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Maine Antiques Dealers Association June Show
by Clayton Pennington

The iron and marble table with original paint was $1850; the pair of paint-decorated chairs at the table was also $1850; the mermaid in the compote was tagged $1250; and the compote full of shells was $1450 from Jewett & Berdan. The flow blue Indian pattern covered tureen was $360, and ... (Read More)

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The Mike and Marianne Wilson Sale
by Karl H. Pass

This cherry accountant's desk dated 1841 was attributed to western Pennsylvania and has original ocher swirl paint decoration. It has a slant lid and four recessed panel doors with two panes each and rests on high, turned feet. "It has powerful paint," stated the private buyer. It sold for $18,880. The ... (Read More)

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The Heartland Antique Show
by Don Johnson

Susie and Rich Burmann of New London, New Hampshire, asked $16,500 for the Pennsylvania or Ohio paint-decorated blanket chest, dated 1833, and $7800 for the 291/2" long copper prancing horse weathervane with an iron head, late 19th century. Blue and white coverlet with a corner block lettered "RY/ By D.I.G./ 1839," ... (Read More)

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Earl Davis Wins in Suit Connected to Salander-O'Reilly
by David Hewett

Here at M.A.D., we never know where a phone call from a reader might lead us. A call during the early summer of 2007 from a subscriber on the West Coast illustrates that point perfectly. Los Angeles art collector Maurice Katz was having trouble collecting a $32,000 debt owed to ... (Read More)

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Marilyn Monroe Trumps Everyone in Manuscripts Sale
by Jeanne Schinto

Marilyn Monroe's undated letter to Lee Strasberg sold for $156,000 (est. $30,000/50,000). Written in pencil, it is a wrenching cry for help. Andrew Jackson wrote these three pages on October 20, 1819, on the justification for his complicated Indian removal policy. The recipient was Joseph McMinn, governor of Tennessee, whose state ... (Read More)

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Memorial Day Sale in Portsmouth
by Clayton Pennington

Small picture, huge price. This 83/4" x 163/4" oil on panel, The Beach at Trouville, signed by French painter Eugene Louis Boudin (1824-1898), sold to a phone bidder for $542,400, smashing the $90,000/150,000 estimate. The bidder was on the phone, underbid by another phone. It was dated 1880 and inscribed ... (Read More)

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Memorial Day Sale Attracts the Faithful Despite Cold Snap
by David Hewett

This is how the Hannan merchandise (plus a few similar additions) looked as it was displayed in one of the rooms in the reconstructed French house. Now imagine about 20 would-be buyers squeezed into the room and see what it was like during Saturday and Sunday mornings' inspection periods. The ... (Read More)

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Combing the Christie Classic for Collectibles
by John Norris

Ken Aubrey of Ottawa, Ontario, asked $350 for this 1950's pedal car in green, yellow, and black by an unknown maker. Bisback Family Antiques sold a circa 1880 file cabinet with 32 drawers from the Ayton, Wellington County, Ontario, municipal office for $2650. An artist needing storage space bought it. George Lehto ... (Read More)

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Fearless Followers Forever
by Fran Kramer

Edward and Lillian Miller of Pioneer Folk Antiques, Ellsworth, Maine, have a good eye-well, actually four-and they spot the whimsical and the colorful, such as this metal tractor part, $450, that looks almost like spokes of a game of chance, and the 1940's metal "Candy-Soda" sign, $675. This wonderful old 1840's ... (Read More)

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The Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show
by Lita Solis-Cohen

This is a rare 18th-century brass dog collar for Israel Morris's dog with his address on it, 67 S. Second Street in Philadelphia. Having a lock but missing the key, it was $1100 from Tucker Frey. Steven Still of Manheim, Pennsylvania, asked $5400 for this set of six birdcage bamboo ... (Read More)
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