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Special Carnival Glass
by Nick Sabo

  This Northwood stippled Strawberry ruffled bowl with a ribbed back in lime green sold for $1050. A standout at the sale was this rare Northwood stippled Three Fruits 9" plate in lime green. Only a few are known, and it sold for $8000. This Northwood marigold Rose Show 9" plate had nice ... (Read More)

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Don’t Bring a Gun to a Knife Fight
by Brian McCabe

This Gorham Versailles pattern service in sterling, owned by the Bonbright family of Flint, Michigan, features more than 430 pieces, weighs 556.45 ounces, and came in a three-drawer mahogany campaign-style chest. The service sold at the top end of its high estimate for $18,000. A swallow-tail American cavalry guidon with 35 ... (Read More)

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Indy Antique Advertising Show
by Don Johnson

Ron and Bridget Fugate of Middletown, Ohio, who are retiring from the antiques business, were setting up at their last Indy Antique Advertising Show. The painted wood Burma Shave sign behind them was tagged $150, while the embossed metal Professional Barbers Association sign cost $195. Pepsi-Cola and Hires double soda fountain ... (Read More)

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Skinner’s Jewelry Auction Signals Continued Market Strength
by Mary Ann Brown

When this circa 1900 Art Nouveau pate-de-verre and opal pendant, ... (Read More)

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Lots of Bang for 13 Million Bucks
by Mark Sisco

This one-of-a-kind engraved and gold-inlaid lightweight Winchester model 1886 lever-action rifle, made for automobile pioneer John Francis Dodge, brought the top price of the sale, $333,500. Julia photos. This cased model 1893 Borchardt pistol by Loewe, serial number 22, featured two-piece walnut checkered grips numbered to match the pistol and various ... (Read More)

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March Sale Features Powerful Silver and Furniture Lots
by David Hewett

It’s not common to have an object sell at auction for $100,000 over its high estimate, but this circa 1740 silver salver by George Ridout of New York City did just that. One of five lots with a Livingston family provenance, the 14¼" wide, 63-ounce, pre-Revolution salver brought $159,300 from ... (Read More)

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Fine and Decorative Art Auction
by Don Johnson

The Kentucky Arsenal by Paul Sawyier (1865-1917), oil on canvas, signed, 20" x 24" (sight), plus frame, $84,000. Lonesome Pine Trail by Robert Burns Wilson (c. 1851-1916), watercolor on paper, signed, 22" x 10¼" (sight), plus frame, $10,200. Shoveling Snow by Paul Sawyier (1865-1917), watercolor on paper, signed, 18" x 10½" (sight), ... (Read More)

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The 56th Spring Fox Valley Antiques Show
by Danielle Arnet

Neil Zuehlke of Hartland, Wisconsin, was one of two sellers set up in the atrium behind an entry display. Zuehlke and his wife said they liked their spot and that separation from the main rooms was just fine with them. The location brought many visitors. Their 1880’s hotel sign was ... (Read More)

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Antiques in Alexandria Celebrates 17 Years
by Walter C. Newman

This assortment of lusterware pitchers and pictorial children’s cups was found in the booth of Bill Shaeffer Antiques, Glyndon, Maryland. The prices ranged from $175 for the smaller mugs to $600 for the large pitcher. Stuart Nordin Design, Alexandria, Virginia, offered these framed black-and-white prints. They are not dated, but they ... (Read More)

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Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show
by Don Johnson

A New Dress for the Empress by Jennifer Mujezinovic of Bloomington, Indiana, a 48" x 24" oil on canvas with collage, was offered by the artist and sold during the preview party. This Danish peg tankard by Holm, circa 1910, late Renaissance style, .830 silver, was $2600 from Bradley M. Bloom ... (Read More)
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