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The annual scholarship of the Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the public’s knowledge and appreciation of antiques, has been awarded to Kimberly Thompson.
The CCADA provides funds to the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation each year to provide a scholarship to one or ... (Read More)
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The business plan was straightforward: Digitize hundreds of thousands of vintage news and celebrity negatives and slides, try to sell licensing rights, and set up a site on eBay to sell 450-500 prints a week.
Such sales were predicted to generate between $10,000 and $15,000 per week, a pace John M. ... (Read More)
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It poured. It blew. The sides of the 120' tent kept flying up. It was a losing battle; the tent came down later in the day.
The New England maple and pine chest with a secret molding drawer, circa 1780, was $1750 from Martin Ferrick of Lincolnville, Maine. The miniature chests ... (Read More)
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Antiques are one attraction, while the property is another. A National Historic Landmark, Locust Grove sits on 55 rolling acres south of the Ohio River, part of the original 694-acre farm established by William and Lucy Clark Croghan in 1790. Lucy’s brother was George Rogers Clark, who founded Louisville and ... (Read More)
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An inspired view of fishermen at The Cove in Ponce Park on the coast of Florida south of St. Augustine by South Carolina artist William Aiken Walker (1838-1921) was the top lot of Neal’s June sale. With bidding from eight phones and the floor, the 6½" x 12½" 1895 oil ... (Read More)
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Described by Heritage Auctions as “simply the finest political campaign banner in collectors’ hands,” the Polk and Dallas double-sided jugate banner from the 1844 campaign was first shown publicly when it was the cover art for the 1984 exhibition catalog ... (Read More)
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The imposing 17th-century carved oak tester bed was carved elaborately in the Elizabethan style and sold for $7762.50.
This copy of Henry David Thoreau’s 1864 The Maine Woods is from a small edition produced by Ascensius Press in 1998, when the letterpress printer and publisher Scott Vile was in Portland, Maine. ... (Read More)
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This Patek Philippe & Co. 18k yellow gold minute repeater pocket watch topped the sale at $14,375. The company still produces such intricate timekeeping gems.
Gustav Stickley #636 oak library table with a stretched leather surface, 48" diameter, $8050.
The 27" long 19th-century Black Hawk running horse weathervane in a mottled patina, ... (Read More)
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This LED-backlit large-print keyboard is easily read in the shadow on the right side.
Computer Column #319
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Accessibility is important socially and legally in today’s world. Handicapped parking, wheelchair ramps, and an American Sign Language translator at a political speech are familiar sights. Access to computers for everyone ... (Read More)
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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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