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The Seventh Annual Ohio Valley Auction
by Don Johnson

Sawbuck table in mixed woods, three-board top, 19th century, 29" x 72", old refinish, $4406. Reward of merit folk art bookplates, attributed to Ohio, watercolor and ink on paper, both in the same hand: One with a bird facing right on a branch, signed and dated “Benjamin Florey 1837” on the ... (Read More)

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The Springfield Antique Show & Flea Market Extravaganza
by Don Johnson

American art pottery is always available at the Extravaganza. These Rookwood Vellum glaze scenic vases offered by Jack and Luane McAuliffe of Fancy That Antiques, Marshall, Michigan, ranged from $2200 to $4900 each. Traditional antiques can be found at the Vintage Marketplace. Tricia Le Tempt of The Red Door Antiques, Eddyville, ... (Read More)

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East Berlin Show Hits Its Sweet Sixteen
by Karl H. Pass

This sailor’s valentine was $3300 from Troy, Ohio, dealers John and Ellen Williams. Local East Berlin dealer Andrea Hollenbaugh priced her assembled collection of 15 early printed cloth dolls and animals, mostly Arnold Print Works, at $2400. Bill and Betty Annable of Oberlin, Ohio, were new to the East Berlin show this ... (Read More)

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Solomon Bell Cats Bring $73,000
by M.A.D. staff

Earthenware cats with lead and manganese glaze. “These are probably the best example of Strasburg, Virginia, redware figures that have ever been offered or sold in public,” the buyer told us. Photo courtesy Burt Long. A pair of redware cats made by Strasburg, Virginia, potter Solomon Bell sold for $73,000 (no buyer’s ... (Read More)

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Are Massachusetts Show Exhibitors Due a Dose of Philadelphia-Style Tax Medicine?
by David Hewett

A fresh threat from a state taxation entity has emerged to bedevil show dealers, many of whom have not yet recovered from the Philadelphia dispute that cost them dearly last year. The Philadelphia episode occurred when exhibitors at past shows began receiving dunning notices from a collection agency seeking retroactive “business income ... (Read More)

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Rebel Collector Embraces Loisaida and Graffiti Art
by Jeanne Schinto

John Axelrod and his Australian terrier, Myrna Loy, with (untitled by the artist) Subway Door by Lee Quinones (b. 1960). The work is acrylic, oil stick, and spray enamel on a 37¾" x 27¼" section of a wooden New York City subway door. “This was part of a door between ... (Read More)
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