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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, October 1, 2010

Early Alamo painting ascends above $35K
ArtfixDaily Staff - October 1st, 2010 04:04

Clarke Auctions, now in a new location on Boston Post Road in the Village of Larchmont, Westchester County, New York, had a few surprises in its Sept. 12 to 13 sales. One hot lot was a small Seymour Thomas oil painting, in poor condition, originally estimated at $100-150. It sold to a Texas art dealer for $35,250. The painting was identified by Clarke as the earliest work by Thomas to ever appear at auction, an 1885 scene of the Alamo. The local consignor, who had been thinking of selling it ...

Neal auction sends Audubon birds to new heights

New Orleans-based Neal Auction Co.’s Sept. 11-12 auction tallied over $2.2 million including 18 world record auction prices. American buyers were focused on a group of 64 John ...

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