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(Show)Upstairs, Downstairs on Cape Cod
David Thompson Antiques & Art, Mashpee and Wellfleet, Massachusetts— the former on the Upper Cape, the latter on the Lower—brought a set of circa 1830 Greek Revival chairs. Probably Boston-made, the six were offered at $4500.George and Barbara Peckham of South Dennis, Massachusetts, asked $1295 for the dry sink with ... (Read More)
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(Auction)The Sleigh Estate Sale
This rare redware slip-decorated plate depicting a stylized tulip has a slightly coggled edge and very vivid green and yellow slip decoration. It generated a buzz when it appeared. A private collector paid $20,000 for it. The underbidder was Bucks County, Pennsylvania, collector Paul Flack, who attributed the plate to ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Catalogue Raisonnee Exclusion Results in Lawsuit
Florham Park, New Jersey, dealer Fred Parker filed suit in federal court in October against the Brandywine Conservatory and the Brandywine River Museum over the exclusion of his painting from the N.C. Wyeth catalogue raisonné.According to the suit, in 1981 Parker, a collector and dealer who specializes in 19th- and ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Canadian Stoneware Churn Brings $34,650
Miniature (5" tall) butter churn, complete with original decorated churn guide and wood dasher, 1870, impressed "James O'Hara/ Picton," the interior glazed with brown Albany slip, $34,650. There is an old, large rim chip on the back and old, small chips on the front. There is a glaze flake at ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Why People Join Museums
by Daniel GrantArt museums keep track of the number of people who visit them throughout the year. At least one, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, is looking at why people join as members. Topping the list were the social activities offered by the museum, particularly ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Railroad Collectors Convene at New York Auction
Jon Lee Auction Services, Latham, New Yorkby Betty FloodPhotos courtesy Jon Lee Auction ServicesDietz A1 bell-bottom lantern, $143.Pennsylvania Railroad red globe lantern, $121.Rutland Railroad clear globe lantern, $176.The two-day auction held June 19 and 20 by Jon Lee Auction Services in Latham, New York, was a bonanza for any railroad ... (Read More)
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(Show)Maine Show Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Derik Pulito of Kensington, Connecticut, brought furniture, smalls, and paintings. The circa 1920 large oil painting of a landscape featuring cattle was painted by Daniel Wentworth, who, according to the dealer, was born in Norway, Maine, but had resided in Connecticut. Its price was $5000.Ian McKelvey of South Windham, Connecticut, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Start of Manchester Antiques Show
Promoters Tina and John Bruno with a rare windup witch from Century House Antiques & Toys, Alfred, New York.The booths were room settings.Always classy, the booth of Hanes & Ruskin Antiques, Olde Lyme, Connecticut, featured the best examples of Federal furniture and accessories.This 1890’s wood and sheet iron man and ... (Read More)
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(Auction Law and Ethics)Auction Law and Ethics: "Yawn to See Reality"
by Steve ProffittEver since I was a kid I've loved spinning tops. I love to see their colors spiral and radiate as they stand like ballerinas pirouetting in place. I love to see them slide across a table or floor, kiss a nearby object, and then quickly dance away. I ... (Read More)
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(Show)Mid-Week in Manchester: Will it Be On the Move Again?
Manchester, New Hampshireby Jeanne SchintoBaldwin House Antiques, Strasburg, Pennsylvania, asked $33,500 for the circa 1775 Chippendale open cupboard of yellow pine and chestnut, probably Virginia/ Maryland, in brown over orange paint. The circa 1650 bulbous-legged Jacobean draw table of European oak ($12,500) came from an estate in Baltimore’s Roland Park. ... (Read More)
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