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(Auction)J. Garland Warren's Country Store Collection
This 35" x 47" sign for Armour's pork and beans, embossed tin in a wooden frame, late 19th or early 20th century, brought $2585 (est. $600/1200).
This 58" high Royal Crown Cola sign of enameled tin, early 20th century, sold for $1058 (est. $250/500).
This 71/2" x 59" wooden sign with "Oliver ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Potomack Company Sale Tops $1.4 Million
The high lot of the Potomack Company sale was this carved sandstone head of a bodhisattva. The 10" high head is thought to have come from cave 17 at the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province, west of Beijing. More than 50,000 pieces of carved art were found in the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Millersburg Glass with a Twist
The glassmaker threw it all at this purple Four Pillars vase, twisting the body, flattening the rim, and swinging it out from its original 7" length to 12". A one-of-a-kind whimsy, it sold for $1607.
An outstanding piece of Millersburg, this 11" purple Peacock at Urn tri-corner bowl combined a rare ... (Read More)
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(Show)Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Association Antiques Show & Sale
All WADA show/sales feature an educational exhibit prominently displayed as one enters the show. At this event, Debbie and Dick Griem of Kiel, Wisconsin, shared their impressive collection of antique firefighting memorabilia. That's Debbie standing by part of the display. We saw several showgoers stop to chat and share experiences ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)New Thoughts on Old Things: Four Centuries of Furnishing the Northeast
This chest of drawers from Montreal, 1780-90, butternut and white pine, was a gift of Miss Dorothy Buhler in memory of Sarah M. Gilbert; a gift of Estelle S. Frankfurter; and gift of the John Gardner Greene estate by exchange. The MFA notes that the chest's facade in the shape ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The "Charged Up" Charger
This 15" high x 17" long standing temple kylin censer, in cast bronze with cloisonne and gilt decorations, was from a Baltimore estate. The price was an early indication that Orientalia buyers were tuned in, as one paid $50,600 for the piece.
On the very last page of the 76-page sale ... (Read More)
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(Show)Vermont's Antiques Week: Five Shows in Four Days-The Chase Was On!
From October 3 to 6, a determined group of antiques seekers traversed the byways and highways of south-central Vermont in pursuit of antiques, preferably antiques that were fresh to the market and in as-found perfect condition with great original surfaces, priced at under the market prices. Never mind that the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Norman Lewis Painting Sells for a New Record
A new price record for the artist was set for Norman Lewis (1909-1979) when this circa 1957 untitled 49" x 63" oil on linen canvas sold to a collector for $581,000 (est. $250,000/350,000).
Head by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), a 1947 terra cotta painted dark brown, measures 11" x 6" x 81/2". ... (Read More)
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(Auction)"New" Farmer Auctions Holds Inaugural Catalog Sale
This seven-piece sterling silver tea service is marked "Tiffany & Co./ Makers/ Sterling Silver/ 925-1000/ M." The set includes a kettle on warming stand, coffeepot, teapot, covered sugar, creamer, an open waste bowl, and tray. The kettle, coffeepot, and teapot are fitted with pear wood handles. The tray measures 261/2" ... (Read More)
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(Auction)More American Tools Sold Abroad
The first known mention of a toolmaker in an American context occurs in 1752 in plane-maker Francis Nicholson's will. This plow plane bearing his stamp brought $6748.
This finely proportioned crown molding plane in birch, stamped "N. Potter" and attributed to Nathaniel Potter of Lynn and Leicester, Massachusetts, sold for $10,310.
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