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Diamonds and Derek Gardner Pace Thomaston Auction
by Mark Sisco

This oil on canvas by marine artist Derek Gardner (1914-2007), The Action Between the "Macedonian" and the "United States" in Mid-Atlantic, 12th Oct., 1812, sold for $60,375.Marked "Cartier, Paris," this platinum and diamond bracelet, 1910-20, with 262 diamonds totaling about 60 carats, sold for $97,750. Thomaston Place photo.The Fabergé egg-shaped ... (Read More)

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"Fresh" Never Gets Stale
by Jeanne Schinto

The Fishermen by Frank Weston Benson (1862-1951) sold for $16,590 (est. $3000/5000). The 7 7/8" x 6" (plate size) etching on Shogun paper with watermark is dated 1915 and numbered 1/50. Only 18 of the intended 50 were printed.Der Briefträger by Carl Spitzweg (German, 1808-1885) sold for $248,000 (est. $70,000/ ... (Read More)

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Important Discovery of East Tennessee Pottery Surfaces
by Karla Klein Albertson

The best piece in the Mort family trove was this rounded "J. Mort" jug enhanced with incised wavy lines and a reddish salt glaze. This is the only stamped example from the Mort pottery of Jefferson County-the rectangular mark appears in several places. The jug sold for $23,000 (est. $2000/3000).Although ... (Read More)

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Walter Biggs and the Chandlee Boys Lead Farmer Sale
by Walter C. Newman

These United Confederate Veterans ribbons and badges signify various events associated with Virginia veterans. They range from an event in Gettysburg in 1913 to one in Farmville, Virginia, in 1926. They are constructed from silk ribbons with celluloid buttons and badges. All are soiled and show their age. The largest ... (Read More)

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Ohio Valley Auction
by Don Johnson

Henderson family cherry one-piece library bookcase, possibly by Richard Rood of Marietta, Ohio, circa 1830, 98½" high x 56¾" wide, old refinish, age cracks, stains, $16,450.Curly maple two-piece corner cupboard attributed to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, mid-19th century, 87½" high x 57" wide, older finish, $10,281.Theorem fan, schoolgirl work with a ... (Read More)

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American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Quai St. Michel, 1888, oil on canvas, 21¾" x 28", signed lower left. It sold to dealer Joe Caldwell of Manlius, New York, in the salesroom for $2,098,500 (est. $2.5/3.5 million). Caldwell said he thought he got a good buy for his client. On May 21, 1998, ... (Read More)

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Asian Art Sells Well in Chicago
by Danielle Arnet

One of two rhinoceros horn cups that each sold for $394,000, this 6½" wide cup consigned by a Wisconsin collector is elaborately carved and dates from the 17th century.From a Chicago collection, this 4¾" high cup is one of two rhinoceros horn cups that sold for $394,000 each. This 17th-/18th-century ... (Read More)

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Something for Everyone Toy Auction
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Carette gauge I #2350 locomotive and tender, one of the most realistic and complex American steam profile locomotives, offered with the correct eight-wheel tender with matching numbers and powered by a robust clockwork mechanism with forward and reverse gearing, 23" long, sold for $28,750 (est. $12,000/15,000) after a three-way ... (Read More)

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Syson to Head European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at Met
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Luke Syson will become the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Curator in Charge of the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, effective in January 2012.Currently at the National Gallery, London, Syson holds the dual positions of curator of Italian ... (Read More)

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In the Trade: Frank and Rose Marie Francis, Hillsdale Barn Antiques, Hillsdale, New York
by Frank Donegan

Rose Marie and Frank Francis.The barn.One of their typical arrangements of art from the 19th and 20th centuries.The Francises display stoneware ranging from $295 for the clam rake crock (front row, third from right) to $800 for the bird crock (top row, right end). The tiered green plant stand under ... (Read More)
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