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Books Received, December 2015
by M.A.D. Staff

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. Collecting Children's Books: Art, Memories, Values by Noah Fleisher and Lauren Zittle ... (Read More)

(Auction)

California Paintings Sale Brings $2,735,625
by Alice Kaufman

Bonhams, Los Angeles, California Photos courtesy Bonhams At Bonhams' November 23, 2015, auction of California and Western paintings and sculpture, sales totaled $2,735,625 (includes buyers' premiums). The auction was simulcast in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Scot Levitt, Bonhams' specialist for California and Western paintings, said, "We did well, I'm happy to ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Louisiana Purchase Auction Caps the Year with a Flourish
by Karla Klein Albertson

Neal Auction Company, New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans has been a magnet for artists and artisans since the 18th century. All that creativity adds up, and the beautiful results-paintings, furniture, silver, and decorative arts-are exactly the sort of material that the Neal Auction Company seeks out for its fall events. The ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Buyers' Market for Vintage Radios, Phonographs, and Related Equipment
by Barbara Kevles

Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society, Mesquite, Texas The 41st annual Vintage Radio and Phonograph Society (VRPS) convention held in Mesquite, Texas, November 20-22, 2015, was the country's largest radio club auction of vintage radio, phonograph, and related equipment spanning the pre-World War I windup phonograph to the 1950s miniaturized transistor radio. ... (Read More)

(Show)

The Boston Home Decor Show
by Frances McQueeney-Jones Mascolo

Boston, Massachusetts The newest show in town is the Boston Home Decor Show, an innovative combination of fine traditional antiques and art with edgy contemporary art and design. At the inaugural event November 19-22, 2015, at the Cyclorama in Boston's South End, interior designers and architects rounded out the mix. The ... (Read More)

(Auction)

The Last Harry B. Hartman Sale
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Conestoga Auction Company, Manheim, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Conestoga Auction Company The Conestoga Auction Company, a division of the Hess Auction Group, sold the last of Harry Hartman's worldly goods on November 20 and 21, 2015, in Manheim, Pennsylvania. It took three two-day cataloged sales in May, August, and November to disperse the ... (Read More)

(Show)

Schedule Swapping Sparks Serendipitous Sales
by Cathy Aldrich

Monroe Antique Show and Sale, Monroe, Washington Those who hold the power of the scheduling strings have the ability to make life interesting for those in need of space, as Loretta Johnson has now twice discovered. Normally the Monroe Antique Show and Sale in Monroe, Washington, is held two weeks before ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Chandler Tall Clock Paces November Auction
by Mark Sisco

Hap Moore, York, Maine Several of the most salient lots in Hap Moore's November 21, 2015, auction in York, Maine, were pieces of local history from southern Maine and New Hampshire. A small handful of items edged over $3000, led by a New Hampshire tall clock in birch or maple stamped ... (Read More)

(Auction)

Variety as the Spice of Barrett's Toy and Train Auction
by Dick Friz

Noel Barrett Antiques & Auctions, New Hope, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Noel Barrett Noel Barrett staged his fall antique auction on November 20 and 21, 2015, at the Eagle Fire Hall in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Barrett's eclectic array of nearly 1000 lots cut a wide swath with toys, trains, dolls, dollhouse miniatures, and ... (Read More)

(Issue Story)

Exhibitions, December 2015
by M.A.D. Staff

Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and website for ... (Read More)
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