June auctions

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  June 7  Fine Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewelry auction at Michaan’s Auctions, Alameda, CA     michaans.com June 9  “American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists” at Freeman’s Auction, Philadelphia, PA    freemansauction.com June 9  Anniversary Spring Fine Estates auction, Schwenke Auctioneers, Woodbury, CT    woodburyauction.com June 12-13  Fine and Decorative Arts auction at Heritage Auctions, Dallas, TX    ha.com June 13-15  The summer catalogue …

This Week’s Top Lots: August 8 – 14

Editorial Staff Furniture & Decorative Arts

*  The top lot of the August 8 sale of the estate of Joseph Stanley at Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey was an 18th century slant front desk that sold for $42,700 (estimate $1,200-1,500). Other top lots were an English Chippendale-style sofa that sold for $18,300 (estimate $2,000-3,000), and a set of Regency parlor furniture that sold for $17,080 (estimate …

This Week’s Top Lots: March 23 – 27

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A week of 20th century design auctions kicked off on Tuesday at Wright in Chicago, with a steady sale that brought in over $1.5 million with 72.5% sold by lot. The top selling items were both by Paul Evans, a Faceted cabinet (model PE-354) that sold for $44,375 (estimate $20,000-30,000) and an Argente cabinet (model PE-38A) which brought $32,500 (estimate …