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Yellow peking glass bottle vase, estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams Skinner

Bonhams Skinner’s spring lineup includes compelling Asian art auction

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Yellow peking glass bottle vase, estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams Skinner

Yellow peking glass bottle vase, estimated at $25,000-$35,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams Skinner

BOSTON – Bonhams Skinner will close out March with four auctions featuring important collections and significant works from around the world. American Indian & Tribal Art brings to auction artifacts encompassing many of the world’s tribal cultures, from North American indigenous tribes to objects from Africa, the South Pacific and South-East Asia. The Goddard Family Collections is highlighted by a Philadelphia Chippendale carved and figured mahogany dressing table, circa 1765. Finally, the Asian Art department will present several notable collections across two sales. Absentee and Internet live bidding for specific sales will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Circa-1765 Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

Coveted American antique furniture abounds at Nye & Co., Jan. 25-27

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Circa-1765 Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

Circa-1765 Chippendale carved and figured walnut dressing table, estimated at $30,000-$50,000

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold a three-day, online-only sales extravaganza Wednesday through Friday, January 25-27, featuring American furniture, folk art and Native American art, starting each day at 10 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Guy Rose, ‘View from Arroyo Terrace, Pasadena,’ estimated at $100,000-$150,000

California plein air paintings on horizon at Andrew Jones, Jan. 15-16

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Guy Rose, ‘View from Arroyo Terrace, Pasadena,’ estimated at $100,000-$150,000

Guy Rose, ‘View from Arroyo Terrace, Pasadena,’ estimated at $100,000-$150,000

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – On Sunday and Monday, January 15 and 16, Andrew Jones Auctions will offer a time capsule collection of more than 550 lots of California plein air paintings, Americana, clocks, fine silver, antiques, Native American works and decorations amassed during the course of 50 years by Jack and Ellen Phillips of San Diego County, California. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Thomas Sully, ‘Portrait of Commodore James Biddle,’ est. $30,000-$50,000

Biddle descendant’s treasures enrich Doyle’s May 4 sale

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Thomas Sully, ‘Portrait of Commodore James Biddle,’ est. $30,000-$50,000

Thomas Sully, ‘Portrait of Commodore James Biddle,’ est. $30,000-$50,000

NEW YORK –  On Wednesday, May 4, at 10 am Eastern time, Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings, Furniture & Decorative Arts. The sale showcases 18th- and 19th-century American furniture and decorative arts, including ceramics, mirrors, folk art, Chinese Export porcelain and rugs. This auction category is Doyle’s premier venue for 19th- and early 20th-century American paintings, including Hudson River School landscapes, Western and Regional art, still lifes, portraits, nautical scenes and folk paintings. The May 4 sale will also offer selections from the collection of Christine Biddle Wainwright, as well as Audubon, Currier & Ives and topographical prints. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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