(Auction)
Andrews & Andrews, Northport, Maine
We're a tough breed of auction-goers here in Maine. Don't count on us to be scared off by a little weather. January 16 was one of those wintry days bedeviled by a blustery snowstorm. It was also the day that Dan and Elsie Andrews held their ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
In the Trade
Harry Greenberger sells hammered aluminum, the decorative giftware that flourished in the mid-20th century. But what Greenberger sells probably isn't your mother's hammered aluminum.
Harry Greenberger.
During the late 1940s and 1950s mass-produced hammered aluminum objects became all the rage. In fact, Greenberger said, during that period hammered aluminum trays, ... (Read More)
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Yiwei Zheng, a.k.a. Steve Zheng, 43, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, pleaded guilty in federal court on January 13 to smuggling elephant ivory and illegally exporting rhinoceros horns.
Zheng smuggled elephant ivory out of the United States on April 30, 2011, to a recipient in Shanghai, China. Zheng also exported two rhinoceros ... (Read More)
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California's new law banning the sale of nearly all objects made from or with ivory is being challenged in court. A lawsuit filed in California Superior Court by the Ivory Education Institute, a nonprofit association promoting better understanding of the importance of ivory, seeks an injunction to stop the law ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Hudson, Ohio
The annual Hudson, Ohio, Antique Show, held January 9 and 10, is obviously a staple in the Buckeye State. As with any show with such longevity, its managers and exhibitors are the key. Sue Hall and Lynne Dingus managed this show for 28 years, but three years ago, a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)
Part III of V
Photos courtesy the Walpole Society
"I am absolutely in favor of Tom Streeter for the Walpole Society and think that he would be an outstanding candidate. I did mention his name about two years ago and one of the old timers replied that he was only a book ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Annapolis, Maryland
The fifth Annapolis Antiques Show under the direction of Dordy Fontinel was held on January 9 and 10 at the Byzantium Event Center in Annapolis, Maryland. The Annapolis Antiques Show has a 40-plus year history. Following the death of longtime promoter Bob Armacost, Dordy Fontinel Show Management took over ... (Read More)
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(Show)
Washington, D.C.
The Washington Winter Show of antiques and fine art celebrated its 61st year over the January 8-10 weekend. The longstanding event has settled comfortably into its location at the Katzen Arts Center on the campus of American University. This marks the sixth year that the show has been held ... (Read More)
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On November 17, 2015, Crouching Dragon Antiques and dealer Yiwei Zheng filed a lawsuit in a federal court against Manatee Galleries of Bradenton, Florida, and Adrienne Falconer and Edward Goldsmith over a consignment of 31 antiques. Crouching Dragon Antiques of St. Cloud, Minnesota, is owned and operated by Zheng. Falconer ... (Read More)
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(Auction)
Robert Foster, Newcastle, Maine
Robert Foster always packs in a huge crowd for his larger auctions in New-castle, Maine. I previewed the January 1 sale a day earlier, so by the time I arrived about an hour before the start on New Year's Day, I had a healthy walk from the ... (Read More)
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