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6/29/2004	Clapton Guitars Achieve World Auction Records In New York In a packed salesroom, bidders from all over the world competed passionately to acquire guitars from Eric Clapton's collection or instruments donated by his musician friends. Read More...
6/29/2004	A $197,900 Pink Flamingo and Other Record Audubon Rarities at Christies "The Sachsen-Meiningen set of 'The Birds of America,' extraordinary because of its excellent and uncut condition and fresh coloring, attracted a wide, mainly American audience." Read More...
6/29/2004	'Glad to Get My $25 Back': Consigner's Tea Table Brings $29,000 at Vermont Auction It sold to a determined Nathan Tuttle of Gardner, Me., who drove all night to win the lot in person. Read More...
6/29/2004	Auctioneers, Dealers, eBay Defeat California Fingerprint Bill Members of the trade are breathing easier now that a controversial bill has failed to pass the state's assembly committee on business and professions. Read More...
6/29/2004	Farmington Antiques Weekend When the dealers arrived on Friday for setup, many commented that for the first time in many years the grass was cut. That was because Steve Jenkins was on the mower himself Thursday afternoon. Read More...
6/29/2004	The Brandywine Antiques Show Thirty-two dealers from across the nation were again assembled by Robert Armacost, show manager. Read More...
6/29/2004	Graphic Masters A group of 75 rare watercolors, pastels and drawings, made from the 1860s through the 1990s by some of America's greatest artists, will be on view at Vassar College's Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Read More...
6/29/2004	Hale Woodruff in Atlanta The High Museum of Art presents the first solo exhibition of Woodruff's paintings in Atlanta since his death in 1980. Read More...
6/29/2004	Magnum Photos and the Making of "The Misfits" The Bruce Museum features images of the film's production documented by a group of nine photographers from the renowned agency Magnum Photos. Read More...
6/29/2004	Four Freedoms: Paintings that Inspired a Nation Around Washington, various museums and organizations have mounted exhibitions to pay homage to "the greatest generation" that won the war. The most important cultural complement is one at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Read More...
6/22/2004	Buyer Must Fingerprint Seller, Says Proposed California Bill, but What about eBay? A current bill before California lawmakers could seriously hamper the antiques and fine art trade throughout the Golden State. Read More...
6/22/2004	Dealer Pays Record Prices for Twentieth Century Material in New York A bronze armchair by Armand Albert Rateau, circa 1919-20, sold to Manhattan's DeLorenzo gallery for $970,700. Read More...
6/22/2004	Skinner Reaches Records, Personal Best for Musical Instruments World record prices were achieved for American guitars by John D'Angelico and James D'Aquisto, a Spanish guitar by Ignacio Fleta, several modern Italian violins and a rare American keyed bugle by E.G. Wright of Boston. Read More...
6/22/2004	Souvenir Spoons Fetch $205,027 in Dallas A total of 115 bidders participated in the souvenir spoon session. The majority of successful winning bids were from Internet bids left on the company's website. Read More...
6/22/2004	Woodbury Antiques Fair's Second Year A number of the first-time exhibitors did not return, reducing the list of dealers to just over 90 this time, down from 133. Read More...
6/22/2004	Weather Holds Off for the Ridgefield Antiques Market "Our dealers are good middle range and this show is a perfect vehicle for them." Read More...
6/22/2004	Sumptuous Expression The RISD Museum of Art has received a gift of Southeast Asian art from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Read More...
6/22/2004	New Worlds, Neue Galerie A critically acclaimed exhibition that highlights works from the museum's collection is currently on view again. Read More...
6/22/2004	Brandywine Opens a Wyeth Inspiration for Tours Since his earliest painting of the farm in 1932 at the age of 15, Andrew Wyeth has found subjects in its people, animals, buildings and landscapes for nearly 1,000 works of art. Read More...
6/22/2004	Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design Through a lifetime of creative experimentation, Noguchi's prolific career set a new standard for artistic development worldwide. Read More...
6/15/2004	Rookwood Record Smashed in Cincinnati The successful buyer was described as a "local collector who decided to stay home and bid by phone." Read More...
6/15/2004	A Small, Unknown Heade Brings $230,000 at Alderfer's In as-found condition and retaining the original period frame, the painting was in need of nothing but a good cleaning. Read More...
6/15/2004	Property from the Katharine Hepburn Estate Fetches $5.8 Million in New York Avid fans and collectors from around the world flocked to Sotheby's salesroom and competed with bidders on the telephone and over the Internet for the opportunity to own a piece of Hollywood history. Read More...
6/15/2004	The Rhinebeck Antiques Fair The show's family-style character is so ingrained that the 200 or so dealers who make up the Rhinebeck "tribe" say time and again that there are very few unpleasant surprises. Read More...
6/15/2004	Tailgating at Rhinebeck The Rhinebeck Antiques Show has been full for many years, turning away dealers. John and Tina Bruno saw an opportunity to produce another event to expand the market. Read More...
6/15/2004	International News Briefs Fine art dealer surrenders to authorities in Manhattan....Casino owner buys a Sargent at Sotheby's....The Whitney renews expansion talks. Read More...
6/15/2004	American Masters, European Muses Maine's Portland Museum of Art looks at the relationship between European and American artists between the years of 1870 and 1950. Read More...
6/15/2004	Process and Paradox Harvard's Fogg Art Museum explores John Singleton Copley's working methods through preparatory works such as drawings, oil sketches and a full-sized, unfinished canvas. Read More...
6/15/2004	'Beyond Venice' at the Corning Museum of Glass This will be the first major show to explore in detail the impact of Venetian-style glassmaking across Renaissance Europe. Read More...
6/15/2004	Wildlife and Western Heroes: Alexander Phimister Proctor The artist is one of a number of highly accomplished and significant American sculptors who have not received the lasting public recognition and scholarly attention they deserve. Read More...
6/8/2004	On the West Coast, a Chippendale Chest Sets a Record for Bonhams & Butterfields The Richards family Chippendale mahogany block and shell chest, circa 1780, was won by Manhattan dealer Leigh Keno, who bid on behalf of a client. Read More...
6/8/2004	The Trade Wins Another George Washington Portrait, This Time in Boston The truly beautiful image of a youthful Washington was attributed to Rembrandt Peale and sold to Rusty Donohue. Read More...
6/8/2004	Rare Dutch Cupboard Sells to Dealer for $264,000 The stunning Mahantonga Valley creation featured pristine red, green and black paint. Read More...
6/8/2004	Doris Duke Cartier Pendant Necklace Reaches $2.3 Million at Christie's Duke's collection resulted in the highest sale total ever for any private jewelry collection at auction in America. Read More...
6/8/2004	The Millbrook Antiques Show "We added a few exhibitors to increase the variety of objects offered hoping that would create more interest, but the gate did not reflect our efforts." Read More...
6/8/2004	Material World: Vintage Clothing in Sturbridge The international event takes place three times each year and attracts dealers and customers from Europe and Asia for its depth of offerings in relics made of fibers. Read More...
6/8/2004	Philadelphia Antiques Show Announces Two New Dealers The top-notch exhibitors will appear at the show in 2005. Read More...
6/8/2004	VMFA Will Return French Painting to Collector's Heirs "Portrait of Jean d'Albon" was believed to have been stolen by the Gestapo in 1944. Read More...
6/8/2004	Extreme Creamware This Brandywine River Museum exhibition showcases approximately 50 examples of the popular English earthenware that are dramatic and often surprising. Read More...
6/8/2004	The Spirit of the Woodstock Generation Lives on in New York State Museum Exhibit Presented will be more than 50 original photographs taken by Elliott Landy, official photographer of the festival. Read More...
6/8/2004	Bert Gallery Goes on the Grand Tour Due to limited American art instruction, Nineteenth Century native painters often sought refuge in the ateliers of the master instructors in the great European cities of Paris, London and Munich. Read More...
6/8/2004	Anne Boucher and the Rhythms of Land and Sea at the Cahoon The museum will feature 25 acrylics and watercolors aglow with crystalline light. Read More...
6/8/2004	Selling Good Design Here is a story of the cooperation of commerce and culture that began in New York City at R.H. Macy's. Read More...
6/8/2004	Ruhlmann: Genius of Art Deco The glamorous Art Deco period, typified by the furnishingsof Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann, is being celebrated at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More...
6/3/2004	Spring Antiques Season Explodes in Brimfield There were more than 4,000 dealers set up in 20 fields, as they are called, dedicated to the display and sale of antiques, collectibles and decorative accessories. Read More...
6/1/2004	MastroNet Sports Auction Passes the $11 Million Mark A huge find of unopened wax packs attracted substantial attention. Read More...
6/1/2004	Frames Total $303,000 in New York The frames ranged from French, Italian Dutch and Spanish pieces to American Hudson River School and Arts and Crafts creations. Read More...
6/1/2004	Norton Crock Leads American Pottery Auction The top lot featured an incredible design of a deer, a house, trees and a fence, and lots of ground cover. Read More...
6/1/2004	Spring Antiques Season Explodes in Brimfield For one week each during the months of May, July and September, this little town virtually explodes with upwards of 50,000 people. Read More...
6/1/2004	Antiques at the Big E Given the population in the Hartford-Springfield area and its sometimes severe winter weather, the buildings are just right for antiques shows. Read More...
6/1/2004	Plentiful Americana Found at Gurley's Sturbridge Antiques Show Last year Gurley began the Thursday afternoon series of shows as an indoor venue for dealers, collectors and customers to shop while visiting the world-famous outdoor markets five miles down the road. Read More...
6/1/2004	Seurat and the Making of 'La Grande Jatte' The Art Institute of Chicago will host an exhibition that tells the story of one of the world's most beloved - and enigmatic - paintings. Read More...
6/1/2004	Red Grooms: Selections from the Graphic Work in Tennessee The Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present the largest collection of Grooms' prints ever assembled for an exhibition. Read More...
6/1/2004	The Artistic Legacy of John Prentiss Benson Fifty-seven years after his death, the first major exhibition of Benson's paintings will open at New Hampshire's Portsmouth Athenaeum. Read More...
6/1/2004	A New Look at an Anglo-Dutch Plantation on the Hudson: The Philipsburg Manor Reinterpretation Project The story of this community, hidden in plain view from decades of visitors to the 1680 Manor House and its surrounding outbuildings, is a saga that Historic Hudson Valley is telling for the first time in its ambitious reinstallation. Read More...