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(Show)Antiques in the Valley
Oley, Pennsylvania
The colors of hooked rugs and quilts were as rich and vibrant as those on the painted surfaces of chests, dry sinks, boxes, and baskets at the 12th annual Antiques in the Valley show held at the Oley Middle School in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on June 17 and 18.
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(Auction)In the Abstract, Moore Auction Looks Good
Hap Moore, York, Maine
Except for a collected lot of 14k gold brooches with assorted stones that topped out at $7475 (including buyer's premium), Hap Moore's June 18 auction in York, Maine, was anchored around a pair of dissimilar 20th-century abstract paintings that hailed from opposite sides of the globe.
Moore had ... (Read More)
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(Auction)It's Lights Out at $2.8 Million
James D. Julia, Fairfield, Maine
Referring to the wide variety of offerings, with estimates ranging from $50 to a quarter of a million, at his June 16 and 17 lamp, glass, and jewelry auction in Fairfield, Maine, auctioneer Jim Julia noted, "You can't go anyplace on the planet earth and see ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bill to Increase Reward for Reporting Ivory Violations Fails to Pass
A bill that would have authorized rewards of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person guilty of a felony or misdemeanor related to the sale of ivory and of rhinoceros horns passed the New York State Assembly on June 15. It did not ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Final Federal Rule for Antique Elephant Ivory Released
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(Fragment)D-Day Flag Brings $514,000
A 48-star United States flag, 30" x 57", that led American troops to Utah Beach in France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, complete with a bullet hole from a German machine gun, realized $514,000 at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, on June 12. The buyer was Bert Kreuk, a Dutch ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Old West Auction
Brian Lebel's Old West Auction, Fort Worth, Texas
Photos courtesy Brian Lebel's Old West Auction
Still headlining events today, Annie Oakley continues to draw a crowd. At Brian Lebel's Old West Auction on June 11 in Fort Worth, Texas, cowboys, cowboy-wannabes, and lovers of anything and everything Western turned out in ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Artworks and Flora Danica Bolster June Auction
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
If there is such a thing as a celebrity auctioneer, those who attended The Potomack Company's recent sale were treated to just that. Because of a scheduling conflict, Patrick O'Neill, the firm's longstanding man with the gavel, was not at the podium. ... (Read More)
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(Show)Burton Antiques Market Thrives in Its 55th Season
Burton, Ohio
The weather: no one likes to talk about it, but everyone does where shows held outside are concerned. The Burton Antiques Market, held twice a year at the Geauga County Fairgrounds in Burton, Ohio, lives and dies by the weather, and it isn't just a topic of rain or ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The "Lamb," a Rare Medal, and an Expensive Parrot
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
The best items performed a bit of a balancing act during the American history sale held by Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati on June 10.
On one side of the scale, the auction's most anticipated lot, a presentation sword and archive of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, ... (Read More)
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