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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.
British Portrait Miniatures: The Cleveland Museum of Art by Cory Korkow (The Cleveland ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Free Software: The Good and the Bad
Java software update screens of computer technology giant Oracle have a checkbox that must be unchecked to stop installation of unrelated software.
Computer Column #302
John P. Reid, E-mail: [email protected]
Free software is a nice idea, but it is fraught with risks. Some free software is so-called open-source, meaning it is designed by ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)The Threat from D.C.
Editorial
Two issues under consideration in Washington, D.C., could have a major— and possibly devastating—impact on the art and antiques market in America.
In December 2013, the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking, a group formed to advise and assist the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, held a public meeting in our ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Antiques Roadshow 2014 Destinations
Antiques Roadshow, PBS’s most-watched prime time series, has announced its summer 2014 tour destinations: Bismarck, North Dakota, May 31; Santa Clara, California, June 7; Birmingham, Alabama, June 21; Austin, Texas, June 28; Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 19; Chicago, Illinois, July 26; New York, New York, August 9; and Charleston, West ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Grant Awarded to Digitize New York Silver Collection
The Museum of the City of New York has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for a two-year project to catalog and digitize its collection of historic New York silver. The collection includes 2200 pieces of civic, domestic, religious, and presentation hollowware, flatware, and accessories made ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York City Law Modernizes Recordkeeping for Secondhand Dealers
One of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s last acts in office was to sign legislation that will modernize the recordkeeping practices of pawnbrokers and certain secondhand dealers in New York City. The legislation will make records that pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers are already required to keep more readily available for review ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Merchandise Mart Cancels Annual Antiques Fair
Citing a “fractured market,” management at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart (also called the Mart) has canceled its annual International Antiques Fair, scheduled for April 24-27, 2014.
“We decided it is best to take a step out,” Lisa Simonian, vice president of marketing for Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) and its consumer and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Maryland Chapter of American Antique Arts Association
The Charles County (Maryland) Chapter of the American Antique Arts Association, a nonprofit devoted to the appreciation, study, and preservation of American antiques, architecture, arts, crafts, and local history, voted to donate money to three local organizations. The Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum, the Southern Maryland Carousel Group, and the Port ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Auction Law & Ethics
So what’s not to like? The answer can be plenty.
A few of the things that I most dislike include (a) mean people, (b) rude people (especially when driving), (c) arrogant people, (d) annoying people, (e) standing in line (anywhere), (f) greed (think gasoline), (g) banks and insurance ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London
Ian McKay, [email protected]
Chinese works of art and Russian pictures play a prominent part in this month’s selection, something almost inevitable where the London market is concerned, but this “Letter” also includes a belated Christmas Carol from Dante Gabriel Rossetti, a portrait of Jane Austen, a costly chess piece, a Constable ... (Read More)
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