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(Fragment)Two Philadelphia Institutions Name New Leaders
The Board of Councilors of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) announced that Dr. Page Talbott was appointed president of the society, effective February 10, saying that “with more than 40 years of experience as a consultant to museums, libraries, historic sites, and nonprofits, Dr. Talbott was the clear choice ... (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 American West in Bronze: 1850-1925 by Thayer Tolles and Thomas Brent Smith ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Susanne Davino of Eustace & Zamus Antiques, Hudson, New York
Susanne Davino.
Davino’s shop at 513 Warren Street in Hudson. Before she took it over ten years ago, it was occupied by dealer Benjamin Wilson.
A partial interior view of the shop.
Davino carries a nice selection of porcelain. This is a sampling.
This maple tall chest with pad feet from Deerfield, Massachusetts, has ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Peter Lang Joins Doyle New York
Peter Lang has joined Doyle New York as a senior vice president and the director of English and Continental furniture and decorations. He will be the specialist in charge of auctions in that sale category and a senior appraiser for estates and collections.
Kathleen M. Doyle, chairperson/CEO of Doyle New York ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Who Made My Clock? Clue: He Worked with Rittenhouse
Fig. 1. The subject tall-case clock. Photo courtesy clock owner.
Fig. 2. Hood detail showing shallow navigational star terminals. Photo courtesy clock owner.
Fig. 3. Hood with absent colonnettes. Photo courtesy clock owner.
Fig. 4. Hood detail showing mitered joint where colonnettes would have attached. Note that the joint is on the side ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Micro-Targeted Marketing
The Art of Marketing
This month our topic is the utilization of psychographic profiling techniques for delivering micro-targeted marketing. Traditional marketing has been actively targeted and marketed to the different generations. With the current rise of the social Web, these groups of people are getting smaller. They’re so small and fragmented, ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Apps for Tablets
A map app on a 7" tablet computer provides turn-by-turn visual and voice navigation to a convention center where antiques shows are sometimes held.
Computer Column #304
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Many of the things antiquers do on smartphones are so much easier on a tablet computer. Here are some examples to whet ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Royalties Legislation Introduced
Artwork may cost 5% more if legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is passed.
The “American Royalties, Too (ART) Act of 2014” would establish copyright protections for the intellectual property of visual artists.
Under current copyright law, visual artists—painters, sculptors, and ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Integrity and Courage
Auction Law & Ethics
An old, blind woman went to see a lawyer about having a will drafted. He discussed with her what she wanted to accomplish with her will. Her estate was meager, and the lawyer quoted a fee of just $100 to do the work. As she got up ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Joshua Lane Named Curator of Furniture at Winterthur
Joshua W. Lane has been appointed the Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Curator of Furniture at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, succeeding Wendy Cooper, who retired in June 2013.
Lane received his B.A. in American studies from Amherst College and his M.Phil. from Yale. He worked at the Connecticut ... (Read More)
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