Paul Revere strikes twice with strong prices at Doyle sales

Paul Revere Jr., silver Liverpool pitcher, $94,500
Left: Paul Revere Jr.’s 1770 engraving ‘The Bloody Massacre,’ which sold for $429,000 and a world auction record for the print at Doyle on November 2. Right, a Paul Revere Jr. Liverpool silver pitcher, created in 1805, which sold for $94,500 at Doyle on November 3. I
Left: Paul Revere Jr.’s 1770 engraving ‘The Bloody Massacre,’ which sold for $429,000 and a world auction record for the print at Doyle on November 2. Right, a Paul Revere Jr. Liverpool silver pitcher, created in 1805, which sold for $94,500 at Doyle on November 3.

NEW YORK – In early November, Doyle completed two different highly successful auctions on consecutive days. Both featured works by founding father Paul Revere, Jr. – the first featured a historic print that sold for a world auction record, and the second showcased a group of his silver pieces, which collectively realized $170,100.

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Slotin plans exuberant lineup of self-taught art Nov. 13-14

Nellie Mae Rowe, ‘Dog on Roof With Blue and Green Birds,’ est. $15,000-$20,000
Nellie Mae Rowe, ‘Dog on Roof With Blue and Green Birds,’ est. $15,000-$20,000
Nellie Mae Rowe, ‘Dog on Roof With Blue and Green Birds,’ est. $15,000-$20,000

BUFORD, Ga. – A changing of the guard among folk art collectors is responsible for making an array of early, museum-worthy works available for the first time at auction. That’s readily apparent in the catalog for Slotin Folk Art Auction’s Fall Self-Taught Art Masterpiece Sale, to be held November 13-14. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Bill Traylor, Paul Revere works lead Doyle’s Nov. 2 auction

Bill Traylor, ‘Black Panther,’ est. $25,000-$35,000
Bill Traylor, ‘Black Panther,’ est. $25,000-$35,000
Bill Traylor, ‘Black Panther,’ est. $25,000-$35,000

NEW YORK – Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings & Prints on Tuesday, November 2 starting at 11 am Eastern time. Featured will be 19th and 20th century paintings, including fine examples of portraiture; Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes; and still lifes. The sale also offers Audubon, Currier & Ives and topographical prints. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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