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AUSTIN, TEXAS â American Society of Appraisers will conduct its international conference in Austin, August 7â10, featuring experts from across the country.
Discussion will include âBusiness Valuation,â intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, C&S corporations; âPersonal Property,â art, antiques, books, automobiles, residential contents; âGems and Jewelry,â natural and synthetic gemstones; âReal Property,â commercial, residential and rural real estate; timberland; âMachinery and Technical Property,â machinery and equipment, cost surveys, aircraft, boats, oil and gas, mines and quarries, public utilities, high-tech personal property, natural resources; and âAppraisal Review and Management,â review and management of appraisal practices.
For information 703-733-2107, or www.appraisers.org.
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1-14 SANFORD SMITH; OUTSIDER FAIR
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SANFORD SMITH; OUTSIDER FAIR â
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NEW YORK CITY â The 13th annual Outsider Art Fair will take place January 28â30, with a preview on Thursday, January 27, 6 to 9 pm.
Show hours will be Friday, noon to 8 pm; Saturday, 11 am to 8 pm; and Sunday, 11 am to 7 pm, at the Puck Building, Houston and Lafayette streets, SoHo.
The fair is the only fine art fair devoted exclusively to outsider, art brut, primitive, visionary and intuitive art, and features 33 international dealers.
The show is the main event of Outsider Art Week, presented by the American Folk Art Museum. Visitors may take part in special events, such as a field trip, lectures, special exhibitions, and Uncommon Artists XIII, a symposium featuring Jane Living-ston, Susan C. Larsen, Edward Gomez and John Turner. New this year, the museum will host an exhibition from its collection at the fair.
Daily admission is $15. Preview admission is $100, and includes one readmission to the fair and a catalog.
For information about Outsider Art Week, 212-265-1040, ext 102, or www.Sanford Smith.com.
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Slug: Myersâ Largest Auction Ever On January 14-16
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ST PETERSBURG, FLA. â Myers Antiques Auction Gallery will conduct its largest auction ever January 14â16, featuring 1,200-plus lots of fine Asian and European antiques dating from the Sixteenth through early Twentieth centuries.
Significant items acquired from private collections and estates in the Northeast and Florida will be showcased, such as a Sixteenth Century carving of the Madonna and Angel, as well as other early carvings, early delft and silver from Augsburg, Germany, that come from the estate of Jacques and Ruth Whitfield. Also included in the sale are objets dâart from the Thomas Moran-Condie Lamb estate in East Hampton, N.Y. Bronzes and Nineteenth Century E. Fanfani paintings from Vincent Carpanzanoâs New York estate, as well as carved ivory miniatures and other fine antiques from the New England estate of Admiral William S. Sims, commander of the US Fleet during World War I, will be offered.
Friday, January 14, presents lots 1â375, offering a wide variety of Asian decorative arts including a large collection of woodblock prints by Ando Hiroshige, Natori Shunsen, Yoshida Hiroshi, Kawase Hasui, Kasamata Shiro and Koitsu; Chinese and Japanese porcelain, cloisonne, ivory, silver, furniture, pottery and other fine objects.
Saturday, January 15, presents lots 376â801; European decorative arts featuring a wide array of fine antique porcelain, early delft pottery, glass, silver and many objects of vertu.
Sunday, January 16, concludes the three-day auction with lots 802â1,200, featuring more European decorative arts, Oriental carpets, such as a Nineteenth Century 9- by 12-foot Oushak, clocks, fine art, furniture, sculpture, miniature portraits on ivory and fine jewelry.
The auction starts each day at noon and ending at approximately 6 pm. Preview hours are Thursday, January 13, from noon to 6 pm, and FridayâSunday, from 10 am to noon. The gallery is at 1600 Fourth Street North. For information 727-823-3249 or www.myersfineart.com.