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(Issue Story)Seven Days in August
Editorial
With apologies to Virginia, but New Hampshire is for lovers…of antiques.
In this issue of Maine Antique Digest, you’ll find a special advertising section for Antiques Week in New Hampshire, the annual August pilgrimage to the Granite State. Thumbing through it, we were struck with what a remarkable event it has ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, August 2017
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Just a Spoonful of Sherbet…
One of the more unusual and intriguing lots I have encountered in recent times was to be found in a May 24th “Interiors” sale held by Christie’s South Kensington—though the lot in question turned out, on closer investigation, to be not quite the rarity ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association Scholarship Awarded
The Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public’s knowledge and appreciation of antiques, has awarded its annual scholarship to Stephen McCarty.
Each year, the CCADA provides funds to the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation to provide a scholarship to one or more Cape ... (Read More)
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(Auction)California and Western Art
Bonhams, Los Angeles, California
Photos courtesy Bonhams
Kathy Wong, fine arts specialist at Bonhams, Los Angeles, called the August 1 California and Western paintings and sculpture auction “good for us.” She continued, “Historically, our April and November auctions are the most robust, as spring and fall are the strongest auction seasons. At ... (Read More)
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(Show)Changes to Zoar Antiques Show Bring Great Results
Zoar Harvest Festival and Antiques Show, Zoar, Ohio
New weekend, new look, new record attendance—that about sums up what took place July 29 and 30 when the 44th annual Zoar Harvest Festival and Antiques Show was held in Historic Zoar Village in Zoar, Ohio.
Show manager Steve Sherhag took over managing this ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Newport Antiques Show
Newport, Rhode Island
The Newport Antiques Show was held July 28-30 at the upscale and elegant St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island. It was a perfect venue for this refined antiques show with 41 dealers. The benefit preview, which benefited the Newport Historical Society and the Boys and Girls Clubs ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Casablanca" Poster Ties Auction Record
An Italian four-sheet 78¼" x 55½" poster for Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1946) tied the world auction record for a movie poster at auction. It realized $478,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Heritage Auctions during its July 29 and 30 movie posters auction in Dallas, Texas. The buyer was not identified.
Believed to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Native American Jewelry
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Billy the Kid Online Auction House
Antique, vintage, and contemporary Native American jewelry was offered in an online-only auction at Billy the Kid Online Auction House that concluded on July 29. Based in Gallup, New Mexico, the business offers monthly online auctions in this genre through ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Three Indicted in Fake Art Scheme
Vincent Lopreto, 52, Marco Saverino, 34, and Paul Motta, 50, have been indicted for stealing approximately $400,000 from dozens of art buyers through an international scheme involving the sale of counterfeit art. The defendants are charged with grand larceny in the third and fourth degrees and scheme to defraud in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Records Fall at Copley Summer Sale
Copley Fine Art Auctions, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Copley Fine Art Auctions
By the time auctioneer Peter J. Coccoluto got to lot eight on the first day of Copley Fine Art Auctions’ July 27 and 28 sale in Plymouth, Massachusetts, two world records had been achieved. And it just went on from ... (Read More)
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