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Sunburst Snuff Jar Sells for $57,330
by M.A.D. Staff

Sunburst snuff jar, made 1815-30 by Keene (New Hampshire) Marlboro Street Glassworks, sold for $57,330. It was the top lot of the auction. The rare bottle with a deep yellowish color and in excellent condition had come from the collection of Clarissa Vanderbilt Dundon, the daughter of pioneer collector Merritt ... (Read More)

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Morphy's Moves All Sales to Weekends
by M.A.D. Staff

Morphy Auctions in Denver, Pennsylvania, is moving all of its auctions to weekend time slots. The first of the company’s sales to make the changeover will be Morphy’s weekly auctions. Previously held on Tuesdays, the weekly auctions will now be conducted on Sundays, starting with the March 23 advertising and ... (Read More)

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Grant Wood's Original "Radical" Brings $284,800
by Clayton Pennington

The Radical by Grant Wood sold for $284,800 to a phone bidder. The original drawing still had the Vincent Price collection labels from Sears, Roebuck and Co. on the reverse. Pennington photo. A phone bidder paid $6000 (est. $500/700) for this lot. On the left is a red transfer-printed 1790-1810 creamware ... (Read More)

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Connecticut Spring Antiques Show: Another Beauty
by David Hewett

Greg K. Kramer & Co., Robesonia, Pennsylvania, always brings a ton of good stuff to shows. The McIntire school Massachusetts Classical carved mahogany sideboard, 68" long, was $32,500. Behind it is a Federal Classical giltwood mirror with size and presence enough to complement the strong sideboard; it was $3850. Newsom & ... (Read More)

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Lichtenstein and the Cleveland Connection
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), St. George and the Dragon, etching, 1947, signed in pencil, edition of 250 plus 10, the Print Club of Cleveland publication no. 24, print club stamp reverse, 17¾" x 11¼", $11,800. Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), Western Figures on Horseback, mixed media on paper, 1952, signed “Lichtenstein” lower right, ... (Read More)

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Wooten & Wooten Celebrates First Anniversary with Major American Map Find
by Ted Landsmark

The John Melish 1816 “Map of the United States with the Contiguous British and Spanish Possessions” is a rare, early depiction of the United States within the context of the entire continent. It was sold for $48,000. Wooten & Wooten photo. This very rare 1855-60 Edgefield stoneware face vessel, attributed to ... (Read More)

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The Internet Strikes Back
by Pete Prunkl

One swallow does not a summer make, so it is risky to generalize from one sale where the Internet dominated.  Nevertheless, it is tempting to say that deep-pocketed Internet bidders were not interested in traditional 18th- and 19th-century antiques. They preferred 20th-century artifacts, typified by Paul Nash’s Stone Sea, a ... (Read More)

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Preview of the Philadelphia Antiques Show and More
by Lita Solis-Cohen

The City of Philadelphia, Currier & Ives, drawn on stone by Charles Parsons and Lyman Atwater, published 1875, color printed lithograph, 22½" x 32 3/8". Arader Galleries photo. The Philadelphia Antiques Show is in late April this year. The 53rd edition of this spring show will set up at the Philadelphia ... (Read More)

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Exhibitions
by M.A.D. Staff

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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Ivory Law Introduced in New York; Sotheby’s and Christie’s Announce Opposition
by Betty Flood

Legislation to close New York state as a market for ivory sales to help prevent elephant extinction and to reduce funding sources for terrorists has been introduced by Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney. The bill was passed 28-0 by the Environmental Conservation Committee. Following a January hearing in New York City, legislation ... (Read More)
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