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(Fragment)"Lincoln Pass" Leads to Lawsuit, Appeal, and Award
In May 2019 dealer Richard Thorner of Manchester, New Hampshire, was in Pennsylvania for a wedding when he got a call from his friend Bob Lucas, a dealer who was set up at the Forks of the Delaware Historical Arms Society show in Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly called the "Gun Show." ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Early 20th- and 21st-Century Design
Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago
When it Wworks, don't change it. Three times a year, in January, May, and September, Rago/Wright/LA Modern Auctions (LAMA) offers two-day sales of 20th- and 21st-century design in Lambertville, New Jersey. The first day, early 20th-century design, always begins with art pottery, followed ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Art Sales Lead to Hindman's Most Successful Week Ever
Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Illinois
Photos courtesy Hindman Auctions
Weeks before three days of fine art sales held May 10-12 at Hindman Auctions in Chicago, the expectations of potential bidders were already at a fever pitch. Presale publicity from the Chicago auction house was rife with details, including that a prime Renoir from ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Christie's Sells American Paintings at Night
Photos courtesy Christie's
Two paintings-both in collecting fields covered by M.A.D. - that in past years would have been headliners in daytime sales provoked the most spirited bidding at Christie's May 12 evening sale of 20th-century art in the company of van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Pollock, Warhol, and a dinosaur skeleton. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Silver Collection Goes to Harvard
The Harvard Art Museums announced the gift of 21 works of 18th-century American silver from the collection of Daniel A. Pollack and Susan F. Pollack. The gift of cups, bowls, spoons, tankards, and teapots by noted silversmiths from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia includes a caudle cup made by Edward ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, May 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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(Auction)American Art
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions' recent sale of American art was a "love letter" to life in the United States and the artists whose vision and creativity defined the essence of the American experience.
The May 10 American art Signature auction drew 850 bidders and produced $6.1 million ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Maine Antiques Festival-"The Union Show"-Canceled
The 2022 Maine Antiques Festival in Union, Maine, has been canceled. Commonly called "the Union Show," it was scheduled for August 12 and 13.
According to Paul Davis, promoter and owner of the show, he needed 90 dealers to verbally commit to the show by March 1. Only 36 dealers did ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Endowed by Their Owner
Beneath the Surface
You would not know we are antiques dealers by the state of our house. Or maybe you would. We seem to be accumulating household additions as fast as we accumulate inventory. Things sneak in around the edges: a "new" stoneware crock on top of a shelf, another glass ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Taradash Joins Marion Antique Auctions
Nicholas Taradash has joined Marion Antiques Auction of Marion, Massachusetts, as a junior partner, according to co-owners Frank McNamee and C. David Glynn.
Taradash majored in history at Northern Vermont University, graduating in 2014. He then began working in the curatorial department of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. After two and ... (Read More)
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