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Art Bites: Inside Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Recipe Collection

Artnet News

A posthumously published cookbook includes directions for making stewed eels, rum punch, and a dessert known as 'The Convent Serpent.' The post Art Bites: Inside Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s Recipe Collection appeared first on Artnet News.

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Large cache of John Havens Thornton originals come to Vallot June 27

Auction Central News

PROVIDENCE, RI — Sixty-seven original abstract works by John Havens Thornton will sell at Vallot Auctioneers on Thursday, June 27 in a single-artist sale. The catalog is now open for review and bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Thornton (1933-2021) was born in Mexico City but grew up in New Jersey.

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Clocks

Sarasota Antique Buyers

Do you want to sell your antique or vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos clocks in Bradenton, Sarasota, Siesta Key, Longboat Key , or Venice? Sarasota Antique Buyers is southwest Florida’s leading buyers and brokers of all LeCoultre, Cartier, and Argent, as well as all types of fine antique clocks. As knowledgeable antique dealers, we have been in business since 1989 and now offer free verbal appraisals for antique clocks as well as sterling silver, modern art, and any high-quality vintage items

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Rodin drawing of a female nude soared to $121K at Bonhams

Auction Central News

MARLBOROUGH, MA – A drawing by Auguste Rodin dated to 1900 was offered at Bonhams Skinner with a modest $7,000-$9,000 estimate as part of its European Art sale on May 22. Bids started at just $3,200 but quickly escalated to a completely unexpected hammer price of $95,000, selling for $121,600 with buyer’s premium.

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Signs of history are everywhere

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles

On Friday, May 17th, Brimfield Auction Acres in Brimfield, MA, took its place on The National Register of Historic Places as the birthplace and originator of the World Famous “Brimfield [.] The post Signs of history are everywhere appeared first on The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles.

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Stanley F. Goldfein collection of Wedgwood ceramics showcased at Dreweatts June 27

Auction Central News

NEWBURY, UK — Five examples of Wedgwood’s copy of the Portland vase come for sale at Dreweatts on Thursday, June 27 as part of the Stanley F. Goldfein collection of ceramics. Variously dated to 1789-1791, each of the five vases — three in black jasper, two in powder blue — has an estimate of £4,000-£6,000 ($5,100-$7,600).