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Charles and Ray Eames sitting on the La Chaise prototype, 1948. © Eames Office LLC

'The World of Charles and Ray Eames' Traveling Exhibition Makes Its Final Stop in California This Fall

/ August 29th, 2018

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New York Classical Rosewood Work Table

Fine Americana Included In Schwenke Auctioneers 400 Lot August 14th Fine Estates Auction

/ August 12th, 2018

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One of JFK's iconic rocking chairs, this one used at the White House. Sold for $60,000 at Eldred's.

ICONIC JOHN F. KENNEDY ROCKING CHAIR SELLS FOR $60,000 AT ELDRED’S AMERICANA & PAINTINGS AUCTION

Eldred's / August 9th, 2018

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This Baird Coca-Cola advertising clock, circa 1889, with its original 12-inch paper dial featuring a Seth Thomas movement ($25/40,000) reads “Coca-Cola, The Ideal Brain Tonic - Delightful Summer and Winter Beverage, Specific for Headache.”

Clock Collection, Advertising & Country Store Items To Drive Fontaine’s Auction Aug. 25

Fontaine's Auction Gallery / July 30th, 2018

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A pair of Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Thin Line chrome armchairs was designed in a dark brown vinyl upholstery mimicking leather, 32 by 23 by 29 inches ($300-600).

Benefit Shop Foundation Sale To Offer Midcentury Modern Aug. 8

Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc. / July 23rd, 2018

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Original calendar art by Howard Pyle (Am., 1853-1911), signed "H. Pyle" lower left and depicting a woman with a jug and ravens, plus 11 loose calendar pages.

Original calendar art by Howard Pyle (Am., 1853-1911) will be in Nye & Company's July 25-26 auction

Nye & Company / July 13th, 2018

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The top lot of the auction at $90,750 was this R.J. Horner mahogany grandfather clock with J.J. Elliott nine-tube works, heavily carved with winged griffins, pierced carved angel crest, flowers, foliage and birds. It stands 118 1/2 inches tall.

Moravian Flask, Guanyin, R.J Horner Clock Lead Kennedy’s Estate Auction

Kennedy's Auction Service / July 4th, 2018

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Original oil painting by Clarence Millet (La., 1897-1959), titled Moss-Laden Oak Trees, signed lower left (est. $4,000-$6,000).

Oil paintings by Louisiana artists Millet and Molinary will be part of Crescent City's July 21-22 estates auction

Crescent City Auction Gallery / July 4th, 2018

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Installation view of Vis à Vis exhibition at Hirschl & Adler.

Hirschl & Adler's Exhibition Vis à Vis Has Contemporary Artists Pair Their Work With Other Art from Past or Present

/ June 26th, 2018

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Charles Sorlier limited edition color lithograph (#69/75) on Arches paper of an artwork after Marc Chagall (1887-1985), titled Roses et Mimosas (est. $10,000-$20,000).

Signed prints after Chagall, Picasso and other artists are just part of Ahlers & Ogletree's June 24th auction

Ahlers & Ogletree / June 15th, 2018

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Wendell Castle

Last Works Created By Wendell Castle Featured at Nelson-Atkins

/ June 12th, 2018

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The top lot of the auction was a David Hockney photo portfolio from 1976, collection of Ileana Sonnabend, that earned $75,000.

Buyers Focus On Photography, Art At Millea Bros. Spring Select Auction

Millea Bros. / June 4th, 2018

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The top lot of the auction was this E. Howard & Co. No. 57 wall regulator clock retaining its original 14-inch silvered dial signed “E. Howard & Co., Boston, Mass.” that set a world auction record price at $145,200.

Choice Antiques, Clocks Drive Fontaine’s Auction Over $1 Million

Fontaine's Auction Gallery / June 4th, 2018

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Oil on canvas painting signed by Wilson Irvine (Am., 1869-1936), titled The Fourth of July, Essex, Connecticut (est. $10,000-$20,000).

Oil on canvas painting signed by Wilson Irvine (Am., 1869-1936) will be part of Nye & Company's June 6-7 auction

Nye & Company / May 21st, 2018

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Two-part marble statues of a little girl with a cat, 31 inches tall, signed "Napoleone Ruffini".

Quality merchandise from across the South will be offered in Stevens Auction Company's May 18-19 sale

Stevens Auction Company / May 14th, 2018

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