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Devenish Bank Sale Totals over $1 Million
by Dick Friz

Bertoia Auctions, Vineland, New Jersey Photos courtesy Bertoia Auctions The highly anticipated sale of the 40-year mechanical and still bank collection of Clive Devenish at Bertoia Auctions in Vineland, New Jersey, on October 3, 2015, clearly lived up to its fanfare in the face of uncertain weather and the economy. The gentleman in ... (Read More)

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Art Deco Bronze Bust Leads Will Farmer Sale
by Walter C. Newman

Farmer Auctions, Salem, Virginia Photos courtesy Farmer Auctions Will Farmer held the fall auction of Americana and decorative arts at his firm's salesroom in Salem, Virginia, on October 3, 2015. The Saturday sale was preceded by a well-attended Friday evening preview, complete with live bluegrass music and barbecue. The sale consisted of ... (Read More)

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Americana in October
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Pook & Pook, Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy Pook & Pook Pook & Pook took consignments from a number of collectors' estates, mainly from southeastern Pennsylvania, the region that produced the mother lode of 18th- and early 19th-century antiques. But the big surprise of the sale on October 3, 2015, was the ... (Read More)

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Pewter-Inlaid Clock Sells for $192,000
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Lancaster tall-case clock in a cherry case, dated and with initials in the sarcophagus top "FR 1762 ST," the brass dial engraved "Rudy Stoner"for Rudolph Stoner (1728-1769), 100" tall, sold for $192,000 (est. $15,000/20,000) to Alan Miller for the Chipstone Foundation. Pook & Pook photos. This Lancaster tall-case clock has a ... (Read More)

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California Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to the Sale of Horns from Black Rhinoceros
by M.A.D. Staff

Lumsden W. Quan, 47, an art dealer from San Francisco, California, pleaded guilty on August 21 to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act and to a violation of the Lacey Act for knowingly selling black rhinoceros horns to an undercover agent from the U.S. Fish ... (Read More)

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Wilson Forero and S.T.B. Jablonski, Antiquario Villas & Cottages, Woodbury, Connecticut
by Frank Donegan

Steve Jablonski (left) and Wilson Forero. Antiquario Villas & Cottages on U.S. Route 6 in Woodbury, Connecticut. A corner in one of the seven rooms of the house that are used as a shop. View of the keeping room-another retail space. One of the upstairs salesrooms. The landscape panels on the wall are from ... (Read More)

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Gordon Wyckoff's Personal Collection Sold
by Lita Solis-Cohen

William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania Photos courtesy William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals On September 29, 2015, William H. Bunch Auctions & Appraisals sold 210 lots of baskets, Christmas decorations, and ornaments, and eight lots of furniture for Gordon Wyckoff as part of his personal bankruptcy procedure. The ... (Read More)

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U.S. Antique Shows Cuts Pier Antique Show Admission Fee in Half
by M.A.D. Staff

U.S. Antique Shows is cutting the admission fee to the Pier Antique Show in New York City in half, from $20 to $10. The show, with over 300 exhibitors, will take place November 14 and 15 at Pier 94. "The decision to offer discounted admission was made to attract and retain ... (Read More)

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Maine Antiques Festival Changes Dates
by M.A.D. Staff

Paul Davis of Coastal Promotions has announced that the 2016 Maine Antiques Festival in Union, Maine, will change dates, moving up a weekend. The new dates will be August 5 and 6. According to Davis, "After 34 years of being the second full weekend in August the decision has been made ... (Read More)

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The September York Antiques Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

York, Pennsylvania While hundreds of thousands of pilgrims headed for Philadelphia, hoping to see Pope Francis, hundreds of antiquers went to York, Pennsylvania, in search of their holy grail: the missing dish, urn, clock, cupboard, or painting that would complete a room, a shelf, or a collection. Melvin "Butch" Arion's 165th semiannual ... (Read More)
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