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(Auction)May Auction Extravaganza
John McInnis Auctioneers, Amesbury, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy John McInnis Auctioneers
Called the “May Auction Extravaganza,” the May 11 sale held by John McInnis Auctioneers in Amesbury, Massachusetts, was certainly that. The more than 660 lots had few reserves and took hours to sell. Most of the 19th-century Continental lots came from the ... (Read More)
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(Show)Important Maritime Scholarship the Order of the Day
Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, New Bedford, Massachusetts
An antiques show of 14 dealers is hardly inspiring, except when it’s the 12th annual Scrimshaw & Nautical Antiques Show, put on by the Antique Scrimshaw Collectors Association (ASCA) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, May 10.
The show was rolled into the 33rd Scrimshaw & ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Stack’s Bowers Acquires World Banknote Auctions
Stack’s Bowers Galleries has acquired substantially all of the assets of World Banknote Auctions. Dennis Hengeveld, founder of World Banknote Auctions and a renowned authority in rare paper money and world coins, will join Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ team of specialists.
“Under the leadership of Dennis Hengeveld, World Banknote Auctions has achieved ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Kirkland Museum and Denver Art Museum Merge
On May 9 the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art and the Denver Art Museum (DAM) announced a merger. The Kirkland Museum will become the Kirkland Institute of Fine & Decorative Art at the Denver Art Museum and will add to the DAM’s collection its own collection of decorative ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, May 2024
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Forger Sentenced
Earl Marshawn Washington, 61, previously a resident of Honolulu, Key West, Las Vegas, and other places, has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud.
According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, at the time of his guilty plea in July 2023 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Suspects Arrested in Stansbury Home Burglary
On February 20 the Chico (California) Police Department was contacted regarding a burglary that occurred at the Stansbury Home, a historical landmark in Chico that contains artifacts and historical items. It was reported that thousands of dollars worth of antique items were stolen and the property was vandalized.
According to the ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)25-Year-Old Coastal Maine Show Changes Location
The Maine Antiques Dealers Association (MADA) was recently informed that it could not hold its August Coastal Antiques Show at the usual location at the elementary school in Damariscotta because of upcoming building renovations. The MADA board voted on April 3 to move the show to the Medomak Middle School, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Rare Sketch of Continental Soldiers and Camp Followers Given to Museum
When Matthew Skic, the Museum of the American Revolution’s curator of exhibitions, visited New York collector Judith Hernstadt last summer, he noticed a small ink drawing on the wall over her desk. “My jaw dropped because it depicted a soldier wearing a hunting shirt, the kind of linen shirt worn ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques At The Tavern Continues to Shine
Hanover, Virginia
Hanover Tavern Foundation presented its annual antiques show at the historic tavern in Hanover, Virginia, May 3-5. Dubbed Antiques At The Tavern, the event has quickly grown into one of the mid-Atlantic’s destination events. Although the show is small, with space for only 20 dealers, the foundation’s executive director, ... (Read More)
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