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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Thursday, December 4, 2014

Detail of an Edgar Degas sculpture, “The Little 14-Year-Old Dancer.”

Insurer Refuses to Pay for Lost Degas Sculpture

Lloyd's of London says it won't pay for a $3 million Degas ballerina sculpture that went missing after delivery to a California collector, reports the NYDaily News. “The claim of the loss of Degas bronze results from theft or ...

LADY'S FANCY pattern jacquard coverlet woven by Jaboc Impson, New York State, 1838

ANTIQUE COVERLETS OFFER COLD COMFORT; 175-YEAR OLD HANDWOVEN WOOLS REMAIN ABSOLUTELY USEFUL

Who would have thought that a coverlet handwoven 175 years ago would be as durable and as warm today as the day it was made? That’s the bonus of antique blankets and coverlets, they are ...

GROGAN & CO RETURNS TO BOSTON ROOTS

BOSTON, MA: Grogan & Company, Fine Art and Jewelry Auctioneers, is returning to its Boston roots as it moved to 20 Charles Street this fall. Established by Michael B. Grogan on ...

View of the inaugural Art Silicon Valley / San Francisco which Art Miami debuted in October 2014. On left, Robert Indiana's Imperial Love, 1966, from de Sarthe Gallery.

ART MIAMI ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ART MIAMI NEW YORK TO TAKE PLACE MAY 14 – 17, 2015 AT PIER 94, CONCURRENT WITH FRIEZE AND NEW YORK AUCTION WEEK

On the eve of the VIP opening of the 25th edition of Art Miami, Art Miami LLC, the ownership team of the fair, announces the upcoming launch of Art Miami New York, a new world-class ...

Vase painted by Sara Galner, a Saturday Evening Girl (collection of the Museum of Fine Arts)

Craft Talk: the Saturday Evening Girls and Paul Revere Pottery

Paul Revere pottery was created in the early 20th century by a Boston social group called the Saturday Evening Girls. ...

Slow shutter speeds create beautiful abstract patterns of flying birds in Peter Houts’ photographs.

PHOTOGRAPHER PETER HOUTS IS ONE OF 40 ARTISANS AND ARTISTS AT NYCREATES HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR DEC. 6-7 AT THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Others from New York City’s creative community of artists and artisans will sell handmade ceramics, jewelry, ornaments, fashion, & art in time for holiday gift-giving. Admission to ...

Published Greek Apulian Bell Krater, ex-Bonham's

Artemis Gallery's Dec. 5 auction shines spotlight on Old World cultures

BOULDER, Colo. – Artemis Gallery, which has been selling antiquities and ancient art online to collectors and institutions for more than 20 years, was co-founded by Teresa and Bob Dodge. ...