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March 1, 2021Notable sales in our March 12, 2021 issue lead with a leader at Abell Auction’s Twentieth Century design and jewelry auction when a pair of Chinese imperial Palace panels drew a final bid north of $150,000....
March 1, 2021PLAINFIELD, N.H. – William Smith’s annual midwinter auction on February 26 featured items from many important estates and collections. Included was the estate of the late Helene Wurlitzer,...
March 1, 2021THOMASTON, MAINE – Attributed to Pennsylvania carver William Rush (1756-1833), a carved giltwood pine ship’s figurehead featuring a young woman in a gown sold for $27,600 at Thomaston Place...
March 1, 2021YORK, PENN. – A jailhouse logbook documenting communications received by Martin Luther King Jr during his time at the Birmingham jail sold for $130,909 at Hake’s Auctions on February 24. King...
March 1, 2021CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – The February 28 CRN sale included a rare, heavily carved mahogany dining table labeled Johnstone & Jeane’s, London. The round table, which realized $56,288, could be adjusted...
March 1, 2021BANGOR, PENN. – An outstanding collection of canes and walking sticks – more than 50 of them – including a President John Q. Adams presentation cane, carved wooden presidential cane,...
March 1, 2021DALLAS – Leading Heritage Auctions’ Americana and Political signature auction on February 27-28 was Joseph M. Chadwick’s map of Colonel James Fannin’s defenses at the historic site...
February 23, 2021OAKLAND, CALIF. – Portraiture of racy historical sitters are often a favorite among collectors. Such was the case at Clars Auction Gallery on February 21, when “The Lady in Black and Green...
February 23, 2021By Frances D’Emilio ROME (AP) – The artist who sculpted “Charging Bull,” the bronze statue in New York which became an iconic symbol of Wall Street, has died in his hometown in Sicily...
February 23, 2021By Greg Smith PROVIDENCE, R.I. – When antiques dealer Adam Irish saw the words “Humane” emblazoned across a Nineteenth Century leather fireman’s belt, it inspired a collection that...
February 23, 2021Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Slotin Folk Art Auction BUFORD, GA. – Folk art pottery was fired through the block at Slotin Folk Art Auction’s February 13 sale as 327 lots of whimsical...
February 23, 2021Review by Greg Smith, Catalog Photos Courtesy Augusta Auctions BELLOWS FALLS, VT. – With 238 lots of historical fashion, vintage couture and rare textiles, bidders were able to find something comfortable...
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