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(Fragment)Grant for Contemporary Fraktur Exhibition
The Free Library of Philadelphia has received a $360,000 grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Exhibition and Public Interpretation program in support of its upcoming Framing Fraktur contemporary art installation and exhibition organized by curator Judith Tannenbaum.
Taking inspiration from the library’s extensive and rare Pennsylvania German fraktur ... (Read More)
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(Show)Scott Antique Market: You Can Get Anything You Want
Don Scott still enjoys the excitement on the show floor during the monthly market he established in Atlanta over 25 years ago. He takes care of business in a comfortable office filled with antiques and artifacts.
Roy Bird of Ironwood Restorations, McConnells, South Carolina, specializes in pocket watches and railroad watches, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Moderate to Top-Tier Sales at Doyle New York, Skinner, and Bonhams
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
Just before the start of summer, Skinner, Doyle New York, and Bonhams offered at auction jewelry that realized prices in the hundreds to the hundreds of thousands of dollars. There was something for just about every buyer at each level of the market. It was difficult to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)CCADA Awards Annual Scholarship
Each year, the Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association (CCADA) provides funds to the Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation to give a scholarship to one or more Cape Cod Community College graduates who will be pursuing additional studies in the field of art, history, and the decorative arts. This year, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Marion and Dennis Vasse, Au Fil de l’Eau Antiques, New Berlin, New York
Marion and Dennis Vasse. Dennis built the springhouse behind them.
The Vasses’ Gothic cottage in New Berlin, New York.
Their pasture and animals across the road. During our interview, Dennis suddenly jumped up, bolted out the door, and ran across the road to this field. “We have a fox problem,” Marion said. ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Civil War Soldier’s Skull Pulled from Maryland Auction
A Maryland auction company was unprepared for the negative public reaction that erupted when a Civil War soldier’s skull was set to be sold on June 3. The remains had been found decades ago at the former site of a field hospital used after the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Photo courtesy ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Books Received
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.
The World Is an Apple: Still Lifes of Paul Cézanne, edited by Benedict ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tom Miano, Founder of Serious Toyz, Joins Morphy Auctions
Tom Miano.
Tom Miano of Serious Toyz has joined Morphy Auctions, based in Denver, Pennsylvania, as its pop-culture expert. Miano will be responsible for acquiring consignments and managing sales of vintage toys and pop-culture collectibles, starting with a September 6 auction of character, postwar, and space toys.
“Tom’s auction house, Serious ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Sniping
The Art of Marketing
For the last two months I’ve covered the topics of selling and buying through eBay. You’d think I’d had enough, but because something interesting happened to me with one of my purchases on eBay a few weeks ago I’m going to stay on the topic.
I bought an ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Slow, Deliberate, and Careful
Auction Law & Ethics
Consigning property to auction is a simple process, until it’s not. The “not” often arises when least expected and can come from something unforeseen. A reader wrote me about a situation that illustrates this point. I’ve edited her letter.
“Dear Mr. Proffitt,
“I consigned an item to auction and ... (Read More)
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