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The Adirondack Mountains Antiques Weekend
by Betty Flood and Alyssa Plock

The round stone table trimmed with bark came complete with a pair of side benches. John Provo of North Salem, New York, offered the set at $7500 and priced the weathervane of a hunter with a dog (on the table but hard to see) at $225. When he got home, ... (Read More)

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Keno Auction an Up-and-Down Event
by David Hewett

These James Buttersworth (1817-1894) paintings in their original frames are actual barn finds, Leigh Keno said when they were offered. Alternate auctioneer Peter Coccoluto looked at Keno in pretend disbelief and asked, "Really? You should see some of what I find in barns." An Artfact bidder took the pair of ... (Read More)

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Americana Auction at Pook & Pook
by Lita Solis-Cohen

A Chester County, Pennsylvania, Queen Anne tiger maple miniature chest of drawers from the collection of James Sorber had "DC 1764" incised on its top, a cove molding under the top, graduated drawers, bracket feet with center drop, and replaced brasses. It is 20½" high x 18" wide x 11½" ... (Read More)

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Wrap-up on Auction Contracts
by Steve Proffitt

Auction Law and Ethicsby Steve ProffittSince the beginning of summer, we have been examining various facets of the consignment-to-auction process. The unfortunate truth is that many consignors lack the knowledge and experience needed to maneuver over and around the numerous challenges that stand like deadfalls along the path to making ... (Read More)

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American Art Exhibitions
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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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Celebrating 30 Years - Western Reserve Academy Antiques Festival
by Susan Emerson Nutter

Cloudy weather was actually the perfect atmosphere to shop the booths of more than 75 dealers on September 5, Labor Day, in Hudson, Ohio. ... (Read More)

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USArtists
by Lita Solis-Cohen

Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York City, offered Portrait of General Otho Holland Williams (1749-1794) by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), painted in 1782 and modified in 1788, 22¾" x 19¾", for $650,000.Jonathan Boos, New York City and Bloomfield Village, Michigan, offered Birmingham Meetinghouse by Horace Pippin (1888-1946), a 16" x ... (Read More)

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More Fresh Discoveries at Solid African-American Art Sale
by Jeanne Schinto

Work by Charles White (1918-1979) sold to a collector for $306,000 (est. $200,000/250,000). The drawing in Wolff crayon and charcoal on board is 44" x 28" and dates from 1953.A pair of untitled gouaches of card players by Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)—panels from a folding screen—sold in one lot to a ... (Read More)

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Annual Labor Day Weekend Auction
by Don Johnson

Polar bear full-body taxidermy mount on an ice-form base, $7050.Monumental ship's clock, Chelsea Clock Company, Boston, early 20th century, 16" silver dial, 18¾" red brass case, $18,800.Adolph Robert Shulz (1869-1963) springtime landscape with a barn and wagon, signed, oil on canvas, 30" x 36" plus carved and painted frame, $12,925.Cased ... (Read More)

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Charles Willson Peale Painting of Freed Slave Acquired by PMA
by Lita Solis-Cohen

by Lita Solis-CohenPortrait of Yarrow Mamout (Muhammad Yaro), 1819, Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), oil on canvas, 24" x 20". Philadelphia Museum of Art.The portrait of Yarrow Mamout, an African-American, painted in 1819 by Charles Willson Peale, was bought by the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) from the cash-strapped Philadelphia History ... (Read More)
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