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Daffodils, Lilies, and Pansies Bloom
by Mark Sisco

Tiffany Studios Daffodil lamp, $63,250.Tiffany Dragonfly lamp in dichroic glass, $40,250.Leaded glass window, possibly by LaFarge, the Rudy Brothers, or perhaps another maker, $16,100.James D. Julia, Inc., Fairfield, Maineby Mark SiscoLeaded glass lamps led the way at James D. Julia's lamp and glass auction on November 19 and 20, 2009, ... (Read More)

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Antiques & Art at the Armory
by Lita Solis-Cohen

M.S. Rau Antiques, New Orleans, asked $1.5 million for this English silver wine cooler made by Rundell, Bridge and Rundell in 1837. Once in Windsor Castle, it was given to the Duke of Cumberland when he became King of Hanover. Queen Elizabeth has a similar one, but the duke had ... (Read More)

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Garth's Americana Auction
by two rows of white old-European-cut diamonds

Decorated corner cupboard, Pennsylvania, 19th century, poplar and pine, two-piece construction, alligatored reddish brown over yellow vinegar graining simulating curly maple, 86¼" high x 40½" wide, one pane cracked, brass pulls missing from the drawers, $36,425.Late Victorian diamond cluster ring with a center old-European-cut diamond, approximately 2.4 carats, surroundedby two ... (Read More)

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Pair of Nisbet Card Tables at Strong Sale in Saint John
by Peter Smit

A pair of card tables by Saint John cabinetmaker Thomas Nisbet fetched $16,800 ($15,943). They were clearly very early pieces with all the details associated with this most famous of early 19th-century Canadian cabinetmakers.Tim Isaac Auctions, Saint John, New Brunswickby Peter SmitAll prices in Canadian funds; approximate U.S. funds in ... (Read More)

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Antiques Software for Macs
by John P. Reid

Before Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh, antiques records were kept with cumbersome DOS programs such as PC-File 5.0.Computer Column #255by John P. Reid, [email protected] the last two issues we reviewed updates of Windows software for antiques dealers and collectors. I immediately got e-mail from collectors asking if there is similar ... (Read More)

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Books Received
by M.A.D. Staff

by M.A.D. StaffThese are brief reviews of books recently sent to us. We have included ordering information for publishers that accept mail, phone, or on-line orders. For other publishers, your local bookstore or mail-order house is the place to look.Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago, edited ... (Read More)

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Photograph Album Leads Evans Sale
by Walter C. Newman

This historically significant photograph album contains 425 albumen prints by John K. Hillers (German-American, 1843-1925), most of which were taken during John Wesley Powell’s second Western expedition (1871-72) and with the Cushing Smithsonian expedition to study the Zuni and Pueblo peoples (1877-78). There were several photographers on these expeditions, but ... (Read More)

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Peabody Essex Museum Antiques Show: Steady at the Helm
by Jeanne Schinto

Salem, Massachusettsby Jeanne SchintoDiana H. Bittel of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, is the new show manager of the Wayside Inn Antiques Show, scheduled to debut May 14-16 in Sudbury, Massachusetts. For more information, see the Web site (www.wayside.org). On the wall immediately above Bittel’s Philadelphia four-drawer chest is acirca 1830 shellwork ... (Read More)

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Etnier Oils Lead Foster Auction
by Mark Sisco

Stephen Etnier oil on canvas, signed and dated ’59, $6050.Stephen Etnier oil on canvas, probably a scene near his Harpswell, Maine, studio, $2750. Foster photo.Robert L. Foster, Newcastle, Maineby Mark SiscoAs he's been doing for the past few decades, Robert L. Foster held Maine's first big antiques auction of the ... (Read More)

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Up the Creek with a Paddle
by Mark Sisco

Canoe paddle, 19th century, 67” long, $13,800.Gould Auction Company, Gardiner, Maineby Mark SiscoSeveral years ago, auctioneer Timothy Gould wondered aloud to us about how long he could maintain his auctions, restricting his consignments only to items that conformed to his rigid "fresh-to-the-market" criterion. We're happy to report that as of ... (Read More)
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