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Tramp art specialist Clifford Wallach of Manalapan, New Jersey, featured a tramp art desk, $7500; a large mirror, $2400; a small mirror, $550; a lighthouse, $1295; and a gilded dressing table with a regal stand, $5800.Charles Washburne Antiques, Solebury, Pennsylvania, had two large Minton majolica shells for $7885; two round ... (Read More)
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One thing you can always find at Fishersville is a piece of "project" furniture. This walnut blanket chest pushes the boundaries of just how much of a project one may be willing to undertake. It was in the booth of Larry and Linda Fox. The Foxes are from Valencia, ... (Read More)
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Kip and Judith Coburn. That's their dog Bo'sun (as in "boatswain") with his back to the camera in the foreground.Entrance to Wood Bull Antiques.Nicely polished cast-iron stove, $650; stenciled and rosewood-grained rocker, $235.A small portion of the chair inventory.The "drafting" room is filled with architectural antiques and frames. The calipers ... (Read More)
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James B. Grievo of Stockton, New Jersey, sold the 18th-century New Hampshire chest-on-frame to a collector. The unsigned tall clock sold to a dealer visiting the show. Grievo said he also sold "many, many smalls. It was one of the best shows I've ever had. I don't think [the distance ... (Read More)
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The 3 7/8" long porphyry birdstone known as the "Smithsonian Bird," found in Vernon County, Wisconsin, appeared to be bid to $725,000 over the phones but did not sell (see text).Described as "the best of its type," this 4 1/2" x 3 1/4" Wisconsin wing bannerstone of porphyry, in good ... (Read More)
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Starting the sale was this rare stoneware jar with open handles and stamped "Coerlears Hook" and "N.York" along the rim. A very early piece, it turned up not long ago at an estate sale in South Carolina. Made in Manhattan by African-American potter Thomas Commeraw, this 11 5/8" tall two-gallon ... (Read More)
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by Sam Davidson and James ShuttleworthThe Liverpool artist John Hughes (1806-1878/80) painted ship portraits mainly for visiting American captains. Consequently, although well represented in today's American collections, his works are seldom met with in the U.K., where he has been slower to gain recognition. In May, one of his typical ... (Read More)
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Top lot of the sale was the Shenandoah Valley bookcase on bureau. It sold for $93,600 to a private collector, edging out a southern museum, which had pursued the lot for its permanent collection. Sporting an old untouched surface, the case piece was attributed to the Frye-Martin cabinetmaking school ... (Read More)
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The "Murray's" store sign from Maine was $1750 from Bill Quinn of Alna, Maine. Quinn also had a huge grain bin, "fresh from Maine," priced at $1850.Weathervanes and checkerboards and a circa 1900 carved carousel cat ($3700) were all from William Gittes of Barrington, New Hampshire. The tin vane (center) ... (Read More)
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A new show, Antiques & Art Avant-Garde Greenwich, will launch December 14-16 at the recently renovated Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Greenwich, Connecticut. The show is a fund-raiser for two Fairfield County organizations, the Bruce Museum and the Greenwich Historical Society. The show will be managed by Frank Gaglio.The event ... (Read More)
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