July 2011
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Furniture Sells for a Song
And it’s a song you’ve heard before. I was watching a carpet on LiveAuctioneers and New…
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$20 Million Donation from Walmart Makes Crystal Bridges Admission-Free
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art today announced a $20 million grant from Walmart to cover…
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Mechanical Bank Goes from World’s Fair to World Record
Clad in age-defying cast iron, antique mechanical banks made another bulletproof run across the auction block…
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Metropolitan Museum Announces 5.68 Million Attendance, Highest in 40 Years
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that 5.68 million people visited the Met during the…
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It’s Got to Be About the Art, Not the Money
Some of the best news I’ve heard on the art market came across my alerts this…
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Likely Nast Work Concerning Civil War Coming Up at Gray’s Auction
On July 28, Gray’s Auctioneers in Cleveland will be selling lot 177, a rare Civil War…
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Antiques Roadshow Record Set in Tulsa
You just never know where or when things are going to show up. A record was…
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This Week in Gracie Mansion
ABC This Week with Christiane Amanpour featured a segment in Gracie Mansion. Having had a private tour…
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Report from the 44th Annual Murfreesboro, Tennessee Antiques Show
Murfreesboro is more than football games and walking horses. Every July, the world descends upon Rutherford…