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A woman from Columbus, Ohio, has been charged in connection with her alleged role in a bid-rigging scheme that artificially inflated prices in online auctions.
A Franklin County grand jury indicted Lindsay Klein, also known as Lindsay Leslie, on one count each of price fixing, bid rigging, and telecommunications fraud, and ... (Read More)
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Beneath the Surface
Years ago, when the children were very small, we used to attend Quaker meetings occasionally with a F/friend. After a week of having people chattering at you nonstop, it was restful to just sit in silence for the better part of an hour with kind, earnest people. The ... (Read More)
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On February 4, U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra granted a motion for summary judgment for the IRS in a case against the estate of David Ehrlich.
Ehrlich was president and owner of Abbey Art Consultants, Inc. Beginning in the 1990s, Abbey Art Consultants’ sole business was buying, storing, and donating ... (Read More)
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The New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA) has added four new exhibitors to the annual New Hampshire Antiques Show: Michael Hall Antiques & Fine Art, Robert Markowitz, Z & K Antiques, and Elliott and Grace Synder.
Michael Hall of Michael Hall Antiques & Fine Art has been a full-time antiques dealer ... (Read More)
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In 1786 the Carpenters’ Company of the City and County of Philadelphia’s published a Rule Book declaring “Drawing Designs, making out Bills of Scantling, collecting Materials, and sticking up Stuff, are to be charged by the Carpenter in proportion to the trouble.” That is where Christopher Storb found the name ... (Read More)
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Americana Week in New York City is a barometer for the market. In January, the readings were favorable— in part because Christie’s and Sotheby’s changed course, opting for more American paintings and historic documents and only offering select American decorative arts. Gone are the days of the august New York ... (Read More)
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David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610-1690), “cabinet painting,” 6¾" x 9¼", 1650s, oil on canvas, after Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576), of Titian’s Rest on the Flight into Egypt, circa 1510. Collection of Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont. Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein, 2016.379. Photo by Jonathan Blake, Vermont.
—Through ... (Read More)
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A 1777 copy of the New Testament Bible, printed by Edward Draper of Boston, sold for $235,410 (includes buyer’s premium) at a March 15, online auction of the estate of Peter Hickey of Newburyport, Massachusetts, by John McInnis Auctioneers. The hardcover leather-bound Bible, just 7" x 4¾", was in fair ... (Read More)
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Canfield, Ohio
“I blame Steve,” were the exact words out of my mouth when we lost power on March 13; and yes, it was a Friday. “Steve who?” asked my husband, Scott, trying to follow my train of thought while 60-mile-an-hour winds were whipping through our area of Ohio.
“Steve Sherhag, the ... (Read More)
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The scholarship committee of the Center for Painted Wall Preservation (www.pwpcenter.org) is pleased to invite undergraduate and graduate students, independent scholars, and artisans, whether established or in training, to apply for the 2026 Center scholarship. The scholarship aims to develop educational projects that further the mission of the organization through ... (Read More)
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