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Jamestown Press Dec. 30, 2021: Jamestown resident Michael Dym has relocated his art and antique auction house, Vallot Auctioneers to Rhode Island.

On October 15 at 2 pm Eastern Time, Vallot Auctioneers will feature Finn Juhl furniture designs purchased in the late 1940s by the founding family of Wise Potato Chips for their Pennsylvania modernist residence.

Vallot’s April 13 Auction features Rhode Island Impressionism and Crypto Art

Jamestown Arts Center’s latest exhibit, titled “New Impressions,” focuses on the art of printmaking and features the work of 16 different artists, including a variety of wallpaper prints by artist Andrew Raftery, pictured above. The exhibit is curated by Michael Dym of Vallot Auctioneers, Providence, RI and opens tomorrow and runs through May 1.

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ART FORGERIES TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2020

Lot 146, a large illustration by Broadway scenic designer Jo Mielziner, is one such lot. Mielziner’s illustrations have been setting auction records. This wash and ink illustration (above) was for the award-winning 1955 production of The Lark, for which Mielziner received a 1956 Tony Award nomination.

There will be more than 100 uncommon and rare contemporary artists’ books offered in Vallot Auctioneers’ Dec. 13 auction.