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(Computer Article)Producing Posters
Computer Column #328
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Posters are useful for publicizing an antiques show, shop, or special event. Poster design skills can be used in other ways. A book or catalog cover is a poster inviting a look at the inside. Printed ads are much like posters. Slide presentations are a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Harvard Sues Elmore, Gets Injunction Stopping Sales of Book
It’s David versus Goliath.
A lawsuit filed in federal court in New Mexico in June 2015 pits Harvard University, which has about a $37 billion endowment, against Steve Elmore, an antiques dealer who patched together $36,000 to self-publish a book. The suit may hinge on the definition of the word “manuscript.”
A ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Bowmanville Show, a Canadian Easter Tradition
Bowmanville Antiques & Folk Art Show, Bowmanville, Ontario
All prices given in Canadian dollars
Tied as it is to Easter every year, the Bowmanville (Ontario) Antiques & Folk Art Show can land on the calendar just about anywhere in March or April. Naturally, there’s a religious rationale for this meandering holiday, but ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Chain of Thought
The Young Collector
We are a household obsessed with the food chain. Much of the conversation around the breakfast table involves predator and prey, from krill to squid to sperm whales (in the knowledge food chain, dinosaurs have apparently fallen prey to marine life), with discussions about who eats whom and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Hesse Galleries Discontinues Auctions
Hesse Galleries in Otego, New York, announced on February 17 that the firm’s February 25 auction would be its last.
“After enjoying many wonderful years conducting auctions and developing friendships, we will be closing down our auction business following the February 25, 2016, auction,” an e-mail read. “Buzz [Hesse] plans during ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)R.J. Horner Table Sells for $8360
Baldini Auction Company, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, recently sold an R.J. Horner table for $8360 (includes buyer’s premium). The successful bidder was auctioneer Mark Reynolds of Bloomington, Illinois, who had seen the table advertised online. He drove approximately 400 miles—to Nashville from Bloomington—to pick up the table. “I’m going to keep ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Freeman's Sold
Freeman’s, America’s oldest auction house, has new owners. Samuel M. “Beau” Freeman II announced on March 10 that the controlling interest in the auction house that has been in the Freeman family for 210 years has been sold to the management team of Hanna Dougher, chief operating officer; Alasdair Nichol, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"Boston Globe" Antiques Columnist Virginia Bohlin to Receive Award
Virginia Bohlin, recently retired Boston Globe columnist on antiques, will receive a lifetime achievement award at the gala preview for the ninth annual AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries & Boston Print Fair in Boston. The gala preview is Thursday, April 7, 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Past ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received, April 2016
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or online orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or a mail-order house is the place to look.
British Ceramics 1675-1825 by Brian D. Gallagher (The Mint Museum, in association ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, April 2016
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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