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(Issue Story)Letter from London, November 2016
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Fashionable ruffs, a self-portrait by “the most excellent painter in England,” an exquisitely executed coffee break, a musical prelude to an artistic fall from grace, together with views of Connemara and the ruins of Walsingham, are among the pictures featured in this month’s “Letter.” Other stories take in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Boscobel Offers Free Admission for Veterans
To honor all former U.S. military personnel, Boscobel in Garrison, New York, will offer free house and grounds admission to veterans who show their military ID (or even a photo of themselves wearing their uniform) at the front desk during the month of November. The Boscobel Salutes Veterans Program will ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Peale Portrait Prints Pop
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
In a twist on auction events of late, Ron Bourgeault packed the gallery to the rafters for Northeast Auctions’ October 25, 2016, sale at the Treadwell Mansion in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. What’s more, it was just like the “old days,” beginning at 5:30 p.m. on a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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(Show)Positively Pensive
Monroe Antique Show and Sale, Monroe, Washington
The weather was good; the crowds obliged; the dealers were responsive; and the atmosphere felt just right for what might be the penultimate Monroe Antique Show and Sale, October 22 and 23, 2016. The murmurs of rumor became a more pronounced buzz, confirmed as ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Jewelry Shines at Grogan & Company
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
It caught our attention when Grogan & Company’s October 23, 2016, auction in Boston was roughly one-third jewelry—111 lots of its 339-lot sale. I called Lucy Grogan, Grogan’s jewelry specialist and gallery director, to discuss the sale. She began by saying that the offerings included “a little ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Boston International Fine Art Show
Boston, Massachusetts
For 20 years the Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS) has brightened the fall calendar in Boston. During the October 20-23, 2016, event, just shy of 40 dealers, many of whom have done the show since the beginning, set up beneath the domed glass ceiling of the Cyclorama building ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Horological, Jewelry, and Antiques Auction
R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts, Manchester, New Hampshire
R.O. Schmitt Fine Arts’ October 22 and 23, 2016, auction was the first under the complete ownership of Dan Horan. Former owner Bob Schmitt opened the sale—his last—before a fuller house than usual at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire. After the sale ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Strong "Pre-Election Selection"
Farrin’s Country Auctions, Randolph, Maine
Rusty Farrin, a.k.a. Farrin’s Country Auctions, runs about 25 or 30 auctions per year from his Randolph, Maine, hall. Once or twice each year, he culls some of the best stuff for presentation in a single sale, usually in autumn. Often it’s billed as a pre-Thanksgiving ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Passes Broad Law Regulating Autographed Objects
“This law is nuts.”
That was the blunt assessment of one member of the trade when asked about changes in a California law that was originally written to protect buyers of sports memorabilia. Governor Jerry Brown signed the amended bill into law on September 9. Selling or consigning to auction in ... (Read More)
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