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(Feature)Mary and Bob Fraser, Chester, Vermont
In the Trade
Mary and Bob Fraser, Chester, Vermont
by Frank Donegan
Mary and Bob Fraser.
Exterior view of the shop. A lot of work went into making it look as if nothing much was done to this barn.
A partial view of the Frasers' shop.
Another view of the shop.
A ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Risky Business
The Young Collector
Call it sentimental reflection brought on by our new arrival (Nathaniel Byrne, or Nat, as we call him, arrived on November 16 at 2 a.m., and we’re all fine and deeply in love already), but sometimes we like to look at Nora and joke about how she came ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)How Do You Feel?
Auction Law & Ethics
By Steve Proffitt
Remorse can be a good or bad thing. The answer is often a matter of circumstance. Bidding and buying at auction is not such a circumstance—more on that shortly.
The dictionary defines “remorse” as “a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs.” ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Letter from London
by Ian McKay, [email protected]
Filing copy pretty much on Christmas Eve for this issue, I find my files bursting with good things for report over the coming months, but the two principal items in this “Letter” feature original book illustrations for the exceptional collection formed by film director Michael Winner, and ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Marketing: Getting Started
The Art of Marketing
by Al Kenney
What exactly is marketing? The short answer: marketing is an activity that should be constant, evolving, and at the same time constantly experimental. Marketing involves research, strategy, pricing, promotion, and more. It’s promoting your product or service so potential customers find out about it by ... (Read More)
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(Feature)David Petrovsky, Claverack, New York
David Petrovsky.
Petrovsky uses two-thirds of the depot in Claverack, New York, as his showroom and the rest for storage.
Petrovsky attributed this armchair to architect Leopold Eidlitz, who worked on the New York State Capitol in Albany. He says he has seen a line drawing by ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)December Sales: A Dizzying Array of Dazzling Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc., Sotheby’s, Christie’s, Rago Arts and Auction Center, Bonhams, and Doyle New York
It wasn’t easy to keep track of antique jewelry auction results in December. They happened in rapid succession throughout the holiday season. They happened while I was preparing to go on vacation! ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
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.
Mahogany: The Costs of Luxury in Early America by Jennifer L. Anderson (Harvard ... (Read More)
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(Auction)George Washington Slept Here...Really!
Quarter-plate daguerreotype of the historic Jenks Tavern in Spencer, Massachusetts, $7150.
A half-plate ambrotype of the same Jenks Tavern in a period gutta-percha frame, $6875.
Competition was stiff for Maine eider decoys. Above, the eider decoy in the original well-worn paint sold for $3850. Below, one with some small damage to ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Computer Column for Antiquers: Making Posters
Computer Column #290
by John P. Reid, [email protected]
A poster being designed in free Scribus page layout software.
Posters are useful to antiquers. A poster in a show booth can publicize a dealer’s Web site, Facebook account, or merchandise too large to bring to the show. A collector might make a poster with ... (Read More)
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