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(Feature)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)The Keys to a Revolution
The three Bastille keys.
Jean-Pierre Houel (1735-1813), Vue d'un cachot de la Bastille a l'instant ou lon delivre les prisonniers, ... (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.
Start with a House: Finish with a Collection by Leslie Anne Miller, ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Pictures and Music
A picture being cropped and edited on the tablet computer on which it was taken.
Computer Column #307
John P. Reid, [email protected]
Photo Editing
Good pictures sell good antiques whether on line, in a catalog, or in person. Last month we suggested ways to prevent camera shake when pictures are taken with a tablet ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)All in One Week: Heritage, Phillips, and Freeman's Hold Jewelry Auctions
Antique Jewelry & Gemology
According to oral tradition, this circa 1773 diamond, enamel, gold, and silver 31/4" x 31/4" commander's breast pin of the Order of Charles III, Spain, descended from Manuel de Amat y Junient, to whom it was presented in 1773. According to the Heritage catalog, the "Royal ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)MFA, Boston Acquires Cuban Chest for Art of the Americas Wing
Dennis Carr, the Carolyn and Peter Lynch Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in the William J. Fitzgerald Gallery with the Cuban chest of drawers (comoda), 1750-1800, 45 7/8" x 681/2" x 35 1/16", mahogany, Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata), and silver hardware. Henry H. ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Barbara Ardizone, Salisbury, Connecticut
Barbara Ardizone with her "protector" Kobi.
Ardizone's home (and B & B, and antiques inventory storage unit, and doggy B & B) on Main Street in Salisbury, Connecticut.
The frame and the painting of the cat playing with a ball of red wool are priced separately. The frame with faux maple graining ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Sweet Charity
The Young Collector
We always end up in the bar. It never fails. After any forum, conference, or show, in the bar you'll find a motley assortment of dealers, collectors, auctioneers, and the various colorful folks they seem to attract dissecting the recent event, solving the problems of the business, venting ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Putting Others First
Auction Law & Ethics
"There is no right way to do the wrong thing."
I'm not sure who minted that nugget. The first time I recall reading it was in an article penned by my friend Mark Rogers of Mount Airy, North Carolina, and published by the National Auctioneers Association. Rogers was ... (Read More)
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(The Art of Marketing)Buying through eBay
The Art of Marketing
Last month I covered the topic of selling through eBay. This month I'll cover buying through eBay. There have been many discussions over the years in the form of letters to the editor concerning buying and selling on eBay. Going through back issues and my recollections, there ... (Read More)
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