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Works by Dr. Charles Smith, image courtesy of John Michael Kohler Arts Center

DR. CHARLES SMITH: AURORA | On View Now | John Michael Kohler Arts Center

/ August 23rd, 2019

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The Adirondack Antiques Show is a fundraiser for the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.

This Fall, Enjoy the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake Antiques Show

/ July 24th, 2019

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Lot 629: Damien Hirst Skull Spin Painting $1,000 - 1,500

Art, Design, Lighting and Furnishings Spanning Centuries and Continents in Rago’s Unreserved Auctions on August 24-25

Rago Arts and Auction Center / July 17th, 2019

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Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928) | "Fall Woodcock Shooting," 1885 | watercolor and gouache, 13.5 by 22.5 inches | Estimate: $70,000-$90,000

Fine Art Highlights in Copley's Sporting Sale 2019 | July 24-25

Copley Fine Art Auctions / July 8th, 2019

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A custom made Versace bed frame replica ($5/10,000) made by an artisan metalworker in Maine is crafted from iron, bronze and brass. It features an exact detailing of a Medusa head, framing snakes, Greek key design and originally cost $40,000; 70 by 82 inches.

Eclectism On Tap July 10 At Benefit Shop Foundation

Benefit Shop Foundation, Inc. / July 8th, 2019

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Philip Roth, New York City, 1998. Litchfield Auctions thanks Nancy Crampton for the use of this image.

Litchfield Auctions July Sale - Estate of Philip Roth and Others

Litchfield County Auctions / July 3rd, 2019

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Inside the drawer is the signature "Made & Designed by F. Wedin, Roxbury," presumably a piano maker from Massachusetts during that time period.

Historic 35-star flag folk art table symbolizing West Virginia's statehood in 1863 will be auctioned Sept. 7

Woody Auction / June 28th, 2019

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Baskets Quilt; Artist unidentified, United States, 1930–1940; Cotton, 85 1/4 x 72". Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Karen and Werner. Gundersheimer, 2018.2.16

WALL POWER! American Folk Art Museum Displays Gift of 21 Striking Quilts in Exhibition Opening This August

/ June 24th, 2019

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Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on Found Metal. Size: 60'' x 46'' Sold: $25,000 (Auction Record)

Painting on found metal by Mary Tillman Smith brings a record $25,000 at Material Culture auction

Material Culture / June 21st, 2019

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Jacob Wrestling the Angel, Nikita Andrejev.

Museum of Russian Icons presents Wrestling with Angels: Icons from the Prosopon School

Museum of Russian Icons / June 19th, 2019

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One of two ink on paper paintings in the sale by Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1863-1957), this one, titled “Shrimp,” ($10/15,000) is inscribed to Henry Lieberman who paid $5 for it in 1948 from the artist.

R.J. Horner Dining Set, Qi Baishi To Lead Clarke Auction Gallery June 30

Clarke Auction Gallery / June 18th, 2019

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Left to right: Richard Wright, CEO; David Rago, President; Suzanne Perrault, President

Rago and Wright are Joining Forces

Rago Arts and Auction Center / June 13th, 2019

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In the Gardens of Mount Olympus by Mara Sfara

Artist Mara Sfara Kinetic Sculpture Titled In the Gardens of Mount Olympus Acquired by The Springfield Museum to The Permanent Collection

/ June 10th, 2019

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Giant onion skin marble with mica, circa 1860s-1880s, two inches in diameter, a beautiful specimen with multi-colored splotches and mica flakes scattered throughout the body ($1,475).

Marbles were just one collecting category in Holabird's massive Don't Lose Your Marbles Auction, May 16-20

Holabird Western Americana / May 30th, 2019

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Brandywine’s 48th Annual Antiques Show to Host 26 Antiques Dealers at the Museum

/ May 21st, 2019

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