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Nathan Cobb Jr brant decoy swims away with $252K at Guyette & DeeterST. MICHAELS, Md. – The sun was out and spirits were high during Guyette & Deeter’s July 29-30 decoy and sporting art auction at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. The sale had 120 collectors in attendance and more than 1,000 others participating online and by phone. Gross sales totaled $3.32 million, with 72 lots selling for more […]
Hindman expands team; Joan Wagner to lead Midwest regionCHICAGO — Hindman LLC today announced an expansion to the auction house’s growing team, including the appointment of finance industry veteran Joan Wagner as Vice President for its Midwest region and two new additions to the fine art department. Joe Stanfield has been appointed Director of Fine Art and will be based in the Chicago […]
Darker past of Bangkok’s American ‘Silk King’ emergesBANGKOK (AP) – Forty-five years after vanishing into a jungle without a trace, “Silk King” Jim Thompson remains a daily presence in Thailand: Shoppers crowd his elegant stores and the American expatriate’s antique-rich residence is one of the capital’s top tourist attractions. Credited with the revival of a now booming silk industry, Thompson attained legendary […]
Ex-Governor Thompson buys rare Illinois duck decoySPRING VALLEY, Ill. (AP) – A century-old wooden duck decoy carved in Bureau Junction went from being forgotten and neglected to becoming a prized possession of former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson. In the world of collectibles and antiques, the decoy discovery and then $100,625 sale at auction was a true believe-it-or-not story, said Joe Tonelli […]