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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Friday, October 14, 2011

Damien Hirst (Bristol England, UK b.1965) Tixylix, 1998. Household gloss and wax crayon on canvas, 59 7/8 x 59 7/8 in.

Gallerist Set to Launch Miami's First Auction House
Sun Sentinel - October 13th, 2011 18:31

Art gallery owner Gary Nader will launch a new full-service auction house in Miami during the busy Art Basel Miami Beach week of fairs in December. Nader has selected 112 lots valued at more than $40 million...

New Charges Against Art Dealer Guy Wildenstein
Le Point - October 13th, 2011 19:27

The French government is investigating Guy Wildenstein, the New York and Paris-based scion of the family of art dealers, over allegations that he hid billions of euros in offshore trusts from Ireland to the Cayman Islands.

An original, rare carousel horse (measuring more than 5ft tall) designed by Charles W. Dare.

M S Rau Antiques Defines "Decorative Monumental” with Giant Silver Urns and Rare Antique Carousel Horse from America’s First Carousel Maker
Release Date: 13 October 2011
At the recent fall Armory Antiques Show in Manhattan, M S Rau Antiques of New Orleans surprised visitors with a worldly mix of American memorabilia (a 1900's stock ticker, for example), as well as with some of the biggest, decorative silver pieces (a pair of 4ft tall silver urns), the largest ...

"Sacred Russian Castings" is on view at te Museum of Russian Icons, from Oct. 15, 2011 to January 7, 2012.

Sacred Russian Castings: An Exhibition of Cast Metal Icons and Crosses opens Oct. 15
Release Date: 13 October 2011
The Museum Of Russian Icons will present the acclaimed Hollingsworth collection of Russian metal icons and crosses, which chronicles the entire history of the Russian Orthodox Church from the 11th C. to the 19th C. The holy objects on view in Sacred Russian Castings ...

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	Got Zigzag Fever? Fisher Heritage Offers Quilts, Hooked Rugs Abuzz with Zigzags Release Date: 13 October 2011 If the fervor over the zigzag pattern in the sold-out Missoni for Target collection has made you eager to add visual excitement to your décor, consider the zigzag in antique quilts and hooked rugs at NYC’s FISHER HERITAGE. Owner Laura Fisher so enjoys the dynamic pattern that it is always ... Read more

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