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(Fragment)Goldbergers to Sell Personal Collection
On August 8 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Guyette & Deeter will offer Russ and Karen Goldberger’s personal collection of decoys and folk art in a 71-lot separate catalog sale.
The Goldbergers are downsizing. “We’re leaving a large house, where the decoys were displayed prominently, and moving to a much smaller facility ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Meander Auctions Launched
Meander Auctions has been formed by Andrew Richmond and Hollie Davis, replacing their previous show and auction business, The Ohio Company Antiques & Art. The couple should be familiar to readers of Maine Antique Digest through their monthly column, “Beneath the Surface.”
Their business will primarily feature online sales conducted from ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Reading between the Lines
Beneath the Surface
When Hollie was small, with two working parents in a rural community, there were very few convenient childcare options, and when her longtime babysitter said she could not handle another child even on the occasional days off from school, the task fell to her grandfather, a taciturn, weathered ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New Ownership for Grogan & Company
On January 1 of this year, Boston auction house Grogan & Company changed ownership, passing from founder Michael Grogan to Georgina Winthrop. “I owned it 100%, and now Georgina owns it 100%,” Grogan said during a Zoom call May 25.
“The wonderful thing about buying a company rather than starting one ... (Read More)
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(Auction)1550 Lots, Three Days, $1.9 Million
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine
Photos courtesy Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
In early July, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries held another marathon auction session. Auctioneer Kaja Veilleux and his staff plowed through a 1550-lot, three-day sale, July 7-9, in the air-conditioned facility in Thomaston, Maine. The total was approximately $1.9 million. ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Historical Documents and Rare Books
Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas
Photos courtesy Heritage Auctions
Some of the most significant documents in history, including an extremely rare first-edition broadside of the Declaration of Independence, were sold by Heritage Auctions July 8. With 88 lots sold, the auction produced $5,655,250 (with buyers’ premiums) for the Dallas-based auction house.
This broadside of ... (Read More)
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(Show)One of the Must-Attend Summer Shows
Pure Country Antique Show, Chrisman, Illinois
The weather was part of it. A large part. But there was something more significant during the Pure Country Antique Show, held July 8 near Chrisman, Illinois. There was the upward trend that epitomizes this gem of an antiques show plunked down in the middle ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Auction Prices Realized, July 2023
Here are a few notable prices of antiques sold recently at auction, as provided by press releases. All prices include the buyer’s premium when charged. We’re always looking for news of prices realized at auctions, particularly unusual or top lots. Send pictures, complete descriptions, and information to A.P.R., Maine Antique ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Seizures at Rhinebeck Antiques Show
On Saturday, May 27, as part of an investigation targeting the illegal trade of endangered species parts, investigators from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) visited the Barn Star Productions’ Antiques at Rhinebeck show, held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York. At the 126-dealer ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Letter from London, July 2023
A very rare candlestick, comic cards, and a lot of old cheeses see the letter C figure prominently among the entries in this month’s “Letter”—the oldest of the first-mentioned category being one of only half a dozen examples recorded of a rare pewter stick of considerable age.
A great many words ... (Read More)
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