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(Auction)Mid-Century Modern Sells in Middleboro
Kathryn Black and John White, owners of White's Auctions in Middleboro, Massachusetts, stand behind the George Nakashima slab coffee table. Sideli photo.This rare and desirable George Nakashima American black walnut slab coffee table, an elegant free-form top on a bracket base, measuring 40" long x 18" tall, sold after competitive ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auction for Andrew Wyeth Memorial Endowment
Jamie Wyeth, Portrait of Andrew Wyeth, 1969, oil on canvas, 24" x 32". (c)Jamie Wyeth. It's estimated at $1/2 million.From November 8 through 29, Adelson Galleries in New York City will host an on-line auction of art in support of the Farnsworth Art Museum's campaign for the Andrew Wyeth Memorial ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Chinese Bronzes Fly at Late Summer Auction
Chinese gilded bronze censer, Ming Dynasty, $124,200.Chinese oval bronze brazier, 17th century, $36,800.Thomaston Auction Galleries has compiled an impressive record of selling the marine paintings of contemporary British artist Derek G.M. Gardner (1914-2007); some of their prices approached or topped those achieved by Christie's or Bonhams. This 231/2" x 351/2" ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)New York Auction Bill Vetoed
by Betty FloodNew York Governor David A. Paterson has vetoed legislation that would have created statewide auction requirements by extending the current strict and effective consumer protection provisions that regulate the practices of auctioneers in New York City to counties statewide with a population of 200,000 or more.The legislation, which ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Diamond Jewelry Sales Exceeding Expectations Here and Abroad
This signed antique Tiffany & Co. carved moonstone brooch, depicting the man in the moon, is framed by old-European-cut diamonds. With an approximate total weight of 3.50 carats and on a platinum and 18k gold mount, 1" in diameter, it rose above the $10,000/15,000 estimate to realize $20,145. Skinner.This 14k ... (Read More)
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(Show)The Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors Show
Eight Lightning quart canning jars, all in different colors, $3750 from Robert Christ of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.Three-sided KT2 poison bottle in cobalt, $2650; cathedral pickle in light emerald green, $3250; and Constitutional bitters in citron, $4500, from Howard Crowe of Crowe's Bottles, Gold Hill, North Carolina.From Ferdinand and Elizabeth Meyer of ... (Read More)
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(Show)Upstairs, Downstairs on Cape Cod
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(Feature)Editorial: Zoning Out
In 2006, the City Council of Everett, Washington, passed a zoning ordinance that created so-called "retail streets" in the downtown area. The idea was to create a pedestrian-friendly area, concentrating retail activity into a small area. City leaders hoped to attract throngs of window-shoppers strolling by the storefronts. Some retail ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Gould Auction Company: Paint, Paint, and More Paint
This painted New Hampshire chest, stenciled in red on a chrome yellow background with illustrations of a two-story house, a cross, and lots of trees and foliage, sold for $8337.50.Cherry red painted Maine cutlery tray with a tall handle and a heart cutout, $4025.A richly colored hooked rug reading "Welcome ... (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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