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(Fragment)Three wise dealers
At a recent show, three wise dealers were disappointed by their sales. From left: Jim Gallagher, Lee Hanes, and Ed Weissman: “Hear no customers. See no customers. Speak to no customers.” Joy Hanes photo.
Originally published in the December 2013 issue of Maine Antique Digest. © 2013 Maine Antique Digest ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)U.S. Antique Shows Names Sales Director
Katrina Canady has been promoted to sales director for U.S. Antique Shows, the world’s largest producer of indoor antiques shows. Formerly a sales manager, Canady joined U.S. Antique Shows in June 2008 as an assistant fair director. During her time in that position, she gained experience in show operations and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Karen DiSaia to Cultivate Spring Garden Show
When the Garden Sculpture & Antiques Fair opens at the New York Botanical Garden with its preview on April 24 and show April 25-27, 2014, it will have a new show manager. Karen DiSaia has replaced Catherine Sweeney Singer, who has taken over the Philadelphia Antiques Show, scheduled for the ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Avoiding an 'Ectomy
Auction Law & Ethics
Last month, I noted that people are often heard to complain about auctioneers. I pointed to the buyer’s premium as a source of much of this grousing. I went on to explain that the buyer’s premium is fully disclosed in advance of an auction by the auctioneers ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Two Fall Auctions
Antique Jewelry & Horology
Jones & Horan held an 848-lot, largely unreserved sale in Manchester, New Hampshire, October 5 and 6. Grogan & Company offered almost 200 lots of jewelry in an October 13 and 14 auction in Dedham, Massachusetts, having expanded that department by placing the Grogan family’s daughter, Lucy ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Fred Shapiro, Silver Fox Salvage, Albany, New York
Left to right: Jaime Walton, Camille Gibeau, and Fred Shapiro.
Silver Fox Salvage. The business was named in honor of Shapiro’s father, a high-living bandleader who—unlike Fred—had an impressive head of hair with a silver streak in it. Camille Gibeau said the building dates from 1895 and was a brewery.
Partial view ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esmerian Sale Date Set
Sotheby’s will offer more than 200 pieces from the American folk art collection of Ralph Esmerian in New York City on January 25, 2014. The collection, sold by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, has presale estimates of $6.4/9.5 million. The exhibition ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Allman Promotions LLC Assumes Management of Madison-Bouckville Big Field Show
When the land that was home to the Madison-Bouckville Antiques Show, known as the “Big Field,” was sold, area residents became concerned about the negative financial impact that might be created if this show did not continue. Fortunately, Ed and Tori Carhart, the new landowners and native residents of the ... (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.
When Oak Was New: English Furniture & Daily Life 1530-1700 by John Fiske ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Gallery that Lent eBay and PayPal Account Sues after Refunding Sales
Lending out your eBay name and PayPal account could lead to trouble. That’s what a Memphis, Tennessee, gallery has found out, and now the matter is headed to court.
Samuel Nathan Galleries, Asian art dealers since 1934, filed suit in federal court in Tennessee on October 18 against Todd Hutchins, dba ... (Read More)
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