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(Auction)Simon Says “21 Grand” at Farrin’s
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
A marble statue known as the Car of History by sculptor Carlo Franzoni (1789-1819) stands in the United States Capitol and depicts Clio, the ancient Greek muse of history, inside a chariot, or car. Beneath it is a marble clock face with works installed by Simon ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 37th San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show
San Francisco, California
Change comes slowly to the San Francisco Fall Art & Antiques Show. In 2017, after 36 years, the word “art” was added to the show’s title to reflect the growing number of paintings on display. (One of the 2018 furniture dealers called it “an art show.”) Show chair ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Walking Batman Brings $16,800
On October 13 a battery-operated Walking Batman toy sold at Milestone Auctions in Willoughby, Ohio, for $16,800 (includes buyer’s premium). The estimate was $10,000/15,000.
Battery-operated Walking Batman by TN, Japan, 12" tall, new old store stock with original Japanese-version box, $16,800.
Made in postwar Japan by TN, the 12" tall Walking ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Flack Sale
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Pook & Pook
The sale of the collection of Paul and Rita Flack on Saturday, October 13, at Pook & Pook in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, was the sixth time the Flacks have offered pieces from their collection for sale. Their first was held at Pennypacker Auction ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Ceramics in America 2017
A Book Review
Robert Hunter dedicated Ceramics in America 2017 to the life and legacy of archaeologist Ivor Noël Hume, who passed away on February 4, 2017, at the age of 89. Noël, as he was known, mentored many in the archaeological profession. His 1969 book A Guide to Artifacts of ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Amelia Jeffers to Conduct Sale of Peter Chillingworth’s Collection
On October 19 and 20 auction veteran Amelia Jeffers will conduct an on-site auction of the inventory and personal collection of Peter Chillingworth, longtime antiques dealer and show promoter, of Scenery Hill, Pennsylvania.
Auctioneer Amelia Jeffers will be conducting the on-site auction of longtime Americana dealer and close personal friend Peter ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The First Major Victim
The English magazine Antiques Trade Gazette (ATG) dropped a bombshell on August 27: a George III mahogany and Indian ebony commode by Thomas Chippendale, supplied to Sir Rowland Winn of Nostell Priory for his London house between 1766 and 1769, was stripped of its ivory before being shipped from the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Judge Tosses Art Defamation Lawsuit
On August 9 United States District Judge Miranda M. Du ruled in favor of Peter Stremmel, Stremmel Galleries, Mike Overby, and Coeur D’Alene Art Auction of Nevada, LLC, granting their request for summary judgment in a defamation lawsuit filed by Gerald Peters and Gerald Peters Gallery.
Peters had filed the suit ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)VPN Protection
Computer Column #357
In the past, we have suggested using Virtual Private Network (VPN) software for guarding your data against spying while using a public Wi-Fi network. VPN software has become better and more useful, so we will update the information. An unrelated bonus download fills out the column.
VPNs
Virtual Private Networks ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lollipop Tree Suit Settled
Lollipop Tree Suit Settled
On July 31 LAILA Company International Ltd., d.b.a. Connery & Associates Fine Art International, and Adrien Meyer filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in federal court, ending the lawsuit the pair had filed against Nadeau’s Auction Gallery in connection with the sale of Lollipop Tree, an oil ... (Read More)
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