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In the Trade
You say you're having trouble selling your inventory in today's market? Alice Lindholm has an answer that sure seems to be working for her. She doesn't sell her stuff at all-she rents it.
Lindholm, along with her husband, Ron, runs Right to the Moon Alice in the hamlet of ... (Read More)
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A Rock Hall, Maryland, man was sentenced on June 26 to 12 months in prison for stealing at least 40 pieces of art and taking them to New Jersey to sell them. William C. Reed III, 42, previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of interstate ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Ian McKay,
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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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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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)
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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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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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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An Italian four-sheet 781/4" x 551/2" 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)
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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