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Letter from London, November 2014
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, Now Showing and Coming Soon I started out with every intention of including old master drawings from the London summer season in this month's selection, but then having tackled the Russian pictures first, gone on to add the Ceres rings for something very rare and much more recent, and ... (Read More)

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Leslie Fliegel Lost and Found: His Work through the Lens of Time
by David Sperling

Fig. 1. Cecil Crosley Bell (1906-1970), Subway, oil on canvas, whereabouts unknown. From the on-line blog by Bas van Houwelingen of the Netherlands. Fig. 2. Leslie Fliegel's Clothes Line Fantasy, a circa 1950 oil on canvas, 44" x 37", from a private collection, is currently on exhibit at Connoisseur Gallery, Bedminster, ... (Read More)

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Michael Weinberg, West Pelham Antiques, Pelham, Massachusetts
by Frank Donegan

Michael Weinberg with his miniature basket collection, some of which are for sale. "I do occasionally take one to a show," he said. They range between $50 and $200. A tea caddy with inset panels of sampler pieces, one of which is dated 1804. He thinks the caddy may be from ... (Read More)

(The Art of Marketing)

False Advertising
by Al Kenney

The Art of Marketing It occurred to me the other night while reading a magazine and seeing an ad that I'll classify as being very deceptive that it is very rare to see deceptive advertising in the antiques business, and so I say bravo! It's so nice not to see ... (Read More)

(Auction Law and Ethics)

Prepare to Get Ready
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law & Ethics "Before anything else, preparation is the key to success." Alexander Graham Bell-engineer, innovator, inventor, scientist, and inventor of the telephone-is credited with that chestnut, and truer words he never penned. An alternate version I was taught as a young lawyer is this: "Preparation is nine-tenths of the ... (Read More)

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Owners of Garth's Auctions Buy Selkirk's Assets
by Don Johnson

Assets associated with Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers, St. Louis, Missouri, including company names and other intellectual property, have been purchased by Legacy Group STL, Inc., which is owned by Jeff and Amelia Jeffers. The couple, who also own Garth's Auctions, Delaware, Ohio, are revitalizing the longstanding Selkirk brand as Selkirk Auctioneers & ... (Read More)

(Young Collectors)

There and Back Again
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

The Young Collector Sometimes, you need to repeat an experience, even a difficult one, just to be able to have the satisfaction of utilizing what you learned from the awkward, inefficient way you did it the first time. Sometimes, you need to repeat an experience because you're Homer Simpson and you ... (Read More)

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Moving Company Adds Appraisals to Client Checklist
by M.A.D. Staff

Aware that moving antiques, fine art, and collectibles requires special care, T-N-T Moving Systems, Charlotte, North Carolina, has upgraded its moving policy to include current appraisals in its client checklist. T-N-T Moving Systems co-owner Todd Koepke said, "You see appraisal values change over time, so it's important that when we do ... (Read More)

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Historic New England Awards Book Prize
by M.A.D. Staff

Historic New England has awarded its 20th annual book prize to Curiosities of the Craft: Treasures from the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Collection by Aimee E. Newell, Hilary Anderson Stelling, and Catherine Compton Swanson, and "With Eclat": The Boston Athenaeum and the Origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ... (Read More)

(Issue Story)

What Price History?
by Clayton Pennington

Editorial An off-the-cuff remark from Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman should be troubling to those in the antiques business. When asked about the cost of restoring almost 40 chairs original to the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln, the governor said there were better uses for the taxpayers' money and that he would ... (Read More)
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