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(Fragment)The "Washington" Comes Home
In 2001 a theft from the Oysterponds Historical Society in Orient, New York, resulted in the loss of a painting of the bark Washington, a Solon Francis Montecello Badger portrait of the ship Jennie French Potter, and two whalebone busks.
On September 29 the FBI returned the bark Washington painting to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Freeman's Jewelry and Watch Auction
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
I watched Freeman's November 2, 2015, auction of jewelry and watches online and later spoke with Virginia Salem, vice president and international jewelry specialist, about results from the sale. Already busily working on Freeman's next jewelry sale, she nevertheless took the time to "walk down memory lane" ... (Read More)
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(Show)Antiques + Modernism Winnetka
Winnetka, Illinois
When the final account is written about dead and near-dead antiques shows, the survival-indeed the resurrection-of the show in the Winnetka Community House of the north shore Chicago suburb will top them all. Call the show Lazarus, because it has risen from the dead.
First, a little history. We've covered ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auctionata Acquires ValueMyStuff
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(Auction)A Revered Print Reaches $120,000
Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Historical documents from several collections captivated bidders at Northeast Auctions' October 31 and November 1, 2015, auction, which played before a full house on both days. "The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5th, 1770, by a party of the 29th Reg't.," engraved, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Willard Skeleton Unearthed at Halloween Clock and Watch Auction
Skinner, Inc, Marlborough, Massachusetts
Photos courtesy Skinner, Inc.
Not human bones, a Simon Willard, Jr. skeleton clock, 1825-35, earned the fifth-highest price at the October 31, 2015, Skinner, Inc. auction of clocks, watches, and scientific instruments in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Selling at $19,680 (including buyer's premium) from a New Hampshire collection, it is ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Autumn Auction of Majolica for the Connoisseur
Strawser Auction Group, Hatfield, Pennsylvania
Photos courtesy Strawser Auction Group
Sometimes collecting friendships segue into working friendships, and what a wonderful collaboration that can be. It was only a natural progression that Michael Strawser, founder of the Majolica International Society, president of the Strawser Auction Group, and collector extraordinaire of majolica in ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Show in Miami after Old Show Is Postponed
After a three-year hiatus from the Miami market, Dolphin Promotions is returning with a new show, the Miami Antiques + Art + Design Show, to be held at the Miami Airport Convention Center (MACC) January 22-24, 2016. The inaugural Miami Antiques + Art + Design Show will feature about 100 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Art Gallery Owner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy in Wildlife Case
Michael Polenske, 53, the owner of Ma(i)sonry Napa Valley, an art and antiques gallery as well as a wine-tasting collective in Yountville, California, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco on August 11 to wildlife trafficking and conspiracy.
Polenske, who has been featured in Town & Country, Forbes, the Robb ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)"The Art of More" Premieres November 19
Is the world of high-end auction houses a good backdrop for a television series? The streaming service Crackle (www.crackle.com) thinks so, and on November 19 the network will debut The Art of More, its first scripted drama.
According to the network, the ten-episode series explores "the underbelly and surprisingly cutthroat world ... (Read More)
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