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(Fragment)Historian Charged with Stealing Dog Tags
Historian Antonin DeHays, 32, of College Park, Maryland, was charged by federal criminal complaint with theft of government records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
According to the affidavit filed in court, in October 2015 and June 2017, DeHays visited NARA at College Park, Maryland, and allegedly stole dog ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)The Soul of a House
A Book Review
The Soul of a House: Adventures in Building an Antique Retirement Account by Arthur T. Vanderbilt II Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd., 2017, 174 pages, softbound, $13.95.
If you love living with antiques and enjoy the hunt as much as finding the right place for each acquisition, what do you ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Maine Antiques Festival Trimmed Down to Two Days? Don't Bet on It!
Maine Antiques Festival, Union, Maine
The sprawling Maine Antiques Festival sprang up for the 36th year at the Union, Maine, fairgrounds for a three-day run August 4-6. Show master Paul Davis reorganized the 162 exhibitors into a more compact setting by pulling in some of the outliers onto the central field. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Summer Auction Flexes Cross-Category Strength
Case Antiques, Knoxville, Tennessee
Photos courtesy Case Antiques
While every auction house likes to have that strong "top-ten" list to display the stars, a sale that demonstrates strength in numerous categories is even better. President John Case spoke at length at the conclusion of Case Antiques' one-day sale on August 5: "We ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Americana Sale
Rafael Osona Auctions, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Rafael Osona Auctions
By the time Rafael Osona began his annual Americana auction on August 5, it was standing room only in the auction hall on Washington Street in Nantucket, just a short walk from the ferry landing. The top lot of the auction was ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Colonial Williamsburg Acquires Tennessee Portraits at Auction
Colonial Williamsburg bought portraits of Thomas Claiborne Jr. and his wife, Sara Lewis King Claiborne, by Ralph E.W. Earl on August 5 at the Case Antiques auction in Knoxville, Tennessee, for $42,000 (see M.A.D., October 2017, p. 27-E). Painted in Nashville in 1817, they are the first Tennessee paintings to ... (Read More)
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(Auction)August Americana Auction
Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Eldred's
In a new twist in the antiques world, Robert C. Eldred Co., Inc., East Dennis, Massachusetts, and Decoys Unlimited, Inc., West Barnstable, Massachusetts, have joined forces in a decoy collaboration. The two Cape Cod auction houses, both located along Route 6A ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Weschler's Announces Relocation
Weschler's Auctioneers & Appraisers, LLC has been a Washington, D.C., landmark for as long as anyone can remember. Founded by Adam Weschler in 1890, it is more than a quarter-century older than the Lincoln Memorial and only two years younger than the Washington Monument. Long located at 905 East Street ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Lapointe Joins Guyette & Deeter
On June 1 Bill Lapointe joined the decoy auctioneers Guyette & Deeter, based in Saint Michaels, Maryland. According to Guyette & Deeter, he will be focusing his efforts in the New York and New England areas. He will also represent the company at decoy shows and four live auctions each ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Niven Becomes Chairman of Athena Art Finance Board of Directors
Jamie Niven has been elected as chairman of the board of Athena Art Finance Corp., after serving as its first independent director for the past year. Athena offers collectors and galleries the ability to borrow funds using their works of fine art as collateral and seeks to professionalize and provide ... (Read More)
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