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(Auction)Like a Museum for Sale
From the Buechner estate, this signed oil by Jules Joseph LeFebvre (French, 1836-1911), Diana, Chasseresse, sold for $97,750 (est. $20,000/40,000) to a European collector.The William Bradford (1823-1892) painting of a sailing vessel with icebergs was in original condition and never had been on the market before. It opened at $50,000 ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: Four More
by Steve ProffittLife is full of negotiations.A young fellow had just gotten his driver's license. He asked his daddy, a pastor, if they could discuss his using the car. His daddy took him to his study and said, "I will make a deal with you. If you bring your grades ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 23rd Street Armory Show
Scottish silver quaich, $225 from Martin Chasin of Fairfield, Connecticut, who said he sold silver and Bohemian glass and had a good show.Michael Leslie of Port 'N Starboard, Falmouth, Maine, offered an oil painting on canvas of the Boston tugboat Sylvester L. Ware off Minot's Ledge by Solon Francis Montecello ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Freeman's April Americana Sale
Fresh to market, this yellow pine blanket chest, painted with a stylized design of hearts, tulips, leaves, and birds in red, white, and black over a blue over red ground, was attributed to Johannes Spitler (1774-1837), Massanutten, Page County, Virginia, circa 1800. It descended in the Latham family of Rappahannock ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Splendid Splinter Sale: Ted Williams Collection Sold at Fenway Park
Babe Ruth single-signed baseball inscribed to Ted Williams, $195,500.Ted Williams's 1949 Most Valuable Player award, $299,000.Ted Williams's 1957 Babe Ruth "Sultan of Swat" crown, $230,000.An auction of Ted Williams's personal collection took place April 28 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Conducted by Hunt Auctions of Exton, Pennsylvania, the auction ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)California Secondhand Dealers Law Nearing Completion by Legislature
by David HewettCalifornia's omnibus bill licensing dealers and buyers of secondhand merchandise and requiring electronic reporting of all purchases is called AB 391, "Enhanced Tracking of Stolen Property." It was first placed before the California Assembly in 2011 and is nearing final approval.The bill was introduced by Dr. Richard Pan, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)American Brilliant Cut Glass Bowl Brings $65,000
American brilliant cut glass three-color cut to clear bowl in the Montrose pattern by Dorflinger, $65,000.An American brilliant cut glass three-color cut to clear bowl by Dorflinger in the Montrose pattern sold for $65,000 (no buyer's premium charged) at an auction held March 10 by Woody Auction in Kansas City, ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)The Young Collector: Midwest Musings
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond Nora (a.k.a. Bean) is quite the jet-setter baby or would be if we ever did anything as glamorous as "jet" anywhere. Instead, she's usually gazing contentedly out the windows of a big white Ford van at the landscape of I-70 (71, 77, 80, 90, ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 2012 Philadelphia Antiques Show: A Successful Move
Angel Gabriel weathervane made by Mr. Whelden of the Whelden & Fisher tin shop for the Wesleyan Seminary, formerly the First Methodist Church, Springfield, Vermont. Circa 1846, it was sheet iron and copper with iron bracing and with traces of yellow sizing with old leaf and a lead-coated wooden ball ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Front Row Couture and Vintage Clothing Make a Statement
Bidding opened at $2500 for this iconic Satellite cape by Pierre Cardin, Paris (1967). The cape was prominently displayed during the preview as an enticement to throw caution to the wind and bid handsomely. Bid they did too-two phone bidders went at it until a third phone rang up at ... (Read More)
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