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Shelley Brown said, 'Modernism grows on you. The paintings are well thought-out and executed. These painters came into their own at a very challenging time and have as interesting backgrounds as those of the more traditional painters.' Blue Heron Fine Art sold across the board, both Modern and traditional works.
David David Gallery is one of the bastions of antique art in Philadelphia. Carl David brought a lovely painting by William Paxton titled 'Diana of the Peaks,' complete with its original Frederick Harer frame. The painting featured a dark-haired woman with porcelain skin and was exhibited at PAFA around 1929/30. Also on display was a haunting image of a woman with a bucket by the edge of the shore by Yasushi Tanaka, a Japanese American who painted in the Seattle area before eventually moving to Paris. David likened it to the emotionally charged works of Edvard Munch

Natchez, Miss.:A complete and authentic vampire killing kit made around 1800 and complete with stakes, mirrors, a gun with silver bullets, crosses, a Bible, holy water, candles and even garlic, all housed in a American walnut case with a carved cross on top attained $14,850 in the Jimmy Pippen estate sale by Stevens October 34 in the new Natchez Convention Center.

The sale comprised the contents of Pippen's stores (Pippen Antiques and Pippen Interiors), items from his personal residence (which he considered a perfect creation and called 'Paradise'), the contents of another home (a three-story, 1850s townhouse called 'The Orchard' that he restored with fine appointments and rented out) and treasures from several warehouses.
The Friday session was dedicated mostly to the newer items in Pippen's vast collections. The Saturday session proved to be the main event, with a crowd of about 300 people packing the convention center to bid on period furniture items, decorative accessories, fine art and more

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