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August 4, 2020WILLISTON, VT. — It was early American and country at Merrill’s Auction on August 1, and, fittingly, an early American needlework sampler stitched up top lot status, bringing $34,500 inclusive of buyer’s...
August 4, 2020CHEVY CHASE, MD. — A vibrant yellow-toned composition depicting a woman and man with vase of flowers by Vietnamese French artist Le Pho (1907-2001) brightened Sloans & Kenyon’s July 30 sale when...
August 4, 2020By Karla Klein Albertson DOYLESTOWN, PENN. — The Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle are operated by the Bucks County Historical Society where, depending on their collecting bent, past visitors may remember...
August 4, 2020MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition, mounted to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’...
August 4, 2020ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A Federal desk and bookcase originally owned by Benjamin Leigh (1761-1830) of Augusta, Ga. that had descended with an intact and well-documented record of ownership in its original...
August 4, 2020EAST DENNIS, MASS. — A William Fitz tall case clock, circa 1795, stood head and shoulders above several notable lots from the New Hampshire collection of Lawrence and Dorothy Perkins, a featured section...
July 30, 2020By Tom O’Hara Nashville, TENN. – Kay and Bill Puchstein bought the rights to Fiddlers Antiques Show at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tenn, one of the several Americana country antiques shows held...
July 29, 2020RENO, NEV. — Thomas Moran’s (American, 1837-1926) arresting landscape painting, “Green River, Wyoming,” sold for $1,638,000 at Coeur d’Alene Art Auction’s July 25 sale. The oil on canvas measured...
July 29, 2020Review by W.A. Demers & Madelia Hickman Ring, Photos Courtesy Brimfield Live & Ruby Lane ONLINE — It looked a little bit like the backdrop for a science fiction disaster film —nearly empty...
July 29, 2020Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Show Dealers ONLINE — Marvin Getman is having such great success with virtual book fairs that he decided to present one July 7-9. The online emporium featured 150 dealers,...
July 29, 2020Review by Greg Smith, Photos Courtesy Dealers At #TheBrimfieldShow ONLINE — There’s a new marketplace in town, and it’s on Instagram at #thebrimfieldshow. There are certain hashtags on Instagram...
July 29, 2020Review by W.A. Demers, Photos Courtesy Material Culture PHILADELPHIA — Material Culture rolled out the carpets for a no-reserve sale of the category on July 15 and followed up with a compelling selection...
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