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Doyle New York, New York Cityby Elizabeth Bidwell BatesPaintings led the April 29 American furniture and decorative arts sale at Doyle New York, which reached a total of $525,969. Leading the sale at $25,000 (includes buyer's premium), the vibrant image of stag, hind, and fawns came to Doyle with an ... (Read More)
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Gould Auction Company, Gardiner, Maineby Mark SiscoGould Auction Company's trademark "fresh to the market" auction offerings live up to their advance billing. The May 31 sale in Gardiner, Maine, featured never-before-out-of-the-house offerings, but this time there was a stronger than usual emphasis on good old Maine folk art.A miniature portrait ... (Read More)
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Ken Farmer Auctions & Appraisals, LLC, Radford, Virginiaby Walter C. NewmanKen Farmer pointed to a textile draped across the top of one of the showcases in a display area toward the rear of his salesroom in Radford, Virginia. He calmly said, "That is going to blow up." Not concerned about ... (Read More)
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Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusettsby David HewettSwarms of eager fans descended on Boston on Sunday, June 8, but they weren't heading for 63 Park Plaza, just a block away from the Common and its popular swan boats. Nope, they were heading for Fenway Park, home of the red-hot Red Sox, who ... (Read More)
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R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts, Manchester, New Hampshireby Jeanne SchintoR.O. "Bob" Schmitt's clock sale at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire, on April 26 was one of the strongest he has had in his nearly 30-year history with a tally of $1,098,750 (including buyers' premiums). Only four out of the ... (Read More)
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EditorialIf a buyer, after spending more than $100, asks a dealer or auctioneer for a "certificate of authenticity" (COA), he is likely to be met with a smirk, if not outright laughter. In California, however, a dealer's mirth over a naïve request may turn to frustration, and possibly legal trouble. ... (Read More)
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by David HewettOn June 5, a woman in Austria filed a lawsuit against New York City's Quatrochi Art Agents, Inc. for $1.2 million. Also named in the suit was the moving and storage firm Day & Meyer, Murray & Young, Corp. Maggie Wachter brought the suit against the art firm's ... (Read More)
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Case Antiques, Inc., Knoxville, Tennesseeby Sarah CampbellIn the two years since it was founded, Case Antiques has profited from the bullish auction market for early fine and decorative art of the South and has worked to expand it by creating some new categories and some new collectors."I think we've done ... (Read More)
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Christie's, New York CityChristie's American Paintingsby
Lita Solis-CohenCollectors of American paintings descend on New York City in
May and early December for the American paintings sales, just as collectors of
American furniture and decorative arts gather in New York City in January. The
auction houses have parties, dinners, and lectures. ... (Read More)
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by Karl PassPook & Pook, Inc. of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, will sell the Richard and Rosemarie Machmer collection on October 24 and 25. The collection is largely composed of Pennsylvania German decorative arts and Native American art. The Machmers, longtime residents of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, collected throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. They purchased many ... (Read More)
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