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Suzanne Sarvari Crofoot chats with Hinsdale, Illinois, decorator and art dealer Sheryl Srivastava. They're admiring the pair of late 19th-century European carved pine putti hanging at right foreground ($4700). Note how they hang in opposite poses. Taking them from the wall, Crofoot showed how lightweight they are.The embroidery is a ... (Read More)
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Rick and Becky Coffin of Ludington, Michigan, had a huge space under the grandstands that they filled with large country furniture, primitives, and stoneware. Most impressive were the seed counters. An all-original 15-drawer Sherer seed counter, 8'2" long x 30" deep x 34" high, found in an old hardware store ... (Read More)
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Francois-Xavier Lalanne set of four sheep, 1996-99, made of epoxy, stone, and bronze, the edition produced by Landowski Fondeur, France, $746,500 (est. $350,000/500,000). This set has number 79 from an edition of 250 rams, and numbers 91, 122, and 205 from an edition of 250 ewes. The ram is 361/2" ... (Read More)
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This Chinese carved jade ruyi scepter sold with its matching hardwood base for the day's top money, $25,300.A broadside proclaiming President George Washington's 1789 visit to the city of Boston and organizing a parade of artisans and merchants in his honor sold for $2875.Competition was intense for this compartmented box ... (Read More)
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On July 25 the U.S. Department of Justice announced that William Mastro and others had been indicted by a federal grand jury. Mastro, 59, of Palos Park, Illinois, was charged with one count of mail fraud. He owned Mastro Auctions until 2004 and was its chairman and chief executive officer ... (Read More)
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Photo courtesy Winterthur Museum.In recognition of his significant contributions to the museum profession, Charles F. Hummel, curator emeritus of Winterthur, received the 2012 Award for Distinguished Service to Museums from the American Association of Museums at its annual meeting held April 28-May 2 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Hummel received the 2012 Allied ... (Read More)
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This column was edited in Microsoft Word (leftmost), LibreOffice Writer, and Google Drive on a remote computer.by John Reid, [email protected] are two subjects this month: free office software and free on-line file storage.-Free SoftwareWe have reported often on free open-source software. It is developed and maintained by large, usually international, ... (Read More)
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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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A first edition copy of The Connoisseur by Evan S. Connell, Jr. (b. 1924). Other books by Connell include Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn, a unique and brilliant work of history that became a bestseller when it was published in 1984, and the novels Mrs. ... (Read More)
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A blue and white spongeware pitcher, unusually small at 41/2" high, was tagged $975 but offered at $750, and a Peacock pitcher in diffused blue and white was tagged $795 but offered at $595-both from Gregg Ellington of Wilmington, Ohio.This hooked rug showing two American flags and the date 1904, ... (Read More)
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