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(Auction)Nineteenth-Century Antiques Sold in Alabama
All-original R.J. Horner nine-tube mahogany grandfather clock decorated with carved cross-armed full-bodied maidens down both sides of the case's front, $86,250.
Circa 1880 Pottier and Stymus Neo-Grec ormolu and porcelain-mounted sideboard with parcel-gilt and ebonized marquetry inlay, $63,250.
Signed George Jones 10'6" monumental walnut regulator clock with carved deer head and ... (Read More)
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(Show)Art of the Americas
John Molloy Gallery, New York City, was offering this 19th-century Northwest Coast drum for $1100. Molloy said, "Sales were spirited at a new, recent-level high."
Heidi Becker of Eugene, Oregon, priced this 1920's Plateau parfleche from her own collection at $950. "I used to use it to pack my clothes," she ... (Read More)
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(Show)An All-American Success
A well-weathered biplane weathervane soared over Woody and Nancy Straub's booth. Tagged $695, it flew back to Florida with the Straubs.
Mario Pollo of Bearsville, New York, offered three chests. From left: a cherry wood-grained panel chest on turned legs was $2350; a dovetailed sea chest with beckets and a painted ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Esmerian Case: Sotheby's Moves to Quash Bankruptcy Trustee's Order
Three documents were filed with the clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, at just before 4 p.m. on February 19,beating a filing deadline of 5 p.m. by a little more than an hour. With those filings, the fate of the Ralph Esmerian folk art collection ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Exhibitions
Maine Antique Digest includes, as space permits, brief announcements of exhibitions planned by galleries, museums, or other venues. We need all press materials at least six weeks in advance of opening. We need to know the hours and dates of the exhibit, admission charges, and phone number and Web site ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Black Powder Exempt from New York Gun Law
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(Fragment)What Happened in New York City during Americana Week
Christie's deputy chairman John Hays shows the Townsend signature on the bottom of the top drawer of the mahogany block-and-shell bureau table that brought $2,210,500 from a phone bidder.
James Buttersworth painted "Flying Cloud"on her record breaking voyage to San Francisco around Cape Horn in 89-days, April 20th 1854. It ... (Read More)
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(Computer Article)Tablet Computers
The Maine Antique Digest digital edition is shown being read on an Android tablet computer with a 7" diagonal- measure screen.
Computer Column #291
Tablet computers are coming into their own after a decade of false starts. They have a definite place in an antiquer's computer world, with a few specific ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Inside the Bunker
Auction Law & Ethics
"Please Mister Postman, look and see if there's a letter in your bag for me."
The Marvelettes, 1961.
Mr. Postman delivered the following letter from a reader:
"Hi, Steve, I am writing about an issue that has bugged me for a while. Sometimes bidders can bid on line in 'live' ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Books Received
These are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.
Canadian Folk Art to 1950 by John A. Fleming and Michael J. Rowan ... (Read More)
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