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Rain Fails to Deter Liberty's Hard-Core Faithful
by Pete Prunkl

This was the line at 8:30 a.m. on April 25. It numbered over 1500 a half-hour earlier. According to dealer Wayne Lockey of McColl, South Carolina, these Hopi figures were carved from a single piece of wood in the 1960s. “Navajos construct their figures from many pieces of wood,” he ... (Read More)

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Two-Day Sale Makes $2.69 Million
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Two phone bidders battled for this New Hampshire maple slant-lid desk, circa 1740, signed by cabinetmaker Samuel Dunlap, the interior with fan-carved drawers, over a case with four drawers with egg, dart, and sawtooth carving on its base molding, supported by bandy legs with ball-and-claw feet, retaining an old surface, ... (Read More)

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Palm Beach Show Group to Launch Chicago Show
by M.A.D. staff

  The Palm Beach Show Group (PBSG) is a adding a seventh show to its portfolio. The inaugural Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show will take place at the Navy Pier on April 24 through April 28, 2014. It will feature more than a hundred dealers and will kick off ... (Read More)

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North American Decoys at Auction
by Danielle Arnet

Dating from the last quarter of the 19th century, the approximately 31" long hollow-carved slot-neck Canada goose sold for $632,500. Guyette & Deeter’s detailed catalog entry notes who found it and where, the make of a crosspiece, the intended use for the decoy, details on the decoy’s removable head, the ... (Read More)

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The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show
by Danielle Arnet

Macklowe Gallery, New York City, brought the Majorelle chairs, priced at $35,000 the pair. The triangular table, also Majorelle, is $19,500, and the Tiffany Studios Dragonfly lamp with a blown glass base is $235,000. Rainbow Bridge, acrylic and resin on 20" x 20" canvas modules, by Dutch artist Jacqueline Bozon ... (Read More)

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MADA Assists Restoration of Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
by M.A.D. Staff

  On April 23, dealer Harry Hepburn presented a $1000 check from the Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) to the Pejepscot Historical Society to assist in the restoration of the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum in Brunswick, Maine. The museum suffered damage to two rooms when water and heating lines burst on January ... (Read More)

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Bowmanville Show and Canadiana Still Relevant after 41 Years
by Larry Thompson

This poignant sign was found in eastern Ontario. Ken Ross of Gore’s Landing, Ontario, had it priced at $1950. This very unusual circa 1930 Parcheesi and checkerboard hails from the Verchères, Quebec, area. The decorative roundels serving as the nests are blue, white, and red, which are exactly the Royal Air ... (Read More)
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