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(Auction)Barridoff Sale: New Time and Location
Martin Lewis (1881-1962), Shadow Pattern, oil on canvas, 25" x 30", $49,200 (est. $15,000/25,000).William Morris Hunt (1824-1879), The Promised Land (The Ferry to Appledore), oil on canvas, 18½" x 24", failed to sell (est. $75,000/125,000). Elowitch reported that it sold after the sale for $80,000.Andrew Winter (1893-1958), Gulls at Monhegan ... (Read More)
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(Auction)American Paintings Sale at Christie's
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(Fragment)The Other Ruling of the Supreme Court--Lying Not a Crime, Stolen Valor Not Dead
by David HewettPoliticians and media around the country waited anxiously for the June 28 announcement from the Supreme Court: would the justices uphold the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's health care reform, or would they declare it unconstitutional? They upheld it, almost totally.It was another ruling announced on June 28 ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Heritage Center of Lancaster County Has Closed; Quilt Museum for Sale
This well-proportioned circa 1800Pennsylvania walnut two-part Dutchcupboard is over-painted with an oldocher grain-decorated surface. It is83¼" high x 47¾" wide and sold for$16,590 (est. $5000/10,000) to dealer Philip Bradley, underbid by dealer Jamie Price. It was deaccessioned by the Heritage Center of Lancaster County and sold by Pook & Pook, ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Editorial: Stopping Fakes
Too often government hinders the antiques and collectibles trade. M.A.D. has reported on dozens of pieces of well-meaning legislation aimed at stemming the sale of stolen merchandise—often called secondhand dealers laws—that sweep up legitimate, lawabiding dealers into a nightmare of regulations and paperwork.The Stolen Valor Act, passed in 2006 with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)10/10: The Collector's Auction
Philadelphia cherrywood card tables with a drawer and trifid feet are a rare form; only four are known. Circa 1760 and 29" x 18¾" x 16½", this example sold for $13,200 (est. $9000/12,000) to a phone bidder, underbid in the salesroom.Walnut dressing table with trifid feet and carved shells on ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Clockmakers of Flemington, New Jersey: 1788-1840: Part II
Figure 10A. Tall-case clock, Richard Hooley, Flemington, New Jersey, circa 1815. Photos courtesy Anne Thompson, Flemington, New Jersey.Figure 10B. Hood of figure 10A.Figure 10C. Nolen & Curtis dial. It is 1815-20 based on minute markers, spandrels decoration, and absence of the painted gilt circle just outside the hour chapter ring.Figure ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Washington Commemorative Perpetual Calendar Watch Paper
Figure 1. Uncut George Washington watch paper showing an obelisk in a peaceful garden setting with an image of George Washington and the inscription "There is Rest in Heaven." To the right is a perpetual calendar that is set from the back by sliding the inserted paper strip up or ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Tramp Art Collectors Speak
"As a young collector there are many opportunities where I could focus my attention as I build a collection that is interesting and meaningful to me. There is, I think, a 'voice' that imbues tramp art. It is the voice of artists who are energized through the expression of their ... (Read More)
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(Show)Third Annual Wayside Inn Antiques Show
Thomas Schwenke of Woodbury, Connecticut, wanted $13,500 for the 1820-25 English Regency carved and figured mahogany drum table with a dark brown, gilt-tooled leather top, figured mahogany edge banding, and alternating real and sham drawers. The chairs around the 48" diameter table were rare Sheraton carved mahogany examples. The one ... (Read More)
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