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Fall Jewelry Sales in New York City
by Mary Ann Hensel

This circa 1935 platinum, sapphire, and diamond ring set with a sugarloaf cabochon sapphire of approximately 8.5 carats, framed by baguette and round diamonds weighing approximately 2 carats, with calibré-cut sapphires, soared miles beyond its $20,000/30,000 estimate to $296,500. Sotheby’s photo.This pair of platinum and diamond ear studs with round ... (Read More)

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Expensive Corner Cupboard at Skinner
by David Hewett

by David HewettOn Sunday, November 7, Skinner held a particularly heady American furniture and decorative arts sale at its downtown Boston gallery. One observer, noting an apparent uptick in furniture prices, said it was the strongest sale he'd seen in the last five years.A circa 1790 black walnut corner cupboard ... (Read More)

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Paintings on Leucadendron Argenteum
by A.J. Peluso

Above: "E Plurebus [sic] Unum" with eagle and American flags and "'Jabez Howes'/ San Francisco." Below: "Kind Regards/ From South Africa" with portrait of the ship Jabez Howes (San Francisco).Above: "A Souvenir" with Victorian rose sticker. Below: "Across The Sea/ Remember Me" with a scene of Cape Town harbor and ... (Read More)

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Chapman Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art Sold in Tennessee
by Karla Klein Albertson

Entrance to Magnolia Gardens in Spring, Charleston, S.C. was one of three paintings in the sale by Anthony Thieme (1888-1954), who worked in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut but also traveled in Europe and throughout the United States. A regional painting expert called the view “probably the best southern Thieme ... (Read More)

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