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| 1/31/2006 | 'Louis Comfort Tiffany: An Artist For The Ages' Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) is a designer/manufacturer who needs no introduction. but it has been years since there was a big show in the United States that conveys the range of his achievements. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Stella's Antiques At The Armory Last year Antiques at the Armory was billed as a three-day show, but was cut short by one day when snow fell. This year the weather cooperated beyond measure. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Record Prices At Christie's Americana - Blair and Various Owners Sales It's easy to imagine that, 130 years after the first Americana collectors began poking around barns and attics, no great trove remains hidden away in plain sight, waiting only for the proverbial door knock to be discovered. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Sotheby's Americana - Bernstein and Goldweitz Sales Sotheby's offered on January 20 the collection built for Diane and Norman Bernstein by Harold Sack and the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz pottery collection. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Washington Antiques Show Continues 50-Year Tradition The 51st edition of the Washington Antiques Show, January 5-8 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, is a clear success in its purpose to raise money for the Charities of the Thrift Shop Charities Inc. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Exhibit Of American Weathervanes To Be Presented At Hartford Club An art exhibit of American weathervanes from the collection of the Antiquarian and Landmarks Society will be presented at the Hartford Club on Thursday, February 9. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Noel Barrett Sale Featuring Sunstein Collection Rings Up $1.4 Million The threat of inclement weather failed to put even the slightest damper on Noel Barrett's December 9-10 auction of antique dollhouses, miniatures and dolls. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | National Academy Museum Pairs Hudson River School Collections The National Academy Museum is presenting two collections of Nineteenth Century American landscape paintings, never before seen in New York City. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | At Pook & Pook Sale, Sorber Collection Yields High Fliers Pook & Pook's January 6-7 auction of furniture, art and decorative accessories grossed just over $2.5 million and was 99 percent sold of the 1,004 lots offered. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | The New York Ceramics Fair Kicks Off Americana Week It is with giddy anticipation that the New York Ceramics Fair opens annually for six days at the National Academy of Design on Fifth Avenue at 89th Street. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | William Rubin, MoMA's Former Director Of Painting and Sculptures, Dies At 78 William Rubin, who as director of painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art played a central role in shaping the museum's collections and exhibitions, has died. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Jenkins To Keep Fall Show In Nashville Jenkins Show Management has dropped plans for a Texas show in the fall of 2006 due to its inability to obtain a facility. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | Yale's Gallery To Glitter With Baubles "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads: American Jewelry from Yale University, 1700-2005" will be on view February 7 to July 23 at Yale University Art Gallery. Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | White Plains Winter Antiques Show Following a successful first year at the White Plains High School, the White Plains Winter Antiques Show returned January 14-15 with 48 dealers in a compact event . Read More...
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| 1/31/2006 | 'Louis Comfort Tiffany: An Artist For The Ages' Designer Louis Comfort Tiffany needs no introduction but it has been a while, since there was a big show that conveys the range of his achievements. Until now. Read More...
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| 1/25/2006 | A Fine Gun Show For The East Coast Touting quality arms from all periods, the premier East Coast Fine Arms Show made a fine opening on January 6. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Washington Crosses The Hudson For Americana Week "George Washington's Mount Vernon," the Winter Antiques Show's loan exhibition, set the theme for this year's Americana Week in New York. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Two-Day Sale Yields $3.54 Million At Neal Auction Company Neal Auction Company recently presented its greatly anticipated annual Louisiana Purchase Auction showcasing the American South. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | 'Facets Of Cubism' At The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston "Facets of Cubism," a focused, rewarding exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), explores the invention and impact of Cubism, one of the most influential artistic movements of the Twentieth Century. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | NY Auction Of Twentieth Century Decorative Arts Tops $2.4 Million The auction of Twentieth Century decorative Arts conducted last month by Bonhams met with resounding success, with total sales exceeding $2.4 million. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | New York New Year's Show Is Three Times As Good The New York New Year's show, now in its third year, looked better than ever with a diversified mixture of merchandise and a quality-minded assortment of dealers. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Postcard Sells For $12,650 at Jackson's, Sets World Auction Record A world record price for a single unused postcard was established at Jackson's International's recent auction of postcards, stamps and ephemera. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | 'Possessions, Personalities And Pursuit Of Refinement' The Frick Art & Historical Center begins 2006 with "Possessions, Personalities and the Pursuit of Refinement: A Fresh Look at the Collections of the Frick Art & Historical Center" on view to April 19. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Alistair Sampson, 76, Antiques Dealer, Humorous Writer And Broadcaster Alistair Sampson, one-time lawyer, antiques dealer and humorist, died of cancer in London on January 13, at the age of 76. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Surrealism On View Feb. 5 At Allentown Art Museum From February 5 to May 14, the Allentown Art Museum will present "Surrealism - Theater of the Mind." This major display will be the largest Surrealist exhibition in the museum's history and its first in 40 years. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Bellini Exhibit Opens In Boston East meets West in "Gentile Bellini and the East," a special exhibition on view through March 26 at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | VMFA Adds Moreau Painting Of Narcissus, Tiffany Lamp The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has recently acquired a painting of the Greek youth Narcissus by Gustave Moreau, a Tiffany lamp and a group of Sri Lankan and Nepalese works. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Thwarted South Carolina Auction Consignor Regains Rights To Civil War Letters In a nearly two-year tug-of-war between a South Carolina consignor and that state over ownership of more than 400 Civil War letters, a US District court has ruled in favor of the consignor. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Washington Portrait Makes $21.3 Million At Christie's "It's not for stock," Todd Prickett said with a laugh moments after wining Charles Willson Peale's 1779 o/c "George Washington at Princeton" for $21,296,000, at Christie's January 21. Read More...
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| 1/24/2006 | Historic Double Eagle Gold Coin Brings Over $1.9 Million In NACT Sale A rare 79-year-old gold coin that was exhibited at the US Mint in Philadelphia during the 1976 Bicentennial has been sold for in excess of $1.9 million. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Surface Attraction: Painted Furniture From The American Folk Art Museum An invitation to revel in the sensual qualities of paint motivates the."Surface Attraction: Painted Furniture from The Collection of The American Folk Art Museum" show at the Manhattan museum through March 26 Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Music Is Sweet At Grogan's Sale The Italian picture "Motif Dalmate" by Zoran Anton Music, who died recently, was the star attraction at Grogan & Company's recent sale when it drew $115,000. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Old Silver Dollar Purchased For $3.3 Million A rare Nineteenth Century silver dollar, previously owned by a legendary banker known as the "King of Coins," was purchased for $3.3 million in a transaction announced on January 11. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Philadelphia Salutes Benjamin Franklin On His 300th Philadelphia will salute the 300th birthday of the Founding Father with "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World" at the National Constitution Center through April 30. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Wadsworth Exhibits 'Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession' In January The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will present the first major exhibition in Connecticut of work by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin January 28 to April 30. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Jean Dufy Painting Leads Weschler's Fine Art Auction At $52,875 At Weschler's auction of American and European fine art last month, the gallery was filled with many smiles, surprises and holiday cheer. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Rose Hill's Auction Of Art And Antiques Is 'Best Yet' Rose Hill's recent high end sale of art and antiques featured the collection of antiques from the Carl Sebok estate, bringing out a standing room only crowd. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Judge Rules Group Illegally Profiting From Dillinger A Lake County judge has ruled that the great-nephew of John Dillinger can seek damages from the Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau, which opened a museum about the gangster more than six years ago. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Kansas City Museum Obtains $65 Million Photography Collection The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has obtained one of the country's largest collections of American photography, an estimated $65 million treasure featuring works by more than 900 artists. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Music Is Sweet At Grogan's Sale The Italian picture "Motif Dalmate" by Zoran Anton Music, who died recently, was the star attraction at Grogan & Company's recent sale when it drew $115,000 from an Internet bidder. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Pottery, Porcelain & Ceramics Expo "The idea of an exclusive and all-inclusive Pottery, Porcelain and Ceramics Expo came to me over a year ago," explained Vivien Cord of her inaugural event. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Historic Concord, Mass., Has Happy New Year Nan Gurley conducted the nearly annual New Year's Day Antiques Show with more than 40 dealers in the building, most featuring antiques with an Americana theme. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | Papermania Plus Attracts Buyers From Across The Country The sun shone brightly as hundreds of people lined up outside Hartford Civic Center on January 7 to get into the 49th Annual Papermania Plus collectors' show. Read More...
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| 1/17/2006 | 'Ben Franklin's Curious Mind' Exhibition To Open January 28 At Bruce Museum In the exhibition "Ben Franklin's Curious Mind," the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science celebrates the 300th birthday of one of America's most dynamic citizens. Read More...
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| 1/16/2006 | Wendy And FADA Team Up To Present A Spectacular Fair Amid a glittering display of quality that rivaled the festively lit Christmas trees outside, Wendy's December Antiques & Fine Art at the Armory opened. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Greg Martin Firearms Auction Triggers $4.6 Million In Sales A recent auction of fine antique and collectible firearms at Greg Martin Auctions was strong. After three days of nonstop selling, total sales exceeded $4.6 million. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | 'Excavating Egypt': The Findings Of The Real Indiana Jones At Albany Institute The Albany Institute of History and Art will host a world-class traveling exhibition "Excavating Egypt," beginning January 21, showcasing important Egyptian treasures. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Russell Pritchard III Responds To Fraud Complaint Charges Russell Pritchard III of Bryn Mawr Auctions LLC, has responded with allegations of his own relating to the fraud charges lodged in a Pennsylvania civil court against him. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Newark, U.K., International Antiques & Collectibles Fair The Newark International Antiques and Collectibles Fair is a treasure trove of antiques for Europe and The West (as they like to refer to the United States). Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Julia's Celebrates With Open House, $1.7 Million Lamp And Glass Sale Following an elegant reception, James D. Julia further celebrated the completion of its expansion project with a lamp and glass auction that grossed $1.7 million. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Bitters Rule In Glass Works 'The Best Of 2005' Auction The Glass Works' auction, "The Best of 2005," lived up to its name, as the 817 lots sold for a total of $594,290. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Evening Sale Of Impressionist And Modern Art Totals $130.1 Million There was applause at Sotheby's when Pablo Picasso's "Nu Jaune," sold for $13,736,000, far eclipsing its presale high estimate of $4 million. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Portobello Road: The Way To Spend Saturday Antiquing In London For 52 Saturdays, three short blocks of London's otherwise quiet and historic Portobello Road become the self-proclaimed "world's largest antiques market." Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Milwaukee Museum Will Exhibit Bruce Nauman Neons Jan. 28 "Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works with Light," premiering at the Milwaukee Art Museum, January 28-April 9, is Nauman's first solo exhibition in Wisconsin. Read More...
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| 1/10/2006 | Michener Art Museum To Present Photography With 'Radical Vision' The James A. Michener Art Museum will present "Radical Vision: The Revolution in American Photography," in Doylestown, Penn. from January 14 through May 28. Read More...
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| 1/9/2006 | Currier & Ives: An Americana Panorama There are some images so thoroughly American that it makes you feel good just to look at them. Such is the comfort level inspired by Currier & Ives prints. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Christie's Twentieth Century Design Sales Total $19.2 Million A Tiffany Studios Magnolia leaded glass and bronze floor lamp, circa 1910, achieved $2,032,000 at Christie's New York Twentieth Century design sales. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Twentieth Century Design Sales Total $19.2 Million A Tiffany Studios Magnolia leaded glass and bronze floor lamp, circa 1910, achieved $2,032,000, at Christie's New York recent Twentieth Century design sales. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | For Hearth And Altar: African Ceramics From The Keith Achepohl Collection' The exhibition, "For Hearth and Altar: African Ceramics from the Keith Achepohl Collection" now on view at The Art Institute of Chicago, chronicles handwrought African ceramics, old and new. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | 'The Art Of Law' At Walters Art Museum From January 14 through April 9, the Walters Art Museum will present "The Art of Law: Legal Documents from the Collection of the Walters Art Museum." Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Great Treasure In A Small Museum: Clockmaker Edward Duffield (1720-1801) is a man well worth revisiting and reassessing as a recent lecture on him in a southern New Jersey museum proved. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Exhibition Traces Spirituality As Source Of Inspiration In American Art "Finding Religion: American Art from the Hartford Steam Boiler Collection," is a new exhibition on view January 14 through May 28 at the Florence Griswold Museum. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Altermann Galleries' Sale Exceeds $3.6 Million Altermann Galleries' recent auction had sales totaling $3,697,197 and set new world auction records for two artists. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Guernsey Sells Robert L. White's Kennedy Collection Proving America's enduring fascination with all things JFK, 1,660 lots from the Robert L. White collection crossed the auction block at Guernsey's. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Jesse James Letter Tops R&R's Sale R&R has reported that its December auction was the firm's most successful sale ever, with the last known letter from Jesse James selling for $105,300. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Alex Acevedo / Alexander Gallery Joins The Winter Antiques Show After having last participated in the Winter Antiques Show in 1991, Alex Acevedo of Manhattan's Alexander Gallery will once again be participating in the prestigious Park Avenue event. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Christie's Sets New World Auction Record For An Egyptian Antiquity An Egyptian limestone group statue of Ka-nefer and his family made $2,816,000 at Christie's last month, setting a new world auction record for an Egyptian antiquity. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Noted Scholar And Dealer William H. Guthman Dies William H. Guthman, a noted scholar and dealer in historical and military Americana, died of cancer at his home on Wednesday morning, December 28. He was 81. Read More...
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| 1/3/2006 | Getman Draws Steady Crowds To Greater Boston Antiques Festival The Greater Boston Antiques Festival draws a crowd from the opening bell to the final moments of his show with a steady stream of customers both days. Read More...
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