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In our September issue, Celia Briggs sought help identifying the pattern of blue transferware shards found on a beach in Maine. Dayton Bard of Santa Fe, New Mexico, provided an answer, pointing to an example he found on eBay and another in Brunk Auctions’ September 11 and 12 sale. The ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois
The September 25 sale of American and European art at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago scored a happy note for paintings and other art. Generally of late, individual paintings—other than blockbusters—have been a hard sell. This sale of 300-plus lots told a more upbeat story.
Zachary Wirsum, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York
Photos courtesy Cottone Auctions
This is a tale of two topics, cooking and auctioning antiques. Actually they are very similar endeavors. They require an experienced person at the table, a menu/game plan, a list of ingredients, and an audience of participants to observe or to partake. And ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan’s Auctions
With material coming from several significant collections across the United States, interest seemed a notch or two above normal during the live sale of American Indian and Western art held by Cowan’s Auctions on September 25, 2015, at the company’s gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)
A Trojan horse, useful software that hides some malicious content, detected by Avast, one of many available Internet security programs.
Computer Column #322
John P. Reid, [email protected]
There are two topics this month: protection from computer malware and a new product for moving files between digital devices.
Malware
In June the Symantec Corporation published one ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
This Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) portrait of George Washington, oil on canvas, 29¾" x 24½", was part of the Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette collection consigned by Credit Suisse. This is one of the 75 replicas Stuart made from his Athenaeum portrait, which was painted from life in his Germantown studio in ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
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.
The Golden Age of English Horology: Masterpieces from the Tom Scott Collection ... (Read More)
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“This type of scheming only ends in handcuffs.” That’s what Diego Rodriguez, assistant director in charge of the New York field office of the FBI, had to say about the arrest of Robert A. Olins, 58, on August 26 in West Hartford, Connecticut. Olins was charged with conspiracy, obstruction, and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Ian McKay, <[email protected]>
Lemurs amuse the Duchesse de Choiseul’s country house guests but Cathedrale the ram disgraces himself in the first of this month’s pieces. Atmospheric, lamplit, moonlit and even softly sunlit, but usually damp canvases of Atkinson Grimshaw—“Grimmy” to one well-known admirer—contribute to the picture content, along with my old ... (Read More)
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Paul Quinn and Ken Farmer have announced the dissolution of their jointly owned firm, Quinn & Farmer Auctions, LLC, effective September 30.
Readers may recall the history of this three-year relationship. Quinn and Farmer had joined forces in October 2012, and in doing so formed a loosely configured network of auction ... (Read More)
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