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Over 300 lots of local estate goods will cross the block at Fairfield Auction March 21st. Offerings will include a very good selection of paintings as well as Americana, fine silver, art glass, bronzes and jewelry.
Paintings include notable works by American artists Percival Rosseau, Reynolds Beal, A.C. Goodwin, Andrew T. Schwartz, Oscar Adler, Theodore Weber, Max Kuehne and James Gale Tyler. European examples include a beguiling portrait of a young Spanish lady by Carlos Vazquez and a large and impressive landscape of The Valley of Trent by Henry Dawson. …Related posts:

1. Americana, Paintings, Antique Firearms, Fine Silver and More at Fairfield Auction
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3. The NASCAR Foundation To Auction Exclusive Sam Bass Holiday Collection Original Artwork

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Paul McCartney Bass for Fairfield Auction

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A PAIR of 12-bore sidelock ejector guns built for Sir Winston Churchill’s cousin as a 21st Birthday Present will be sold by Gavin Gardiner (in association with Sotheby’s) in a sale of Modern and Vintage Sporting Guns and Rifles on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, London.
Lord Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill (1898 – 1956) was the younger son of the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his first wife, the former Consuelo Vanderbilt, an American railroad heiress. His elder brother, John, was the 10th Duke of Marlborough. …Related posts:

1. FINE EXAMPLES BY LONDON GUNMAKERS OFFERED IN SALE OF MODERN & VINTAGE SPORTING GUNS
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3. SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL’S GUN TO BE SOLD AT GLENEAGLES

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Christie’s London has announced the single-owner collection sale Royal Worcester Porcelain – A Private Collection, to be held on Tuesday, 20 April 2010. The sale will include approximately 100 lots of fine English porcelain from the Royal Worcester factory including a vast array of beautiful and elaborate ornamental vases, as well as models of cattle, dogs, horses and historical figures. Estimates range from £200 to £35,000 and the collection as a whole is expected to realise in excess of £350,000.The sale is offered by a British private collector with …Related posts:

1. Post-War and Contemporary Editions at Christie’s South Kensington
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3. DELIGHTFUL COLLECTION FROM H. W. KEIL TO BE OFFERED AT CHRISTIES SOUTH KENSINGTON THIS MARCH

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Bonhams has appointed Patrick Becks as its new Picture Specialist in Amsterdam.
Patrick Becks, an independent Art Consultant, has worked previously for Sotheby’s in Amsterdam for 10 years as a Senior Specialist for European Paintings and International Business Getter, Auctioneer. He has also worked in Canada and Belgium, where he was responsible for the sale of property from the Belgian Royal Family, and has worked very successfully in Germany and England.
In 2005 he was the Senior Specialist for European Paintings for the Sale of the Royal House of Hanover …Related posts:

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3. BONHAMS APPOINTS JEWELLERY SPECIALIST IN PARIS

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Bonhams Auctioneers Appoints New Paintings Specialist

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On March 28 Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will offer property from the Estate of Ronald C. Sloter in a single-owner auction benefitting the Columbus College of Art and Design. Sloter, a longtime Columbus resident, approached CCAD President Denny Griffith in 2005 to explore the idea of leaving his home and its contents to CCAD. Mr. Sloter wished to benefit the college through the gift of his estate, thereby memorializing his parents, Wilford and Dorothy Sloter.
Ronald C. Sloter ran his familys concrete-supply company after his father passed away. Throughout his life …Related posts:

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Leslie Hindman to Offer Artworks from the Estate of Ronald C. Sloter