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(Fragment)$10,000 Reward Offered for Long-Lost Well of the Scribes
A ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Good or Good Enough
The Young Collector
Normally, sitcoms are light, fluffy palate cleansers or heartwarming relatable family stories. We take refuge in one most nights before bed, sort of as a way to rid ourselves of everything else we've heard or read during the day, and we've discovered that The Good Place is a ... (Read More)
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(Show)ADAA's The Art Show 2020
New York City
The 2020 color of the year is classic blue, "a shade reminiscent of the sky at dusk. It's a color that anticipates what's going to happen next," the vice president of the Pantone Color Institute said when announcing the selection last December.
Blue was everywhere at The Art Show, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Smith February Auction Totals $478,000
William A. Smith, Inc., Plainfield, New Hampshire
Photos courtesy William A. Smith, Inc.
Auctioneer Bill Smith sold to a packed house for his midwinter Americana auction on February 29. Customers were lined up along the edges of the overfull room. A large part of the reason for Smith's success is that he ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Multi-Continent Artworks Pace Thomaston Sale
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
The three-day late winter sale held at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine, from February 28 through March 1 was packed with historical ephemera, large-scale folk art, jewelry, and esoteric accessories. But it was significant artworks from four continents ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show Canceled
The calendar had barely passed January 2020 when the Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association (CSADA) decided to cancel the March 14 and 15 spring Fox Valley Show in St. Charles, Illinois. Fox Valley is thought to be the longest-running antiques show in the country, and the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Jasper52 February Results
The following are results from Jasper52 (www.jasper52.com), a weekly online auction service. The auction closed on February 27. All prices include the buyer's premium.
This hand-carved eagle-form master mold is an early type. The carving includes foliage, perhaps laurel branches. It is similar to a butter mold and could be used ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Rufus Porter's Curious World
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine
At age 92, while visiting his son in West Haven, Connecticut, a still vigorous Rufus Porter died suddenly on August 13, 1884. The New Haven Evening Register reported, "The funeral of Rufus Porter, the aged inventor, who died yesterday at the hospital, took place ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kochan Joins Morphy Auctions
James Kochan has been appointed to the position of specialist for Morphy Auctions' Americana, early arms, and militaria division. He will also be involved in the curation and cataloging of American manuscripts and fine art.
Dan Morphy, president of Morphy Auctions, said in a press release, "He is one of the ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Riding a Tailwind
The Americana market is gathering strength. That's our conclusion following Americana Week in New York City.
There were lower prices-sometimes far lower-on many exceptional objects that have crossed the auction block recently, and some examples that were not of high merit seemed to go at bargain prices.
Both Sotheby's and Christie's racked ... (Read More)
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