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(Auction)Neon Signs Shine Bright
Rockabilly Auction Co., Hartwell, Georgia
Photos courtesy Rockabilly Auction Co.
“It’s Elvis’s fault,” joked Kurt Kilgore of his passion for jukeboxes, soda fountains, and other nostalgia that led to the formation and naming of Rockabilly Auction Co. of Hartwell, Georgia, in 2007. “It came from me being an Elvis fan,” and a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Boston Collects
Doyle, Boston, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Doyle Auctions
Doyle Auctions launched its new Boston gallerywith its September 12 “Boston Collects” sale at The Vendome at 290 Dartmouth Street. “Boston Collects” auctions, largely monthly, bring objects from established Boston collections to market. The space has plenty of light and an entire wall of windows, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Thief—Caught Mid-Heist—Is Sentenced
Harpreet Singh has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing $250,000 worth of art from a Scottsdale, Arizona, art gallery. He pleaded guilty to one count of theft, a class two felony.
In January 2024 an alarm went off at the American Fine Art Gallery in the early morning ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Sentenced to Life for Murder of Art Dealer
A former San Francisco attorney was sentenced on July 18 for the 2008 murder of art dealer and Palm Springs, California, socialite Clifford Lambert.
David Replogle was sentenced by Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In August 2022 a jury at the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Police Seek Robber
The Fourth Squad of the Nassau County Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred Tuesday, July 22, at 9:13 a.m. in East Rockaway, New York.
According to detectives, a 64-year-old male was working at Antique Buyers Long Island, located at 87 Main Street, when an unknown white male approached. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Nye September 10 Brown and September 11 Welch Sales
Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey
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Nye & Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey, started the fall season off on September 10 with the sale of property inherited and collected in Rhode Island by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown families. The unreserved auction included furniture and furnishings ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Webb Deane Stevens Museum Receives Grant
The Webb Deane Stevens Museum in Wethersfield, Connecticut, has been awarded a grant from Connecticut Humanities to develop an exhibition exploring American needlework samplers as material expressions of national identity. The project, titled “Needlework Samplers, Identity, and National Memory,” will examine the diverse women who created these intricate works and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Charleston Secretary Bookcase brings $336,000
Leland Little Auctions, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Photos courtesy Leland Little Auctions
More than 125 potential bidders, families, friends, and newcomers attended the preview party September 9 for Leland Little’s fall “Signature” sale. A wine and cheese buffet kicked off a three-day sale of paintings, jewelry, and decorative arts from September 10 to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Numismatic Pioneer Q. David Bowers Retires
Renowned numismatist and writer Q. David Bowers of Stack’s Bowers Galleries has retired this year after over seven decades in the hobby. Bowers, who became interested in numismatics as a teenager, said, “Even though it has been my job for over 70 years, I have truly felt that I have ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Collecting Stories
Beneath the Surface
Years ago when Hollie and a friend were doing something not fun together—waiting in the rain for a concert to start or sitting in holiday traffic—he said, “Sometimes you do things because you know they will be fun, and sometimes you do things because you know they will ... (Read More)
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