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(Issue Story)Thistles & Crowns: The Painted Chests of the Connecticut Shore
The cover of the catalog Thistles & Crowns features a detail of the Old Saybrook Historical Society's chest. The 72-page softbound volume with 74 full-color illustrations is available from the shop at the Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371, or on line (www.FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org). The price is ... (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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(Issue Story)How "Bucket Town," the Book and Exhibition, Came to Be
The green-painted covered box is 6" long and was the first piece sold at the sale of the Richardson collection at Willis Henry Auctions on November 19, 2011. David Schorsch, on the phone, paid $3861 for the box. Derin Bray spoke about that piece recently. "The box that David acquired ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)Arts and Crafts Metalwork
A Book Review
"These Humbler Metals": American Arts & Crafts Metalwork from the Two Red Roses Foundation
by David Cathers, Jonathan Clancy, and Susan J. Montgomery
Two Red Roses Foundation, 2014, 280 pages, hardbound, $45 postpaid in the U.S. from Two Red Roses Foundation, (http://tworedroses.com/newbooksforsale.php) or (727) 943-9900; Florida residents add sales ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay,
Early European glass and slipware; a pocket watch with a naughty Napoleonic association; a maternal model; cats and goats; fishy aromas; bats and baccy jars-all find a place in this month's selection. My original plan was to include items from the latest round of Russian sales in London, ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)The Big Question
Auction Law & Ethics
My Momma is forever asking me, "How do you think of all the things you write about?" Experiences, imagination, inspiration, news, requests, and you name it all play a revolving role in bringing topics to my attention that I share with you in my column. This month ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Sorry for the Convenience
The Young Collector
When Nora was born in 2010, Hollie's coworkers at Prices4Antiques.com offered the very generous gift of diaper service. We were grateful, but we were initially also a little surprised. Now, that might shock some people who have us accurately pegged as folks who at least try to be ... (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.
Clothing & Textiles of the Fur Trade by James A. Hanson, edited ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)The Art of Being Found
The Art of Marketing
Last month I covered the topic of automated bidding services for eBay. This month I'll cover the importance of promoting your business. If your customers can't find you through your marketing activities by either the products you sell or your business name directly, you are going to ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Robert Girouard, West Granby, Connecticut
Rob Girouard with some of his favorite glass.
Mid-19th-century conical amber quart bottle with pulled white loopings, attributed to the Whitney glass factory in southern New Jersey, $2000. Girouard said, "In all my years I've only seen one other. It sold at auction in south Jersey for about thirty-five hundred [dollars]."
Midwestern ... (Read More)
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