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The Bowmanville Show: Then and Now
by John Norris

Two stunning ruddy ducks on a pond background, inexpensive at $400, were in the booth of Adrian Tinline of Bowmanville.A model of the first all-Canadian-built steel hull passenger ship, the Manitoba, launched May 4, 1889, was offered by Steve Harris of Portobello Road Antiques, Wiarton, Ontario, for $1850.Steve Harris wanted ... (Read More)

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Kenos Seek Buried Treasure on Fox
by Lita Solis-Cohen

by Lita Solis-Cohen In the works since last summer, Buried Treasure, a new reality show starring Leigh and Leslie Keno, has been given the green light at Fox. The show is described as "an unscripted series in which the identical twin brothers Leslie and Leigh Keno of PBS Antiques Roadshow ... (Read More)

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Schultz Auction Sells Rare Chinese Moon Flask for $1,751,500
by Charles Wenner

Photos courtesy Kelly and Benjamin Schultz.by Charles Wenner On May 7, an auction held by Kelly and Benjamin Schultz in Clarence, New York, led to a climactic bidding event that resulted in the sale of an 18th-century Chinese moon flask for $1,751,500 (includes buyer's premium). The early flask has a ... (Read More)

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Kensett Painting Tops at $310,500 in Americana Auction
by Jackie Sideli

The top lot of the sale was this unsigned and unframed 9" x 14" oil on canvas study for View of the Beach at Beverly, Massachusetts by John Frederick Kensett (1816-1872), dating from around 1860. Kensett did this study as preparation for the painting currently being exhibited in the Santa ... (Read More)

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Herkimer Home Reopens
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Majolica and Oyster Plate Auction
by Susan Emerson Mellish

The top lot was this 34" high x 201/2" deep Minton floor jardiniere in the form of three putti with garlands crowning their heads, separated by pink shells with yellow centers supporting a large cobalt basket (shape No. 1281). With a professional repair to one foot, the rim on two ... (Read More)

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Second Annual Show at Longfellow's Wayside Inn
by Jeanne Schinto

Dan Meenan is a member of the Sudbury Militia, a group of reenactors or, more formally, historical interpreters of the Colonial period, specifically for the American Revolution in Sudbury, Massachusetts. For more information, see the Web site (www.sudburyminutemen.org).A portion of the tent and some of the vintage cars on exhibit ... (Read More)

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The Shenandoah Antiques Expo
by Walter C. Newman

Martin and Darlene Facazio of Culpeper, Virginia, were set up in the infield. Darlene was pleased to announce that since her husband is now retired, they will be able to participate in more shows. Marty had no comment. The Facazios offered this array of small brass and tin lanterns that ... (Read More)

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Heisey Collection Highlights Spring Sale
by Karl H. Pass

This Wedgwood "Florentine" dinnerware service, comprising 12 place settings and 130 pieces total, all in good condition, according to the catalog report, sold for $2200.This tiny three-masted ship model with a village diorama in the background sold for $1980. It was inside an 11" long clear glass whiskey bottle with ... (Read More)

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Perkins Stepping Down as Executive Director of Bennington Museum
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Stephen Perkins, executive director of the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont, is stepping down at the end of June. The director of public programs, Deana Mallory, has been named interim director and will take over management of the museum upon Perkins's departure. Perkins joined the museum on June 18, 2001, ... (Read More)
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