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Before the customers arrived, the dealers perused each other's offerings in the barn at Craven Farm where the West Coast Vintage Holiday Show is held. Mr. Bubblelight, a.k.a. Leonard Mostek, of Nebraska and Jonathan Crawley of Oregon watch as Bruce Elsass of Connecticut advances down the aisle. The barn is ... (Read More)
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by David HewettThere have been some seriously weird happenings in the New York City art biz these early days in 2010 (see Salander-O'Reilly, p. 32-A), but the latest news takes us back to a story we first reported nearly five years ago (December 2005).On Tuesday, April 6, employees of Cirkers ... (Read More)
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Stephen J. BennettHarold French by Elizabeth DinanTwo New Hampshire auctioneers rigged the bidding for the auction of an S.F.M. Badger painting to drive the price over a $10,000 reserve so they could collect a commission, according to police.Stephen J. Bennett, 52, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, owner of Stephen Bennett Auctions ... (Read More)
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Dogwoods by Theodore Clement Steele, $93,500.by Don JohnsonTwo auction records were set during the Indiana art auction held by Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company on March 28 in Indianapolis.Dogwoods by Theodore Clement Steele, a 22" x 32" oil on canvas, signed and dated 1911, was the top lot of ... (Read More)
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Important enough to warrant mailing an addition to the catalog, this Daniel Seagle four-lug-handled storage jar resembles a basketball more than most of Seagle's other storage jars. Described as having two chips "professionally restored... undetectable," it reached $14,850 and was the star of the sale.Most of the earliest pottery of ... (Read More)
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One of the many tables in a SQLite database being examined by the free Mozilla Firefox add-on SQLite Manager.Computer Column #256by John P. Reid, [email protected] from a reader suggested this month's column. For many years, Jerry Brent of Fredericksburg, Virginia, has used a program for collectors called Antiques Collectibles Inventory, ... (Read More)
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News flash. Antiques dealers try to make profits using a simple business model: sell objects for more than they paid for them. It's a seat-of-the-pants, tightrope-without-a-net way to make a buck that requires dealers to use knowledge of objects, history, and the current market.Considerable on-line criticism has been heaped on ... (Read More)
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Zao Wou-Ki Abstract Expressionist watercolor, $40,250, the top lot of the day.The bowfront Sheraton mahogany dresser with three-quarter spiral-turned and carved columns brought $805. Auctioneer Moore related that at one time, the chest stood at the end of someone's driveway with a "FREE" sign on it.Hap Moore Antiques Auctions, York, ... (Read More)
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This gorgeous 1920's green Cambridge vase with a gold rim and etchings of birds, in mint condition, was $225 from Wendy Thuring-Welch of Eastside Collectibles, Gig Harbor, Washington. She stated that it is #402 and that the gold rim isunusual.Monroe, Washingtonby Cathy AldrichIt was like a country square dance, two ... (Read More)
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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.Inspired Innovations: A Celebration of Shaker Ingenuity by M. Stephen Miller ... (Read More)
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