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A Kota reliquary guardian figure 'Mbulu Ngulu'; Kota, Gabon

Antique Helper announces an important sale of African, Oceanic and Native American Tribal Art, October 23

/ October 18th, 2010

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Exhibitor: Hyde Part Antiques A Charles II Black and Gilt Japanned Cabinet with Original Giltwood Stands and Cresting, circa 1685.

OBJECTS OF DESIRE AT THE INTERNATIONAL FINE ART & ANTIQUE DEALERS SHOW OCTOBER 22-28, 2010 THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY 67TH STREET AND PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY

Haughton International Fairs / October 4th, 2010

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GIOVANNI BATTISTA CROSATO (c.1685-86 - 1758) The Rape of Europa; Meleager presenting the head of the Calydonian Boar to Atalanta; Bacchus crowning Ariadne with a diadem of stars; and Jason and Medea charming the Sleepless Dragon of the Golden Fleece 32 x 39 ins (81.3 x 99.1 cm) A set of four, each oil on canvas

Anna and Brian Haughton Announce Dealers and Plans for the 22nd Annual International Fine Art & Antique Dealers Show October 22-28, 2010 at the Park Avenue Armory New York

Haughton International Fairs / June 28th, 2010

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A finely carved four-inch long Maori nephrite neck pendent (hei tiki) stems from the Rotorua area, North Island, New Zealand. The desirable pendant, expected to bring as much as $8,000 when offered by Bonhams & Butterfields in San Francisco, saw highly competitive bids, selling for $45,750. Collected in the 1850s and purportedly traded for gold, the hei tiki had been within an Australian museum collection.

African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Sold at Bonhams & Butterfields; International bidder interest strong in San Francisco on Feb. 12th

Bonhams / February 20th, 2010

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Lower Sepik River mask, 12", early 20th c.

San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Shows Brings World's Best Tribal Art Galleries to the City

/ February 4th, 2010

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A round-back chair and table from the “Sketch Furniture” series (2005) from Stockholm’s Front Design was acquired for the High's decorative arts and design department.

COLLECTORS’ EVENING SECURES FOUR NEW ACQUSITIONS FOR THE HIGH

High Museum of Art / February 1st, 2010

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AN IMPORTANT MID-VICTORIAN BURR-AMBOYNA, AMARANTH, PALMWOOD, EBONISED AND MARQUETRY CENTER-TABLE DESIGNED BY OWEN JONES AND ALFRED LORIMER AND EXECUTED BY JACKSON AND GRAHAM, LONDON, CIRCA 1867

A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: SELECTIONS FROM THE PETER TILLOU COLLECTIONS

Christies / January 26th, 2010

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William Mason Brown’s “Red Raspberries” (ca. 1866) is the proposed acquisition for the American art collection.

HIGH HOSTS FIRST EVER COLLECTORS’ EVENING TO HELP BUILD THE MUSEUM’S PERMANENT COLLECTION

High Museum of Art / January 7th, 2010

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