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(Auction)Annual Marine and China Trade Sale
An oil on canvas by James Bard (1815-1897) of the sloop American Eagle, one of only three sloop paintings Bard ever did, 32" x 52", sold to a phone bidder for $212,400, underbid by Massachusetts and Ohio dealer Bill Samaha. The American Eagle, built by John L. Wooley, is shown ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Decoys Fly High, Art Treads Water at O'Brien's Summer Sale
A circa 1912 running curlew by Crowell sold for $247,250. It is a new price record for a decorative shorebird by the maker-and perhaps any maker. Given the construction, carving technique, and paint application, it is believed to be the earliest of all known Crowell decorative curlews and likely made ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Guy Park Manor Historic Site Damaged
by Betty Flood and Alyssa PlockThe Guy Park Manor state historic site, built in 1773 and housing the Walter Elwood Museum, has become a victim of Tropical Storm Irene, which hit the Northeast on August 27 and 28. The Georgian house, built for Guy Johnson, sits along the Mohawk River ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Changes for Antiques Week in New Hampshire: A New Show and Two Shows Move
by Lita Solis-Cohen"We've been drafted to manage a new show in Manchester [New Hampshire] in August," said Karen DiSaia, who with her husband, Ralph, manages antiques shows and deals in Oriental rugs. "A group of dealers want a small show that reaches out to serious collectors, and I have rented ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Cord Shows Relocates Holiday Event
The Antique Stocking Stuffers Show and Sale has been relocated. It will be held on December 18 at the John Jay High School in Cross River, New York.This popular event was held for 25 years at the Civic Center in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. The disrepair of the Civic Center and ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Clock Rarities and Holtzapffel Lathe Lead $1.2 Million Sale
The sale's top lot, a circa 1858 E. Howard 90-day wall regulator with a Fay's escapement, sold for $124,425 (est. $80,000/120,000) to Charles Grichar. The walnut case is 56" tall. The pendulum has four glass vials of mercury for temperature compensation. The silvered brass dial is signed "E. Howard & ... (Read More)
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(Feature)In the trade: Martin and Kitty Jacobs, Splendid Peasant, Sheffield, Massachusetts
Kitty and Martin Jacobs. Kitty is wearing vintage Georg Jensen jewelry. "That's what moved her from being low maintenance to medium maintenance," Martin said, although Kitty pointed out that she no longer collects it.Home of Splendid Peasant. Martin said, "The name came to me in the middle of the night. ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Exhibitions
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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(Feature)Tropical Storm Destroys Auction House and Shop
Photo courtesy McIntosh Country Market and Auction Service.by Betty FloodThe McIntosh Country Market and Auction Service in Margaretville, New York, is no more, thanks to Tropical Storm Irene. Chuck McIntosh, who has run his business as a retail antiques shop and auction house for the past ten years, said the ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Illuminated Birth Records Light Up Evans Sale
Stitched with silk on linen, this exceptional sampler is the work of 14-year-old Levinea Campbell. It is dated 1824 in the field that displays seven rows of letters and numerals. Two rows end in the year date; one line ends with Levinea's misspelled name, "L. Cambell." Below the lettering is ... (Read More)
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