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(Issue Story)Challenging Assumptions
Beneath the Surface
Thunderstorm season has arrived in the Ohio River valley, and storms here are fierce and deeply satisfying. We are generally protected from the more dangerous aspects of midwestern storms, with the terrain discouraging tornadoes, but the mountains pick up the reverberations of thunder and roll it around to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bomb Squad Handles Antique Explosive Device
On July 7 at approximately 9:10 p.m. troopers Scott Irish and Steve Sicard from the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad responded to a home on Charlene Drive in Mansfield after a suspicious object was found by family members at the residence.
When they arrived they visually examined the object, which had ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2022
There is a distinctive Far Eastern feel to this month’s selection, reflecting some very strong and indeed quite startling, even six-figure results. There may be more to come in these columns, but in this “Letter” readers will find such things as heavenly globe and dragon vases, a stunning banquet plate, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques and Artisans in the Church Yard
South Salem, New York
Buying commenced at 9 a.m. on the grounds of Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church in South Salem, New York, at the annual July 4 Antiques and Artisans in the Church Yard show, managed by Debbie Turi of D. Turi Antique Shows.
Red, white, and blue flags, clothing, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Poisonous Books
“Nobody expects something as benign as books to be covered in poison,” said Dr. Melissa Tedone, head of library material conservation at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
But when she was asked to repair the emerald-green cloth covering on a second edition of Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, a mid-19th-century ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Palm Beach Art Dealer Charged with Carrying Out Art Fraud Scheme
The crimes, if true, were brazen. Art dealer Daniel Elie Bouaziz is accused of buying low-cost prints and palming them off as high-priced originals. In one instance, he’s accused of buying an Andy Warhol reproduction print for $100 via an online auction in May 2019 and selling it in December ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sale of Mark and Marjorie Allen’s Estate
Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
On July 1, the morning after the first session of the sale of Mark and Marjorie Allen’s estate at Pook & Pook, an image of a large pine server with well-worn blue paint was posted on Instagram announcing its price of ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Throwback Sale
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
On June 29 Rusty Farrin of Farrin’s Country Auctions held a small Americana auction in his comfortable facility in Randolph, Maine. It was an old-fashioned auction in every sense of the word—no Internet bidding, no list or catalog, no prescribed order of lots, no video screens, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Native American Art Auction
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
“Overall decent,” said Ingmars Lindbergs, director of Native American art at Bonhams, about the results of the June 29 sale in Los Angeles. To Lindbergs, this was very much a “decent interim sale with some highlights,” coming in anticipation of a bigger two-day October auction. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, July 2022
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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