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(Auction)The North American Indian Sets Record at Nebenzahl Library Sale
The top lot of the sale at $2,882,500 was Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian in 20 volumes and 20 portfolios. Its intent, in Curtis's words, was to document "the old time Indian, his dress, his ceremonies, his life and manners." Between 1896 and 1930, he photographed every major ... (Read More)
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(Show)First NHADA Show on a College Campus
About noon on Sunday, the show had been open for two hours, and there were still shoppers on the floor. Not bad. We've seen shows at comparable times that were empty after the first shoppers hit the floor and left. Those places looked like ghost towns. There was a decent ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Like a Museum for Sale
From the Buechner estate, this signed oil by Jules Joseph LeFebvre (French, 1836-1911), Diana, Chasseresse, sold for $97,750 (est. $20,000/40,000) to a European collector.The William Bradford (1823-1892) painting of a sailing vessel with icebergs was in original condition and never had been on the market before. It opened at $50,000 ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Four More
by Steve ProffittLife is full of negotiations.A young fellow had just gotten his driver's license. He asked his daddy, a pastor, if they could discuss his using the car. His daddy took him to his study and said, "I will make a deal with you. If you bring your grades ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 23rd Street Armory Show
Scottish silver quaich, $225 from Martin Chasin of Fairfield, Connecticut, who said he sold silver and Bohemian glass and had a good show.Michael Leslie of Port 'N Starboard, Falmouth, Maine, offered an oil painting on canvas of the Boston tugboat Sylvester L. Ware off Minot's Ledge by Solon Francis Montecello ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman's April Americana Sale
Fresh to market, this yellow pine blanket chest, painted with a stylized design of hearts, tulips, leaves, and birds in red, white, and black over a blue over red ground, was attributed to Johannes Spitler (1774-1837), Massanutten, Page County, Virginia, circa 1800. It descended in the Latham family of Rappahannock ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Splendid Splinter Sale: Ted Williams Collection Sold at Fenway Park
Babe Ruth single-signed baseball inscribed to Ted Williams, $195,500.Ted Williams's 1949 Most Valuable Player award, $299,000.Ted Williams's 1957 Babe Ruth "Sultan of Swat" crown, $230,000.An auction of Ted Williams's personal collection took place April 28 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Conducted by Hunt Auctions of Exton, Pennsylvania, the auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Secondhand Dealers Law Nearing Completion by Legislature
by David HewettCalifornia's omnibus bill licensing dealers and buyers of secondhand merchandise and requiring electronic reporting of all purchases is called AB 391, "Enhanced Tracking of Stolen Property." It was first placed before the California Assembly in 2011 and is nearing final approval.The bill was introduced by Dr. Richard Pan, ... (Read More)
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