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(Fragment)Pristine Willard Clock Turns Up
Photos courtesy Gary Sullivanby Lita Solis-Cohen"I bought an Aaron Willard tall-case clock with a spectacular Boston-made dial depicting a fisherman in the lunette, a fine old surface, and with a mint paper label inside the door and a fine old surface," said Sharon, Massachusetts, dealer Gary Sullivan on the phone, ... (Read More)
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(Show)Ann Arbor Antiques Market
Mad Anthony Books, Lowell, Michigan, has been a mainstay at Ann Arbor for many years, carrying the latest antiques reference books. Here dealer Carole Chenevert is shown reaching for an Arts and Crafts furniture book for a customer.Alice Dewey Antiques, Temperance, Michigan, always has interesting things for the home. The ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Man Indicted in Connection with Stealing Antiques from Hospital
Paul Galzerano, 58, of Groveland, Massachusetts, a former associate vice president for Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Massachusetts, has been indicted in connection with stealing antiques from the hospital. An Essex County Grand Jury returned sealed indictments against Galzerano on March 26. Those indictments were unsealed on June 30.According to authorities, ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Dawson and Wyeth Top Maine Auction
Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900) oil on canvas, once used as a fireboard, $26,450.Montague Dawson (1895-1973) oil on canvas of The Lofty Trader “The ScottishMoors,” $71,875.Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maineby Mark SiscoThe cover lot for the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries auction on May 22 and 23 in Thomaston, Maine, was ... (Read More)
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(Feature)Puff Piece: A Look at Japanese Folk Tobacciana
Only 3" tall but packing a 1000-watt stare, this Daruma tonkotsu (Japanese tobacco box) has a body made of paulownia wood.The Zen monk’s fine-grained face allowed the artisan to show details, including a five-o’clock shadow. The eyes are mother-of-pearl, and the body is inlaid with a stylized pipe and a ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Bronzes in Lenox
Andrew DeVries and Innocence, a life-size sculpture that defies gravity: a horizontal female nude held aloft by her hairHuntington, Massachusetts, sculptor Andrew DeVries has installed 25 of his largest figurative bronze sculptures around the historic district of Lenox, Massachusetts. The outdoor exhibit will continue through November 1.This public display gives ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Financial Reform Legislation and the Art Market
by Daniel GrantThe financial reform legislation currently before Congress may require the usually secretive art financing companies and auction houses to make public their loan agreements to would-be art buyers, according to congressional staffers for Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) and Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT), as well as outside lawyers who ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Record Price Paid for Early American Glass
The two-piece cut-glass footed vase, signed and dated on the base of the vase “Bakewell Page/ Bakewells/ Pittsburgh/ 1825 [or 29],” has a copper-wheel-engraved view of the Château de la Grange-Bléneau in a cartouche at the center. The neck is composed of alternating concentric rings. The body of the restored ... (Read More)
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(Young Collectors)Top Ten Reasons Young People Should Buy Antiques
The Young Collectorby Hollie Davis and Andrew RichmondSometimes in life you become an expert by default. This can be a useful skill, especially in terms of parenting, when anything, even complete non sequiturs like "Santa Claus likes broccoli," can bluff the opposition if said with enough conviction and an air ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Auction and Show Worlds Collide in Santa Fe and Chicago
by Lita Solis-CohenAt the second annual SOFA West: Santa Fe, a leading contemporary decorative arts and design fair in Santa Fe, New Mexico, held July 8-11, a large banner in the booth of dealers Garth Clark and his partner Mark Del Vecchio called for consignments to the upcoming 20th-century contemporary ... (Read More)
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