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The work of Monmouth County, New Jersey, sculptor and medalist Donald De Lue will be shown in a special exhibition at the Monmouth County Historical Association's museum and library at 70 Court Street, Freehold, New Jersey, through August 15. The exhibition will feature over 40 of De Lue's medals, preliminary ... (Read More)
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The Brant Mackley Gallery, originally located in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, has moved to Hershey, Pennsylvania. The gallery is known for Native American art, folk art, and world tribal art. Owned and operated by Brant Mackley, the gallery includes work from North America, Africa, Melanesia, Easter Island, and beyond.In its new location ... (Read More)
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by Lita Solis-CohenThe Grosvenor House Art & Antiques Fair, the anchor of the June antiques season in London for 75 years, will no longer be continued.The announcement of its closing by the fair organizers, the British Antique Dealers' Association and the Grosvenor House fair executive committee, cited declining profit, increased ... (Read More)
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Nicholas Dawes, longtime Antiques Roadshow personality and expert in Lalique, art glass, and decorative arts, has accepted a position with Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, Texas, as a consignment director. Dawes will continue operating out of his home base in New York City.Dawes is a former department head and auctioneer ... (Read More)
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Bayberry Antiques priced the mid-20th-century eagle-patterned hooked rug at $475. The 19th-century cupboard in original paint was $675. The primitive painting of a lighthouse in oil on artists board was $225.Erica Haba of Au Ciel Antique Studio, Black Rock, Connecticut, asked $2600 for the carved and painted architectural piece, seen ... (Read More)
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A glimpse of the crowd at SoWa Open Market. The burning question: Would they venture inside the trolley barn to look at the antiques? Many of them did. Some bought.Its a Harley-Davidson military model LT, circa 1918, said David ODowd of Boston, whose price for it was $55,000 or best ... (Read More)
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The booth of Willow Tree Antiques, Rumney, New Hampshire, was dominated by this shelf unit loaded with Roseville pottery items. Although there may be aWeller piece here and there, Roseville is their stock in trade. The items shown here ranged from $100 for a small planter to $1600 for the ... (Read More)
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Rug dealers Fred and Aisla Bradshaw spend half the year in their home in Scotland and the other half in Kemble,Ontario. At shows, Aisla sells British costume jewelry and assists Fred with carpets when she can. Fred is holding up a 4'10" x 3'6" Turkish Shirvan kilim with geometricdesigns in ... (Read More)
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Betina Tasende of Tasende Gallery, La Jolla and West Hollywood, California, has been appointed president of the Fine Art Dealers Association (FADA). Howard Rehs of Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York City, stepped down from his 12-year tenure as president on July 1.According to the organization, Tasende moves into the presidency ... (Read More)
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Todays desktop computer is thousands of times faster than this 1956 behemoth, but there are problems neither can solve.Computer Column #248by John P. Reid, [email protected] column tries to deal with practical computing-creating documents, cataloging collections, keeping records, and researching antiques, among other subjects. This month, however, we will talk about ... (Read More)
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