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June 24, 2015MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA. — A paint-decorated Shenandoah Valley blanket chest by Virginia craftsman Johannes Spitler (1774–1837) topped bidding at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates’ marquee sale of the arts...-
June 24, 2015HARTFORD, CONN. — The Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) has announced its acquisition of an oxbow chest of drawers signed by George Belden, a cabinetmaker from Hartford and Windsor, Conn. The Windsor...
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June 24, 2015A rare Annie Oakley poster fetched $57,500 at auction. Review And Photos by Michael Friedman FORT WORTH, TEXAS — In its debut edition, 240 of America’s top dealers in Western and Native American antiques...
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June 24, 2015There was a surprise around every corner of the many walking trails on the sizable property, including this figure. By Andrea Valluzzo KATONAH, N.Y. — An evening party in the garden was the perfect...
June 24, 2015SALEM, MASS. – The American art world had never seen anybody like Thomas Hart Benton (1889 -1975) – macho, outspoken, boisterous, bombastic, intense and convinced that the best art could be created...-
June 23, 2015BERLIN, GERMANY — The online auction house Auctionata has set a new world record for an Asian work of art sold in an online auction. In its 259th auction, “Important Asian Art” June 20, a rare enamel,...
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June 22, 2015BOSTON, MASS. — Among a strong representation of paintings and jewelry in Grogan’s June 21 auction was the top lot of the day — a platinum, onyx, turquoise and diamond sautoir, cataloged as “likely...
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June 17, 2015Bonnet House eastern façade. —David Warren Photography photo BY DENYSE CUNNINGHAM CURATOR FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Named for the bonnet lily, the Bonnet House’s story starts with Hugh Taylor Birch,...
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June 17, 2015Donald Dunlap said that this was his favorite piece of furniture. The boldly figured tiger maple secretary, one of very few he made, went to a bidder from Hingham, Mass., who had come up specifically for this...
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June 17, 2015The top lot of Saturday’s session was Kumi Sugai’s oil on canvas “Chaine Du Bleu,” 1963, signed, that outperformed its $3/5,000 estimate to bring $26,000. BY ANDREA VALLUZZO PHOTOS COURTESY STAIR...
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June 17, 2015Kaja Veilleux noted that the cigar store Indian had come from a Utah estate. Wearing a five-feather bonnet, the carving was attributed to Samuel Robb (1851–1928). On her original pedestal and with little...
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June 17, 2015An Edwardian period, circa 1905, Cartier platinum diamond and sapphire bow brooch took $18,880 from the phone. REVIEW AND ONSITE PHOTOS BY W.A. DEMERS ADDITIONAL PHOTOS COURTESY OF STANTON AUCTIONS HAMPDEN,...
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