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Detail of George Hughes cover illustration for the August 2, 1952 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Case

Beachy keen: Case readies 1,200-lot auction, July 8-9

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George Hughes cover illustration for the August 2, 1952 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Case

George Hughes cover illustration for the August 2, 1952 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, estimated at $18,000-$22,000. Image courtesy of Case

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — 20th-century fine art provides a vivid backdrop for an array of more than 1,200 lots at Case’s Summer Auction, set for Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9. Standouts include large estate collections of fine jewelry and luxury fashion, as well as a treasure trove of flags and other Civil War Navy relics that descended from Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow, who commanded the USS Kearsarge to victory against the CSS Alabama. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Tiffany lamps were key to Fontaine’s $2M result on Feb. 5

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Left to right: Tiffany Studios Curtain Border leaded glass and patinated bronze floor lamp, $181,250; Tiffany Studios circa-1905 Nasturtium table lamp, $109,375; Tiffany Studios Byzantine floor lamp, $115,625

Left to right: Tiffany Studios Curtain Border leaded glass and patinated bronze floor lamp, $181,250; Tiffany Studios circa-1905 Nasturtium table lamp, $109,375; Tiffany Studios Byzantine floor lamp, $115,625

PITTSFIELD, MASS. — Three Tiffany Studios lamps topped the $100,000 mark at Fontaine’s Auction Gallery on February 5 in a sale that exceeded $2 million. The Tiffany trio shined brightest, but they were not the only lots that triumphed. The fine art and furniture categories performed admirably as well.

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