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Summer Sale in Canada
by Peter Smit

Tim Isaac, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada All prices in Canadian dollars Tim Isaac changed his auction venue from the Algonquin hotel in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, to the Saint John Trade and Convention Centre in Saint John, New Brunswick, for his annual summer sale on Monday, July 11. It did not ... (Read More)

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The 2016 National APIC Convention
by Karl H. Pass

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The 2016 national convention for the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) was held from July 6 to July 10 at the Harrisburg Hilton Hotel in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The APIC holds its national convention every two years. "Usually in election years our membership goes up a few hundred," remarked president Ron ... (Read More)

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Draper Descendants Sale
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

John McInnis Auctioneers, Hopedale, Massachusetts John McInnis Auctioneers' July 8 sale on the grounds of the home of William and Nancy Gannett in Hopedale, Massachusetts, told the story of a family and a town. In 1816 farmer Ira Draper patented the improved fly shuttle that allowed weavers to run two power ... (Read More)

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GSA Goes After New Deal Painting Offered on eBay
by M.A.D. staff

"This [was a] non-identifiable piece of trash that I turned into a gleaming piece, and the government decides they want it," said art dealer Matthew Schwartz of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Schwartz was speaking about 1934 Farmer, a large oil on canvas by John D. Slavin that he offered on ... (Read More)

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Two Americana Dealers Take Leave of Absence from Winter Antiques Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Summertime seems to be a time for decisions. Peter Eaton and Joan Brownstein have decided not to do the Winter Antiques Show in January. "We are not dropping the Winter show; we are taking a year's leave of absence for medical reasons. Joan had four vertebrae fused two weeks ago, ... (Read More)

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James Gallagher and Ruth Zager, North Norwich, New York
by Frank Donegan

In the Trade The antiques trade has a well-deserved reputation for being a textbook example of capitalism in the raw. There's little regulation; there's lots of gossip; and there's certainly no shortage of sharp practice. There are times when one might be tempted to rank antiques dealers below even politicians, used ... (Read More)

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Letter from London, July 2016
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, Chinese works of art, mostly in the ceramics line but with one little ivory figure and a couple of big wooden screens included, provide a run of way over estimate results and most of the higher priced items featured in this month's "Letter." Elsewhere, we have a few ... (Read More)

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Antiques in the Church Yard
by Julie Schlenger Adell

South Salem, New York Spread out on the grounds of Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church were almost 70 dealers who spent their Fourth of July toiling while taking in the sunshine and good cheer an outdoor show can create. Managed by Frank Gaglio's Barn Star Productions, the one-day show is a ... (Read More)

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Rivera Painting Sold Privately for $15,750,000
by M.A.D. staff

Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957), Baile en Tehuantepec, oil on canvas, 79" x 641/2", signed and dated 1928. (c)2016 Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Baile en Tehuantepec, painted by Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957) in 1928, has been sold ... (Read More)

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Rare Books and Equestrian Art Sell
by Walter C. Newman

Gibson Auction Inc., Orange, Virginia Photos courtesy Gibson Auction Inc. On successive Saturdays, June 25 and July 2, Gibson Auction Inc. held noteworthy auctions at its salesroom in Orange, Virginia. Those two auctions were my introductions to the Gibson operation. I have been aware of the firm's existence, but until these two ... (Read More)
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