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Washington's Annotated Constitution Returns to Mount Vernon
by Jeanne Schinto

Left, George Washington's handbound and annotated copy of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and first Acts of Congress, 1789, 12" x 7½", sold to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association for $9,826,500 (est. $2/3 million). Right, the title page, with Washington's signature. Photos courtesy Christie's.Each year George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, ... (Read More)

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Antiques at the Arena: A New Maine Antiques Dealers Association Show
by Mark Sisco

A sculptural wrought-iron wall planter priced at $485 and two 6' tall wrought-iron torchiere floor lamps wired for bulbs and tagged $595 graced the booth of Alden House Antiques, Belfast, Maine.The Thomas W. Lawson is identified as the only seven-masted schooner ever built. At the time she was launched in ... (Read More)

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Ohio Valley and Americana Auction
by Don Johnson

This decorated stoneware churn, made in Summit County, Ohio, 1865-80, is possibly the work of William McBurney. It depicts a bird holding a banner reading "Akron Ohio" and the name "D.S. Alexander" under the rim. With some chips and cracks, it sold for $28,200.My Home by Elijah Pierce (1892-1984) of ... (Read More)

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Collector Files RICO Lawsuit against Knoedler Gallery
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In February 2007, collector John D. Howard visited the Armory Show in New York City where he was shown a Willem de Kooning landscape in the booth of Knoedler & Company, New York City. Four months later, he paid $4 million for it.In a civil racketeering complaint filed in federal ... (Read More)
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