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American History Auction
by Don Johnson

  Civil War archive of Captain Henry T. Dudley, 15th and 20th Massachusetts Infantry, 143 letters, 26 documents, 12 postwar diaries, 95 photographs plus memorabilia, $22,325.Cowan's, Cincinnati, Ohioby Don JohnsonPhotos courtesy Cowan'sIn a way, it's about the $500 Buffalo Bill cabinet card.When Cowan's held its winter American history auction on December ... (Read More)

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WGBH Lab and Antiques Roadshow: Video Shorts Wanted
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In collaboration with Antiques Roadshow, the WGBH Lab is hosting an open call for video shorts that showcase a particular object or antique with personal relevance to the filmmaker. The WGBH Lab, an on-line tool for media makers to share their work, challenges emerging talent to consider their own compelling ... (Read More)

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Vargas Pinup Breaks Six-Figure Barrier at Illustration Auction
by Mark Stuertz

Duotone Varga Signature by Alberto Vargas (1896-1982), watercolor on posterboard, 1947, 27¼" x 18", sold for $101,575, an auction record for the artist.Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935), book illustration from A Child’s Garden of Verses, 1905, mixed media on paperboard, 33½" x 23". From one of Smith’s most important projects, this ... (Read More)

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New Record Likely for Southern Corner Cupboard at Brunk Auctions
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The original blue paint on this Swisegood school corner cupboard (96½" x 50" x 25¼") can be seen under its painted surface of orange and red. In excellent condition, the cupboard was made in Davidson County, North Carolina, circa 1820. With rope-carved quarter columns, original brasses, and original bracket feet, ... (Read More)

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New York Tribal and Textile Arts Show Will Not Take Place in 2010
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The ... (Read More)

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Sale of High-Quality Inuit Art
by John Norris

Niviaxie’s skin stencil print in blue, Man Hunting at a Seal Hole in the Ice, May 1959, #15/30, carried a whopping $30,000/40,000 estimate. Just one print among the many reflecting Gould’s unerring eye for quality, it brought $33,600 ($31,231). “They’re gettingso rare, these prints now,” said McLean.Arguably the best stone ... (Read More)

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The Young Collector: Self-Service with a Smile
by Hollie Davis and Andrew Richmond

by Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondNow that all our Christmas secrets are out in the open, we can talk about what an ordeal Christmas shopping was this past year. First of all, let's just acknowledge that Andrew is possibly the worst person in the world to buy a gift for. ... (Read More)

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April Is Open Season for Antiques Hunting in Philadelphia
by Lita Solis-Cohen

by Lita ... (Read More)

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The Exchange Rate and the Art Market
by Daniel Grant

by Daniel Grant Six to 12 months ago, the Fine Art Fund Group—a London-based ... (Read More)

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The Nashville Petition
by Lita Solis-Cohen

by Lita Solis-Cohen There is a grassroots effort on the part of some dealers to ... (Read More)
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