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London silversmith John Christopher Romer crafted this early George III sterling epergne in 1765-1766. Weighing 159.53 troy ounces, the rococo silver masterpiece has an estimate of $18,000-$25,000. Image courtesy New Orleans Auction Galleries.

New Orleans Auction Galleries serves up Southern estates
Auction Central News - August 5th, 2009 19:15

Summer heat and humidity in the Crescent City hasn't stopped New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc. from putting together an August sale that will have auction-goers wiping their brows as bidding intensifies. The auction Aug. 8-9 will feature art, antiques and curios from numerous Southern estates ...

The top lot of the sporting art was a Frank Benson watercolor titled "Canada Geese” that sold for $80,500.

Sporting Art, Decoys take in $4.15 million at Copley's Auction
Antiques & the Arts - August 5th, 2009 19:03

PLYMOUTH, MASS. - Copley Fine Art Auction's July 15 to 16 sale grossed an impressive $4,158,929; even more impressive is the fact that $1.8 million of that total came from the six of the seven Crowell decoys from the Long collection...

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	State of the Art J.C. Carlson Tarbell's "An Opal" Shimmers in Copley Auction Within the wide selection of Frank Benson bird etchings and Ogden Pleissner sporting scenes in Copley Fine Art Auctions' two-day Annual Sporting Sale, July 15-16, was a softly-rendered, warmly-lit portrait by Boston School artist Edmund Tarbell (1862-1938). Tarbell's "An Opal: Study ... Read more

The Guggenheim At 50: A Legacy Spirals On Fifth
NPR 1 - August 5th, 2009 17:12

A half-century ago, an eye-popping object landed on Fifth Avenue in New York City. It looked like it had dropped from outer space, and was treated as such. It was the Guggenheim museum, and today, tourists come from around the world to marvel at it.

RISD Museum of Art's Director Unexpectedly Resigns
UnBeige Mediabistro - August 5th, 2009 14:00

Rhode Island School of Design's Museum of Art's director Hope Alswang has announced that she is resigning, effective immediately, to pursue other opportunities.

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	Newport Antiques Show August 8-9, 2009 Newport Historical Society Middletown, Rhode Island Read more

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	Recent Accessions in Design, Opening August 16, Showcases Objects Made from Innovative Materials and Cutting-edge Technologies Release Date: 05 August 2009 The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston´s curator of modern and contemporary decorative arts and design, Cindi Strauss, has hand-picked a selection of the most significant decorative art objects to have entered the collection in the past five years for Recent Accessions in Design. Showcasing work ... Read more

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