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(Auction)Hibbard Sale Tops Fund-Raiser
Rockport Art Association, Rockport, Massachusettsby Rose Safran"Oh, that's the sale of works by dead artists," commented some Cape Ann area residents, including those involved with the area's active artists' community, many of whom attend this lively annual event to keep track of the market value of art created by their ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Art Pottery Auction
Treadway Gallery, Covington, Kentuckyby Don JohnsonA Rookwood Iris glaze vase brought the top bid during Treadway Gallery's decorative arts auction held June 7 and 8 in Covington, Kentucky, but Rookwood Vellum plaques consistently brought the strongest money of the sale.The auction featured approximately 750 lots, almost exclusively American-made art pottery, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Old Favorites Are Strong at Green Valley Glass Sale
Green Valley Auctions, Inc., Mt. Crawford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanGreen Valley Auctions held its eighth annual spring glass and lighting auction on May 16 and 17 at its facility in Mt. Crawford, Virginia. This sale was the first event since the recent dramatic spike in gasoline prices, and there were ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Design at Auction
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenAlexander Payne, the worldwide director of design at Phillips de Pury & Company, takes on a difficult task twice a year when he puts together a collection of significant 20th- and 21st-century design. He edits his sales carefully, trying to balance ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Daniel Sale
Conestoga Auction Company, Inc., Manheim, Pennsylvaniaby Karl H. PassConestoga Auction Company held a single-owner sale for Brenda Hannah Daniel and her late husband, Terry Daniel, on June 7 in Manheim, Pennsylvania. The Daniels were antiques dealers from Alabama, but they also lived west of Harrisburg in Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Larry Foster Sale
Kevin Bond, Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canadaby Peter SmitOn July 5 Kevin Bond sold the collection of well-known Canadian dealer and collector Larry Foster. The auction was held in picturesque Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada at Foster's home, Claremont, which was built circa 1845 for Loyalist Nathaniel DeVeber. Foster bought the beautiful ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Major Surprises at Thomaston
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoFour continents were well represented at the two-day Thomaston Place Auction Galleries spring auction in Thomaston, Maine, on May 31 and June 1. Only South America, Australia, and Antarctica were not represented in the wide range of offerings. It's not unusual when an ... (Read More)
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(Auction)20th-Century Decorative Art and Design Sale
Christie's, New York Cityby Lita Solis-CohenThe most spirited bidding at Christie's 20th-century decorative art and design sale on June 13 was for a private collection of Italian artist designed jewelry from the 1960's. Lot after lot of GEM Montebello jewelry sold for two to more than five times their estimates. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Walker Still Running Strong at Cobbs
The Cobbs Auctioneers, Peterborough, New Hampshireby Mark SiscoOver the past few years, The Cobbs Auctioneers has been steadily hammering out cotton kingdom paintings by the prolific William Aiken Walker (1838-1921), and the beat went on at the July 5 sale in Peterborough, New Hampshire.Much to the pleasure of those who ... (Read More)
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(Auction)At $11,500-Don't Tread on Me
Slotin Folk Art Auction, Buford, Georgiaby Marty SteinerIs the Slotin Folk Art Auction cataloger presciently adept, or does placing a lot on the cover cause it to bring top dollar? An anonymous weathervane of painted hand-forged steel was used as the wraparound cover illustration for the April 26 auction catalog ... (Read More)
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