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(Book Review)

Books Received, July 2015
by M.A.D. Staff

These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look. 100 British Chairs, edited by Adam Bowett (Antique Collectors’ Club, 2015, 144 ... (Read More)

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Bunch Sells Raccoon Creek Inventory
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), oil on canvas, Abstract Portrait, signed and dated “’71” lower left and signed on the back, 18¾" x 22½", sold on LiveAuctioneers for $35,090 (est. $20,000/40,000)—that is $29,000 hammer plus 21% premium. According to the consignor, he had purchased it from an estate sale in St. ... (Read More)

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Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association Awards Scholarship
by M.A.D. Staff

The annual scholarship of the Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public’s knowledge and appreciation of antiques, has been awarded to Kimberly Thompson. The CCADA provides funds to the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation each year to provide a scholarship to one or ... (Read More)

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A Negative Archive Deal
by Kay Manning

The business plan was straightforward: Digitize hundreds of thousands of vintage news and celebrity negatives and slides, try to sell licensing rights, and set up a site on eBay to sell 450-500 prints a week. Such sales were predicted to generate between $10,000 and $15,000 per week, a pace John M. ... (Read More)

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Fierce Storm Hammers Maine Show
by Clayton Pennington

It poured. It blew. The sides of the 120' tent kept flying up. It was a losing battle; the tent came down later in the day. The New England maple and pine chest with a secret molding drawer, circa 1780, was $1750 from Martin Ferrick of Lincolnville, Maine. The miniature chests ... (Read More)

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Locust Grove Antiques Market
by Don Johnson

Antiques are one attraction, while the property is another. A National Historic Landmark, Locust Grove sits on 55 rolling acres south of the Ohio River, part of the original 694-acre farm established by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. Lucy’s brother was George Rogers Clark, who founded Louisville and ... (Read More)

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