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August 2, 2011Two oil paintings by Albert Bierstadt featuring majestic mountains of the West sold at a Coeur d'Alene auction for a total of $4 million.
August 2, 2011The Brimfield Antiques Market of July 11‱6 was again popular with many vacationers. This central Massachusetts site hosted a weeklong buying frenzy for shoppers.
July 26, 2011An important collection of Tibetan Buddhist art in the United States has been given to the Smithsonian Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Julian Raby, director of the Freer and Sackler Galleries, announced...
July 26, 2011On Wednesday, July 20, artnet Auctions achieved a world record for the sale of an Andy Warhol painting from 1978 titled ⁆lowers,†which sold to a private American collector for $1,322,500, including...
July 26, 2011In 1921, Duncan Phillips opened his home to the public at the corner of 21st and Q Streets near what is known today as Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The museum began life as the Phillips Memorial...
July 26, 2011The 11th annual Wells Antiques Show opened on June 26 on the grounds of the historic Laudholm Farm. Show managers Elizabeth and John DiSimone reported that this year event went ⁶ery well, with...
July 26, 2011Two antique National cash registers were stolen from a garage at a private residence here in July.-
July 26, 2011Ralph Esmerian, 71, was sentenced on July 22 in Manhattan federal court to six years in prison for wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud and concealment of assets. He is the former owner and chairman of Fred Leighton...
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July 26, 2011Wayne Bruce Ayers, 58, of Chappell Hill, Texas (formerly of Abington, Conn.) died unexpectedly in early July at his home. Wayne was an accomplished folk art artist and owner of Wayne Ayers Folk Art.
July 26, 2011Copley Fine Art Auctions added to its list of record prices for decoys and sporting art at its July 21′2 sale, led by a decorative A. Elmer Crowell running curlew carved around 1912 that at $257,250...
July 19, 2011On July 14 in a packed saleroom at Sotheby, the earliest surviving manuscript for a novel by Jane Austen †The Watsons †sold for $1,601,218, triple its presale high estimate, following extended...
July 19, 2011⁉t like shows used to be in the old days †great antiques, good friends and good food,†remarked a dealer from St Michaels, Md., who has attended the June Festival of Antiques every year since...
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