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Skinner Fine Art
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Skinner, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts Photos courtesy Skinner A standing mobile by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) was untitled but garnered much interest and $267,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Skinner’s May 19 American and European works of art sale in the Boston gallery. Bidding on the 3" tall mobile opened at $120,000 (est. $100,000/150,000) and ... (Read More)

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Four Spring Jewelry Auctions
by Mary Ann Brown

Antique Jewelry & Gemology Photos courtesy Freeman’s, John Moran Auctioneers, Rago Arts, and Dupuis Fine Jewellery Vacation time while writing this column required e-mail correspondence and telephone interviews for the several sales in this month’s column, so thanks go to coauthors Virginia Salem of Freeman’s, Philadelphia; Mollie Burns Keith of John Moran ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Edgefield Pots Are Winners
by Marty Steiner

Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society, Bennett, North Carolina Photos courtesy Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society The Southern Folk Pottery Collectors Society’s 47th absentee sale closed on May 27. The prices realized show it was a clear win for the Edgefield, South Carolina, candidates. Notable signed examples by Dave the Slave Drake and ... (Read More)

(Auction)

World-Record Banner Sets the Tone at Americana and Political Sale
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions The interest in politics and the political process is at an all-time high, undoubtedly fueled by the most recent United States presidential election and subsequent discourse concerning the new leaders. But then again, Monday-morning armchair quarterbacking has been going on for decades, even centuries, where ... (Read More)

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Pennsylvania Chest Tops Garth's Sale
by Don Johnson

Garth’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Delaware, Ohio Photos courtesy Garth’s Top lots from different sessions had an interesting connection during the sale held by Garth’s in Delaware, Ohio, on May 12 and 13. The link—longtime collections. While high-quality items remained in demand, the event underscored the added appeal of desirable antiques that have ... (Read More)

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StuffSavvy Launches
by M.A.D. staff

In 1999 auctioneer Leslie Hindman launched Eppraisals.com, a company that offered low-cost and quick appraisals over the Internet. The company had hundreds of specialists in 300 collecting categories to provide information and valuation of art, antiques, and collectibles. Eppraisals raised millions of dollars in venture capital and signed a deal ... (Read More)

(Young Collectors)

Comfortably Numb
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

The Young Collector The world is getting smaller. Computers have collapsed distances virtually, at the same time that dropping phone prices have made keeping in touch over long distance easier as well. Our kids will never understand that we had to retrain their grandparents to start calling us before 11. Even ... (Read More)

(Issue Story)

Red Tag or Dot Means Sold
by Baron Perlman

You’ve seen it hundreds of times at antiques or art shows, in art galleries too—the red sold tag stuck in the corner of a painting, half visible inside a chest drawer, or stuffed into a crevice of a weathervane. More subtle, and some might argue classier, is the red dot. ... (Read More)

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Rubenstein Pleads No Contest
by M.A.D. staff

Art dealer Perry Rubenstein, 63, pleaded no contest on March 30 to charges that he failed to pay more than $1 million to the owners of paintings sold through his gallery, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Rubenstein entered his plea to two counts of grand theft by embezzlement. ... (Read More)

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Corporation Pleads Guilty in Ivory Case
by M.A.D. staff

In New York state’s first Class D felony conviction since new ivory legislation was instituted in 2014, the corporation that owns Landmark Gallery, a Manhattan art and antiques store, pleaded guilty to selling illegal elephant ivory, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on March 8. Changes to New York state’s ... (Read More)
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