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Auctions in California and Canada Give Insight to Market Trends
by Mary Ann Brown

Antique Jewelry & Gemology Recent sales at John Moran Auctioneers and Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers tell us that Internet bidding is on the upswing. This has been a trend for some time, but the share of the winning bids via the World Wide Web is increasing in a meaningful way. John ... (Read More)

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Modern Design, Carpets, and Glass
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The cover lot, a mosaic vase by Ercole Barovier, with clear glass murrines edged with cobalt, amethyst, and emerald, 10½" high x 12¼" diameter, sold for $245,000 (est. $30,000/40,000). It is the second most expensive work by the artist. A murrine vase by Ercole Barovier, with clear murrines edged in red, ... (Read More)

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American Furniture 2013
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Book Review   American Furniture 2013 Edited by Luke Beckerdite The Chipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2013, 338 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com). American Furniture, the Chipstone journal dedicated to advancing knowledge of furniture made or used in the Americas ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions
by M.A.D. Staff

Exhibitions Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)

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Books Received
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 mail-order house is the place to look.   Wearable Prints, 1760-1860: History, Materials, and Mechanics by Susan W. Greene (The Kent ... (Read More)

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Maine Chapter of NAWCC
by M.A.D. Staff

At the March meeting of the Maine Chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC), Harrison, Maine, dealer Harry W. Hepburn III, president of NAWCC’s Chapter #89, presented the first Calvin Earl Morgan award to Cal Morgan, the award’s namesake and a sixth-generation clockmaker. Chapter #89 is ... (Read More)

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Letter from London
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, [email protected] Antiquities, a collecting field in which I am always very happy to dig around, play a large part in this month’s selection, and, with the editor’s blessing, I have added to my London lots something from a recent New York City sale. A chicken-and-egg story also sees this ... (Read More)

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Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Book Review   Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism Constance Kimmerle, editor, with essays by Glenn Adamson, Edward S. Cooke Jr., Helen W. Drutt English, Constance Kimmerle, Robert Slifkin, and Gregory Wittkopp James A. Michener Art Museum and Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2014, 216 pages, hardbound, $50 plus S/H from the James A. ... (Read More)

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Count the Ways
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law & Ethics “If you don’t have integrity, you have nothing. You can’t buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.” — Henry Kravis, cofounder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and one of ... (Read More)
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