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Part of a stack of early blanket chests offered by Michael Rainey Antiques, Beaufort, South Carolina. At the top is an English miniature secretary, circa 1880, marked $1750. Next down is an Athens, Georgia, 1800's pine chest priced at $1200 that sold. This chest was lined with early Athens, Georgia, ... (Read More)
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"Reverie" from 1897, one of Alphonse Mucha's most popular designs, exists in several variations, and as the catalog states, "Champenois capitalized on its popularity and sold it to many different clients, always imprinting the new firm's name on the image." This variant sans text was sold by La Plume to ... (Read More)
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by Daniel GrantThe stakes increased for Sotheby's and artist Cady Noland with an amended lawsuit filed on April 9 in the Supreme Court of the State of New York by Manhattan art dealer Marc Jancou, seeking $58 million in damages, resulting from the auction house's withdrawal of a screen print ... (Read More)
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(Book Review)
by Lita Solis-CohenCeramics in America 2011Edited by Robert HunterChipstone Foundation, distributed by University Press of New England, 2011, 220 pages, hardbound, $65 plus S/H from University Press of New England, (800) 421-1561 or (www.upne.com)Some scholarly journals are hard to get through; this one is hard to put down. It is ... (Read More)
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by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondWe used to joke that we were going to have T-shirts made that said, "Auction Work: It's Not Just a Way of Life, It's a Life Sentence." Coming up on the end of our first decade in the business, we don't find that to be ... (Read More)
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Salt Box Antiques, Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, asked $16,500 for the rare early dry sink, circa 1840. On it is a stack of dark red-painted pantry boxes for $3250. Hanging on the wall is a New England spoon rack for $3900. On the wall at right is a Shaker cheese curd mill ... (Read More)
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This 16th- or 17th-century Flemish oil on wood panel of a rich feast of lobster, parsnips, turkey or chicken, and various other savory dishes sold for $218,500 (est. $10,000/20,000).This signed 30" x 36" winter morning landscape that fairly screamed "Emile Gruppe" brought a low-estimate $9200. A classic Gruppe composition, it ... (Read More)
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British antiques firm Mallett, a publicly traded company, reported a profit for the first time in four years as it released its results for 2011. The firm, founded in 1865, made profit before tax of £0.5 million ($596,666), compared to a loss of £1.4 million ($1,634,030) in 2010. The 2011 ... (Read More)
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by Lita Solis-CohenStories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New Yorkby Margaret K. Hofer, with Debra Schmidt BacThe New-York Historical Society, in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2011, 352 pages, hardbound, $69.95, or softbound, $45, plus S/H from the New-York Historical Society, (888) 860-NYHS or (www.nyhistorystore.com), or from ... (Read More)
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by M.A.D. StaffThese 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.A Legacy in Tramp Art by Clifford A. Wallach (Schiffer Publishing ... (Read More)
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