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Allman Promotions Assumes Management of Salt City Antiques Shows
by M.A.D. Staff

Steve and Judy Allman of Allman Promotions LLC have assumed the management of the Salt City Antiques Shows in Syracuse, New York. "The Salt City Antiques Shows will continue in their original format and will be advertised and promoted in the tradition and to the standards established by its founder, ... (Read More)

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Stebbins Clock on View at Historic Deerfield
by M.A.D. Staff

The circa 1800 Stebbins family tall clock, bought by Philip Zea, president of Historic Deerfield, for $185,000 at a Sotheby's sale on January 24, is now on public view in its original home, the north parlor of the Stebbins House at Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts. The clock, made by Aaron Willard ... (Read More)

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Twentieth-Century Design
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Paul Evans (1931-1987), Paul Evans Studio, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1969, welded and polychrome steel, 23k gold leaf, laminate, welded signature "Paul Evans 1969 D," 25" x 821/2" x 19", from the collection of Dorsey Reading, sold for $219,750 (est. $100,000/125,000), a record for a horizontal Evans steel-front cabinet, the third-highest ... (Read More)

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Burton Antiques Market
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Leisa Kirtley of Western Reserve Antique Shop, Canfield, Ohio, consistently presents a great mix in her dealer display. ... (Read More)

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Local History Boosts Folk Art and Furniture
by Mark Sisco

This oil on canvas portrait of an unknown subject was attributed to French Classical portraitist Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805). The attribution came from a pair of ink inscriptions on the back that also mentioned that the painting came from the collection of Professor Armando Perera of Rome, Italy. The painting clearly ... (Read More)

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Collector-Friendly Southern Pottery Sale
by Marty Steiner

At $25,300, this rare Salem, North Carolina, cast redware fish flask was the top-priced lot in this sale. In the society's over 40 sales and 20 years of auctions, this is only the fifth such example offered. Extremely detailed scales, fins, gills, and eyes are protected by a generously applied ... (Read More)

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"Going West" Goes Up
by M.A.D. Staff

This lithograph sold for $78,600. Photo courtesy Rachel Davis Fine Arts. At Rachel Davis Fine Arts on June 14 at the Works on Paper auction, a lithograph by Thomas Hart Benton, Going West, sold for $78,600 (includes buyer's premium) to an on-line bidder. The print, signed and numbered "29" in pencil, ... (Read More)

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American History Auction
by Don Johnson

California gold rush-era pocket watch, 14k yellow gold Girard Watch Company hunter case, circa 1850, ornate floral pattern engraving on the outer case along with eight California ore samples encased in glass on the front cover and surrounded by eight alternating inlaid panels of moss agate and California quartz, $37,600. Flute ... (Read More)

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An Art Deal Gone Wrong: Dealer Sued and "Buyer" Indicted
by M.A.D. Staff

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Heritage Auctions Files Suit against Christie's, Ex-Employees
by M.A.D. Staff

What are three experts worth? About $60 million in lost profits and damages, claims Heritage Auctions. The Dallas-based auction firm filed suit against Christie's on June 13, claiming that the venerable auction house stole Heritage's "complete Luxury Accessories business group" when three former employees defected to Christie's. The former Heritage employees ... (Read More)
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