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Anderson Galleries began as an auctioner of books, prints, and occasionally called Anderson Auction Company. It was founded by John Anderson Jr. in 1900 and later renamed Anderson Galleries. [ 1 ] In 1917, the gallery began selling antiques and art at their new location on Park Avenue and 59th Street. [ 2 ]
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers is an American auction house based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1982, sold to Sotheby's in 1997 and reopened in 2003, the company engages in auctions ranging from contemporary paintings and fine jewelry to French furniture and rare books and manuscripts.
On September 10, 2011, Freeman's held an auction that brought $3.5 million for an Imperial white jade seal from the Qianlong period, triple the highest sale in the company's history. [9] Other notable auction records set at Freeman's include a sculpture by Wharton Esherick as part of their annual Pennsylvania Sale in November 2014. [ 10 ]
“I particularly love their French antiques, my best find to date being an 11-and-a-half-foot-long wood dining table sourced from a chateau in Normandy for my own dining room.”
Psychologists Say There's a Reason You Love Antique Things and Old Places. Melanie Yates. December 27, 2024 at 10:39 AM.
Merrill Chase Galleries was an art dealership in Chicago, Illinois.It was started in 1964 by Robert Merrill Chase Sr., and his father, Merrill Chase. [1] [2] By 1978 it had more than 150 employees and 13 galleries, and was among the largest organizations of its kind in the United States.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) operates public schools serving the community. [7] Ogden International School of Chicago has its East Campus, which houses elementary school, [8] in the Gold Coast. [9] Residents of the Gold Coast are zoned to Ogden School for grades K-8, [10] while for high school they are zoned to Lincoln Park High School. [11]
Lowry is the president and principal auctioneer at Swann Galleries, a New York City auction house that specializes in antique and rare works on paper. [2] He is also the director of Swann's vintage posters department. [1] Lowry appears regularly on the PBS program Antiques Roadshow to appraise posters.