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Thomas Doyle, a.k.a. “AJ” or “Austin Doyle,” pled guilty on June 26 to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud the owner of Mother and Child on a Hammock by French artist Gustave Courbet (1819-1877). Doyle was previously convicted in 2011 of a separate art-related fraud.
“Thomas Doyle defrauded ... (Read More)
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A Book Review
Kent Gutzmer is a full-time folk artist, “a South Dakota hayseed who started making folk art in a snowstorm so long ago,” and as such he is a folk artist in the truest sense of the word. He is an entirely self-taught artist with no formal training, an ... (Read More)
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For most of the last 25 years, customers and dealers have come to Wells, Maine, on the last weekend in June to attend the Wells Antiques Show and Sale at Laudholm Farm, produced by John and Elizabeth DeSimone of Goosefare Antiques & Promotions.
Authorities with the Wells Reserve at Laudholm, a ... (Read More)
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At Pook & Pook Inc. on June 11, Historic Trappe acquired a fraktur by Johann Valentin Schuller (1759-c. 1816) for $4064 (includes buyer’s premium).
According to Christopher Malone, curator at Historic Trappe, the fraktur was made for Andreas Braun (1805-1874), the son of Michael Braun Sr. (1772-1851) and Maria Catharina (Scherri ... (Read More)
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On May 2 officers of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Paris Market Antique Mall in North Fort Myers, Florida, for a reported theft.
The owner of the mall, Sandra Rubino-Smith, stated that on May 26 an unknown male and female arrived in a small black sedan. They entered ... (Read More)
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Beneath the Surface
Nearly 30 years ago, when some of us were still using VAX systems for email, Kent Anderson of Beavercreek, Ohio, had a then-revolutionary idea: a database of antiques! While his original vision involved multiple phases, in reality, the business he launched never really got beyond the first one: ... (Read More)
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Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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Over 60 selected dealers of 18th-, 19th-, and earlier 20th-century antiques will be set-up on Tuesday, August 4, at the Everett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire, during Antiques Week in New Hampshire. Formally known as the Americana Celebration Antique Show, the show has been renamed the Concord Antique Show.
Dealers from ... (Read More)
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Showtime by Clayton Pennington
“You see that? That warms my heart.”That was dealer Roger Williams of Boat House Antiques in his booth at the June Antiques Show produced by the Maine Antique Dealers Association (MADA) in Topsham, Maine on June 20. Williams was looking across the aisle at a neighboring booth that had four ... (Read More)
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), The Yellow Sweater, 1939, oil on canvas. Museum Berggruen, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany. (c) 2026 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
-Through September 13 -Houston, Texas
Picasso-Klee-Matisse: Masterpieces from the Museum at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, explores the relationship between pioneering art dealer, publisher ... (Read More)
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