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(Issue Story)Henry Caldwell, Black Bass Antiques, Bolton Landing, New York
Black Bass Antiques, Bolton Landing, New York.
Henry Caldwell holds a trophy for a 1905 powerboat race at the "Exeter Carnival." He's not sure where the race was held but notes that the trophy was made by a Boston manufacturer. He's asking $875 for it.
A partial view of the very crowded ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions, November 2015
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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(Issue Story)MESDA at 50
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Photos courtesy MESDA
On the last weekend of October, when the leaves in North Carolina sang out in a symphony of color, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) at Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, commemorated the 50th anniversary of its ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Washington State: Vote No on Initiative 1401
Editorial
In Washington state, voters will decide in November on Initiative 1401, a proposed bill to help fight trafficking of animals. As with many of the so-called "ivory bans," its cause is noble, but it's deeply flawed legislation, and it should be rejected by voters.
Initiative 1401 would affect the trade of ... (Read More)
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(Show)The International Show 2015
The International Show: Art, Antiques, Design, New York City
After 27 years Anna and Brian Haughton have a new calling card. The International Fine Art and Antiques Show, which draws collectors, interior designers, and museum curators from around the world, is now called The International Show, bearing a new logo and ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Doyle's Jewelry Sale Featuring the Collection of Irving Gold
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Photos courtesy Doyle New York
Doyle New York held its "Important Jewelry" auction on October 21. Featured in the sale was a collection of work by master jeweler Irving Gold, created for "artist and designer Judy Fleminger, his loving wife of 59 years," that brought "strong prices," according ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)A Bargain Boston High Chest
Passionate collectors leave no stone unturned. The most persistent find some treasures. One was among the contents of Oakendale, a grand Virginia house on 857 acres of rolling hills, tranquil ponds, and horse paddocks where Mary Sayles Booker Braga (d. 2014) spent the last years of her life.
The Braga collection, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Casual Country Style Tempts New Generation
City Farmhouse Pop-up Fair, Franklin, Tennessee
The term "pop-up" suggests casual spontaneity-social media informally spreads the word about pop-up shops and pop-up exhibitions. But the City Farmhouse Pop-up Fairs in Franklin, Tennessee, are actually well organized by longtime antiques dealers/event promoters Kim and David Leggett. In fact, the shows are a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Best of the Best
Crocker Farm, Sparks, Maryland
Photos courtesy Crocker Farm
It may be cliche; however, when the market deems something the best of the best, records are often made. This was the case on October 17, 2015, when Crocker Farm sold a seven-gallon Baltimore stoneware cooler with an incised Federal eagle decoration for a ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Greene & Greene Lamp Brings $502,000
Rago Arts, Lambertville, New Jersey
Photos courtesy Rago Arts
A table lamp from the Robert R. Blacker House in Pasadena, California, sold at Rago Arts on October 17, 2015, for $502,000 (includes buyer's premium) to Ken Mazik and Donna Brown, whose Modernism Museum Mount Dora in Florida has a fine collection of ... (Read More)
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