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(Issue Story)

Letter from London
by Ian McKay

Ian McKay, [email protected] There is much Meissen in this month's selection-the all-Meissen "Delphinium" and Marouf collections sold by Bonhams and the magnificent Meissen menagerie that made up the main portion of a Sotheby's sale that dispersed property from the collections of Sir Gawaine and Lady Baillie. Add to that an Iron Age ... (Read More)

(Auction Law and Ethics)

Face behind the "Faceman"
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law and Ethics Templeton Peck. Do you remember him from the 1980's? He was the slick con man on The A-Team TV series (1983-87). Peck was such a pretty boy he was often called "Faceman." I always liked the show and often recall the wry-smiling Faceman when I think of ... (Read More)

(The Art of Marketing)

Web Site Marketing
by Al Kenney

The Art of Marketing Last month I covered the topic of creating quantifiable and achievable marketing goals. This month I highlight the benefits of developing and maintaining an effective Web site. This is a very broad topic that I may come back to in the future because there is much in ... (Read More)

(Issue Story)

Pryor Dodge: The Bicycling Collector
by Jeanne Schinto

Pryor Dodge in his SoHo loft in April 2013. The bicycle on the wall, patented by John McCloskey of Ontario, Canada, in 1896, has a one-piece bentwood hickory frame. Schinto photo. Dodge on Rue Saint-Vincent in Montmartre in 1971, just a few months after he bought his first high-wheel bicycle and ... (Read More)

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Dave, Dan, and Lorraine Braskie, Quaboag Valley Antiques Center, Palmer, Massachusetts
by Frank Donegan

From left: Dave and Dan Braskie. (Lorraine was off on the day we visited.) Exterior of the group shop. One of the crowded no-nonsense aisles in the Quaboag Valley Antiques Center. The furniture section of the center. Much of it is devoted to Dan and Dave's inventory. Oil on canvas painting of a red ... (Read More)

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Proposed Sale of Thomas Cole's "Portage Falls on the Genesee" Argued in Court
by Betty Flood and Katlin Nash

In May, acting Surrogate Court Judge Thomas Leone appointed the Reverend Ray Messenger, a descendent of William H. Seward, as administrator of the estate of William H. Seward III for the purpose of enforcing the will's charitable intent. Judge Leone heard arguments for over an hour from Messenger's attorneys, attorneys for ... (Read More)

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Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show Discontinued
by M.A.D. staff

After 26 years, the Indianapolis Art & Antiques Show & Sale has been discontinued. The annual event had been a principal fund-raiser of the Methodist Hospital Task Core. This year's show was held March 7-10. According to Rod Lich, who promoted the event for the past seven years, the task ... (Read More)

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Gardening by the Book
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Priscilla Susan Falkner Bury, from A Selection of Hexandrian Plants, Belonging to the Natural Orders Amaryllidae and Liliacae, London, 1831-34. Collection of the Garden Club of America. The Garden Club of America (GCA) is 100 years old. Since its founding in 1913, it has maintained a significant library, which is celebrated ... (Read More)

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Update Regarding Sotheby's Sale of American Folk Art Museum Gifts
by David Hewett

Sotheby's still hasn't announced whether it will offer the 212 once-promised gifts of Ralph Esmerian to the American Folk Art Museum at an auction in December 2013 or in January 2014, as we reported in our last issue (see M.A.D., June 2013, p. 12-A). Both dates were suggested in the ... (Read More)

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Grand Rapids Antiques Market Sold
by M.A.D. staff

Vintage Promotions, LLC, the producers of the Dallas Vintage Clothing and Jewelry Show, Vintage Garage Chicago, and other events, has purchased Vintage Life Expo, also known as the Grand Rapids Antiques Market. Cecily Near, who produces and manages the show, has agreed to continue her involvement in the show's planning and ... (Read More)
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