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(Issue Story)John Keith Russell, South Salem, New York
Russell in the revolving armchair. "It's the first time I've sat in it," he said.
New Lebanon revolving armchair-the only one known. It was made in the 1860's, and all the joints are carefully pinned. Russell thinks it may have been a concept chair with which the Shakers were working out ... (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)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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(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)New Rules for Deaccessioning in New York
New rules for the de-accessioning of objects from New York collecting institutions and regulation of the use of the funds from disposed items are the highlights of legislation being sponsored by Assemblyman Steve Englebright. The bill would require collecting institutions to adopt and publish a binding collection management policy and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)A Time Capsule of Chinese Export Material
Pair of monumental China trade oil on canvas panoramic landscapes, attributed to Youqua (active 1840-70), circa 1840, $768,000 (est. $150,000/250,000) to collectors in the room. Tibbits collection.
According to the catalog, the first oil depicts "the hongs at Canton with a bustling harbor scene in front displaying hundreds of Chinese boats ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Signed "Sgt. Pepper's" Album Sells for $175,698
A copy of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, signed by all the Beatles, sold on line for $175,698 (includes buyer's premium) on January 15 at RR Auction, based in Amherst, New Hampshire.
The first issue mono pressing of the album by U.K. Parlophone Records was signed on the full-color ... (Read More)
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