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(Feature)Letter from London
A very life-like terra-cotta bust of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon, who had travelled from France to Mount Vernon to spend many days studying his subject, taking precise anatomical measurements and even preparing a life mask. It sold for $488,025 in a Sotheby's sale of July 9.Roughly 19" square, this ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)What's Blocking the Successful Sale of a Klimt Drawing
by David HewettWe noted in an August 2008 article ("Would-be Seller of Klimt Sues Would-be Buyer for $1.2 Million") that Maggie Wachter, the owner of a Gustav Klimt drawing, had filed a lawsuit against New York City's Quatrochi Art Agents and the moving and storage firm Day & Meyer, Murray ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Dealer Sues Dealer Over Chagall Clown
The fate of Ane et le Clown hangs in the balance. The watercolor, sold as an original Marc Chagall, is the centerpiece of a lawsuit filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Nassau. It's been deemed a fake by the Comité Chagall in Paris ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Lights Are on at Julia's-Sort Of
A beautiful Steuben Aurene vase in glistening green, gold, and white finish with an iridescent gold interior surface sold over estimate for $15,525. Julia photo.James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoHigh-end Art Deco lamps were the high point and the low point at James D. Julia's lamp and glass ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Long Decoys Sell at Historic $4.1 Million Sale
Selling to a private collector on the phone at $661,250, this nesting Canada goose by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) dates from the pre-brand Crowell era of 1910-12. In 1912, the year that the United States banned the sale of migratory birds, Crowell, a former market hunter, began carving full time ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Freeman's to Sell Works from the Lehman Brothers Collection
by Lita Solis-CohenArt owned by bankrupt companies has become a ready source of consignments for auctioneers. Auction houses began swarming around bankrupt Lehman Brothers when it was reported that the company had between 3000 and 4000 artworks on its walls. Lehman Brothers hired art consultant Kelly Wright, who advised the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Atlantique City 2010 Canceled
F+W Media has announced the cancellation of its annual Atlantique City Antiques & Collectibles Show, scheduled for March 2010 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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(Auction)Erotica Succeeds, Steinbeck Stumbles (Again)
The Pretty Women of Paris; Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults, Being a Complete Directory; or, Guide to Pleasure For Visitors to the Gay City, privately printed in Paris in 1883, sold for $2196 (est. $800/1200). It was one of 51 lots of erotica from the Harry and Virginia ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Big Bucks for Little Trucks and Cars
Clockwork mechanism Indian motorcycle toy, painted blue, with a “Say it with Flowers” decal, $63,250 (est. $50,000/ 75,000).Flat-top Arcade cab/still bank, $14,375 (est. $3000/4000).James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoIn a radical marketing move, James D. Julia has been taking an aggressive approach to gathering consignments. The main feature ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Keno Auctions
by Lita Solis-CohenLeigh Keno, New York City antiques dealer and Antiques Roadshow star, has opened an auction house."We packed up four estates in New England," said Keno on the phone announcing his new venture. "We will have our first sale in May. We are looking for space to rent for ... (Read More)
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