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(Auction)The Sporting Art Auction Brings Bounty
The Horse Race, N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), oil on canvas, 401/4" x 321/4", an illustration for James Boyd's novel Drums, earned $488,750 (est. $550,000/650,000) after the auction. The painting was for the passage "Cursing and whipping like a madman, the scarlet jockey drew up on the turn, hung knee to knee, ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Exhibitions
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 Web site ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Web Site Editing on Mobiles and Tablets
The beginnings of a Web page composed on a tablet computer.
Computer Column #312
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Many things that used to be done on computers can be done today on tablets and sometimes smartphones. Creating and editing Web sites are among these. Editing is done through tools that actually exist only ... (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.
Printed Textiles: British and American Cottons and Linens, 1700-1850 by Linda Eaton (The ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Four Centuries of Quilts
A Book Review
Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection
by Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, in association with Yale University Press, 2014, 368 pages, hardbound, $75 plus S/H from the Colonial Williamsburg, (757) 565-8450 or (www.history.org/Publications/books/index.cfm), or from Yale University Press, (800) 405-1619 or (http://yalepress.yale.edu).
Two ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay,
With the new season sales getting well into their stride as I write, the high summer sales remaining in my files must be largely cleared away in this "Letter." This selection therefore devotes quite a bit of space to the old master drawings and watercolours to which, in ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)John Bourne of Pittsford, Vermont
John Bourne is shown with a friend.
The English glider horse is named Piper. The base has the maker's plaque, which reads, "'Piper'/ J. Collinson & Sons/ Liverpool, England." It's $1250. Bourne said, "I like horses," and pointed out that Piper is so heavily constructed that "this one would hold me."
A ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Prepare for Value
Auction Law & Ethics
Value doesn't exist for those who don't see it.
"Where are you taking that stuff?" my colleague asked a truck driver preparing to haul a trailer load of material away from the plant where we worked. Between college and law school, I worked for Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
"To the ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Pickups, Pumpkins, and Popovers
The Young Collector
Ah, time again for our annual fall pilgrimage to the ADA Deerfield Show and the holy shrine of autumn, the Connecticut River valley. Andrew feels very lucky to work in a business and for a company that allows us a long weekend in New England every year in ... (Read More)
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(Show)Crowds Everywhere for Vermont Antiques Week Shows
Weston Antiques Show, Okemo Antiques Show, Ludlow Antiques Show, Magic Mountain Antiques Show, and Antiques in Vermont
The managers and organizations running the five shows held during Vermont Antiques Week, October 2-5, had to be satisfied with the attendance this year. The selling floors of all were filled within minutes ... (Read More)
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