameplate, $7300.Turtle made by Uhl Pottery Company, marked on base, the largest size produced, $1700.Stoneware Christmas tree holder marked "Red Wing Union Stoneware Co., Red Wing, Minn., Patent Applied For" and "Christmas Tree Holder," $900.Wheel-type nutmeg grater, 7" long, $100.Woodmanse ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)
by Steve ProffittThese days the postman most often delivers electronically. A nice man sent me this e-mail: "In a recent issue of M.A.D., there was an article on an auction in which a piece of art sold for more than a million dollars. A well-known dealer, who did not have ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Paula Sophoclides of Recollections, Canandaigua, New York, specializes in decorative quilts, English porcelains, and early furniture. She showed a pink circled quilt for $275 and a navy blue garland of flowers quilt for $235.Michael Albanese of Kendall, New York, specializes in baskets from Peru and the Southwest, priced from $200 ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
A 1901 Gustav Stickley library table, a variation of model no. 454, with original leather top, inverted tapered legs, through-tenon construction, two drawers with original iron hardware, a central blind drawer, and original finish and tacks, brought $390,400.John Toomey Gallery displayed the 1901 Gustav Stickley library table front and center ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
"D-Lish-Us Gum" vending machine, 1¢, cast iron with a porcelain-on-steel nameplate, $7300.Turtle made by Uhl Pottery Company, marked on base, the largest size produced, $1700.Stoneware Christmas tree holder marked "Red Wing Union Stoneware Co., Red Wing, Minn., Patent Applied For" and "Christmas Tree Holder," $900.Wheel-type nutmeg grater, 7" long, $100.Woodmanse ... (Read More)
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Klint and Billie Griffin of Props, Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, specialize in southern pieces, Americana, and primitives. They said they emphasize items with original surfaces. On the right are six graphite and colored pencil drawings created by a child. Each of the pictures is related to the railroad or steam-power engines, ... (Read More)
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The Delaware consignors of Standing Nude with Back View had purchased the painting from Chinese artist Guo Runwen (b. 1955) at his Guangzhou studio in 1998. The work brought $27,450, one of the highest prices in the sale. Material Culture photo.The initial sale included an extensive selection of textile lots, ... (Read More)
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