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Auction Prices Realized, May 2024
by M.A.D. Staff

Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)

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Art Forger Sentenced
by M.A.D. Staff

Earl Marshawn Washington, 61, previously a resident of Honolulu, Key West, Las Vegas, and other places, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, at the time of his guilty plea in July 2023 ... (Read More)

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Suspects Arrested in Stansbury Home Burglary
by M.A.D. Staff

On February 20 the Chico (California) Police Department was contacted regarding a burglary that occurred at the Stansbury Home, a historical landmark in Chico that contains artifacts and historical items. It was reported that thousands of dollars worth of antique items were stolen and the property was vandalized. According to the ... (Read More)

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25-Year-Old Coastal Maine Show Changes Location
by M.A.D. Staff

The Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) was recently informed that it could not hold its August Coastal Antiques Show at the usual location at the elementary school in Damariscotta because of upcoming building renovations. The MADA board voted on April 3 to move the show to the Medomak Middle School, ... (Read More)

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Rare Sketch of Continental Soldiers and Camp Followers Given to Museum
by Lita Solis-Cohen

When Matthew Skic, the Museum of the American Revolution’s curator of exhibitions, visited New York collector Judith Hernstadt last summer, he noticed a small ink drawing on the wall over her desk. “My jaw dropped because it depicted a soldier wearing a hunting shirt, the kind of linen shirt worn ... (Read More)

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Looted Artifacts Discovered and Returned to Okinawa
by Victoria Hugo-Vidal

Photos courtesy FBI Cleaning out the personal effects of a loved one after their passing almost always results in finding some sort of treasure. For most folks, it’s a personal treasure. For one family in Massachusetts, the treasure was international and cultural in nature. While cleaning out their father’s estate, the family—who ... (Read More)

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Hanging with Francis Crespo
by Julie Schlenger Adell

If there were a congeniality award for folk-art and antiques dealers, Francis Crespo of Francis Crespo Folk Art & Antiques, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, would certainly be in the running. “Those who are passionate do well,” stated the affable dealer, who travels to and exhibits at between 18 and 22 shows a year. ... (Read More)

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Dover Show Offers Free Admission after 9 a.m.
by M.A.D. Staff

The year’s first Dover Antique Show and Vintage Market at the Dover Elks Lodge, Dover, New Hampshire, will be May 18. The show will run once a month until September. Promoted by Gurley Antiques Shows, the show now will feature free admission after 9 a.m. According to promoters Josh and Rachel ... (Read More)

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Changing of the Guard at Nye & Company
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Nye & Company, the Bloomfield, New Jersey, auction house, has been sold. The new owner is Andrew Holter, who after eight years in the American furniture department at Christie’s rejoined Nye as head of business development seven years ago, a position he held from 2004 to 2008. “We have finished paying ... (Read More)

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Give and Take
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

Beneath the Surface You can set your watch by it. The days begin to lengthen, Daylight Saving Time kicks off, daffodils poke up, buds pop out, and the real March Madness begins—last-minute donation appraisals. A flurry of phone calls starts to come in from people who donated items to museums last year ... (Read More)

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