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(Auction)The September Auction
Grogan & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Short and sweet-that was the 222-lot Grogan & Company auction on September 27, 2015, in its Boston gallery. Just before Christmas 2014, after 20 years in suburban Dedham, Massachusetts, the auction house arrived on Beacon Hill with a new direction. Large American and Continental case pieces ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Ship Models and Nautical Antiques
Boston Harbor Auctions, Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston Harbor Auctions held a two-day marine antiques sale on September 26 and 27 at the company headquarters in the 99 High Street Office Tower in Boston. The top lot of the two-day sale was a company-built model of the iconic ocean ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The NYC Big Flea
New York City
The second edition of the NYC Big Flea came to the Big Apple on the heels of Pope Francis's visit, and good spirits and well-mannered crowds prevailed during the two-day show on September 26 and 27.
A steady stream of antiquers (including many vintage clothing and jewelry lovers) journeyed ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Indy Antique Advertising Show
Indianapolis, Indiana
The elastic nature of the Indy Antique Advertising Show was exemplified by a piece of stoneware for sale during the fall event, held September 25 and 26 on the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.
Offered by Frank Jastrzembski of Frank's Toy Box, Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio, was a five-gallon crock having the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Quinn's Launches New Name and Venue
Quinn's Auction Galleries-Central Virginia, Troy, Virginia
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Quinn's Auction Galleries-Central Virginia conducted its inaugural furniture and decorative arts catalog sale on September 26. It was an occasion to introduce the firm's new location as well as its new name. Quinn's has leased a large building on U.S. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Potomack Company Enjoys Success Across All Categories
The Potomack Company, Alexandria, Virginia
Photos courtesy The Potomack Company
The fall live catalog auction of The Potomack Company was held September 26, 2015, at the firm's gallery in Alexandria, Virginia. We are used to Potomack's sales being heavily inventoried with Chinese and other Asian items. This sale had a greatly reduced ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Whistler Drawing Brings $413,000
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, Illinois
The September 25 sale of American and European art at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago scored a happy note for paintings and other art. Generally of late, individual paintings-other than blockbusters-have been a hard sell. This sale of 300-plus lots told a more upbeat story.
Zachary Wirsum, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Bowlful of Italian Chicken Noodle Soup and a Roomful of Oriental Antiques
Cottone Auctions, Geneseo, New York
Photos courtesy Cottone Auctions
This is a tale of two topics, cooking and auctioning antiques. Actually they are very similar endeavors. They require an experienced person at the table, a menu/game plan, a list of ingredients, and an audience of participants to observe or to partake. And ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Indian and Western Art
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Photos courtesy Cowan's Auctions
With material coming from several significant collections across the United States, interest seemed a notch or two above normal during the live sale of American Indian and Western art held by Cowan's Auctions on September 25, 2015, at the company's gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Harrisburg, We Have a Problem
Editorial
Former Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Mayor Stephen Reed was arrested in July and charged with over 400 crimes. He's accused of using public money to buy antiques for a series of proposed museums. Reed, elected mayor in 1981, held office until early 2010. During his tenure, he bought thousands of antiques on ... (Read More)
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