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(Show)The 46th Annual Delaware Show
George and Debbie Spiecker of North Hampton, New Hampshire, asked $6500 for the curly maple card table; the fine Boston andirons, with fire tools, fender, and jamb hook, marked “J. David Boston,” were $8500; the horse weathervane was $4200; the Pennsylvania corner cupboardwith swan’s-neck top and an alligatored cherry surface ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Ammi Phillips Double Portrait Brings $782,500
A 43" x 40" oil on canvas folk art portrait by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865) of Theron Simpson Ludington (1850-1922) and his older sister Virginia Ludington (1846-1865), circa 1852, sold for $782,500 (includes buyer's premium) at Christie's in New York City on January 22. The buyer was Atlanta, Georgia, dealer Deanne ... (Read More)
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(Feature)The Louisiana Purchase Auction
Very rare to be found in its original 1858 printing, Norman’s Chart of the Lower Mississippi River from Natchez to New Orleans, after Marie Adrien Persac, was the top lot of the sale. Determined and rapid increases—perhaps from parties now living in the area depicted— took the price leagues beyond ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Four More Chairs with Peacock Finials
Martin Cohen's chairs.by Lita Solis-CohenAs the news spread that $390,400 was paid at Rago's December 5, 2009, sale in Lambertville, New Jersey, for a pair of throne-like chairs decorated with Tiffany glass mosaics and hooded peacock finials (see M.A.D., January 2010, p. 11-A), people wondered if they were unique.Jeni Sandberg, ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Tennessee Officials Seek Return of Davy Crockett's Marriage License Application
by David HewettSometimes exposing a prized family heirloom to public view can have unexpected results. That's just what happened to 90-year-old Margaret V. Smith of Tampa, Florida. She showed up at the June 25, 2005, taping of the widely watched WGBH-created Antiques Roadshow in Tampa with a legal document, an ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)The Vanderbilt Chairs and Cabinet
$32,200.by Lita Solis-CohenThe stars were lined up during the first weekend in December 2009 to bring rare Aesthetic Movement furniture to market. While David Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey, was selling chairs with peacock finials and Tiffany glass inlay, found in a boiler room where they had been stored for ... (Read More)
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(Fragment)Fish Carving Sells for Record $100,000
Photo courtesy Steven Michaanby David HewettOn November 2, 2009, collector Steven Michaan sold an Oscar Peterson fish carving for $100,000, the highest amount recorded for the Michigan carver's work.Michaan, author of two books on fish decoys and the host of a Web site (www.fishdecoy.com), said he's not a dealer, just ... (Read More)
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(Auction)Humble Turtle Crowned King of Ceramic Beasts
The star of the sale returned to Salem, North Carolina, the place where it was molded, glazed, and fired circa 1805, possibly by master potter Rudolph Christ. Old Salem Museums & Gardens paid $100,000 for the turtle, a record for a press-molded bottle. Old Salem is taking it and other ... (Read More)
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(Show)The 42nd Annual Fall Antiques Fair
“The Giant” was the model name for thisjeweler’s regulator clock, made in 1900 bythe New Haven Clock Co. and offered for$16,500 by Ralph Pokluda of Chappell Jordan Clock Galleries, Houston, Texas. It features a gridiron pendulum, hung with rods of alternating brass and steel, which kept the pendulum at a ... (Read More)
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(Issue Story)Editorial: Have a Seat
In May 2009 James Lefkus of New Jersey paid $2079 for what he thought was an original pair of seats. Instead, he claims he received a refurbished set with the original paint stripped, repainted, and made up of other parts.
He’s now filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court, alleging ... (Read More)
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